Appendix G contains various considerations for planning a music program. It is expected that students will create, listen to, and perform music, demonstrating understanding of expressive and physical properties of rhythm . In groups, students develop an ostinato rhythm ic pattern. Each student then takes a turn improvising on the rhythm ic pattern, while the rest of the group maintains the ostinato . The group then perform s for the rest of the class.
Students compare written and recorded examples.
Compose variations on a well-known melody , changing the rhythm only. Students write and perform rhythm ic compositions to demonstrate given metre s, using only one or two pitch es. Students listen to and identify music selections that use these metre s, counting and tapping on the first beat while the music is being perform ed. After listening to a variety of compositions from a range of historical and cultural contexts, students compare and contrast the use of metre . Students then develop multimedia dictionaries of rhythm vocabulary taken from the repertoire and include this in their portfolios.