The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 9-12 - Ministère de l'éducation ...

Music, Grade 11, University/College Preparation, AMU3M
B. Reflecting, Responding, and Analysing
B2. Music and Society
B2.1 analyse ways in which traditional, commercial, and art music are a response to and
reflection of the community or culture in which they were created …
Teacher prompts: … “What are some of the songs associated with the
environmental movement? …”
C. Foundations
C2. Characteristics and Development of Musical Forms
C2.2 analyse, on the basis of research, and report on the characteristics of and ideas in traditional
and contemporary music, including Aboriginal music, from Canada and around the world
(e.g., … research and report on connections between music and nature; …)
Teacher prompts: “Why might the composer of a Renaissance madrigal have imitated
the sounds of nature?” …
Music, Grade 11, Open, AMU3O
A. Creating and Performing
A1. The Creative Process
A1.1 apply the creative process when performing music and composing and/or arranging
music (e.g., … experiment with various natural and instrumental sounds when arranging
music for their ensemble; …)
C. Foundations
C2. Musical Genres and Influences
C2.2 describe, in a research-based report or presentation, the interrelationship between nature/the
environment and various kinds of music, including Aboriginal music (e.g., present a ritual
or celebration using replica instruments created from natural or recycled materials;
investigate how composers have used nature as a source of inspiration and ideas)
Teacher prompts: “What attitudes towards the environment are evident in traditional and
contemporary Aboriginal music?” “How does Stravinsky represent nature in Rite of
Spring? What are some other art music compositions that were inspired by nature?”
“How can music connect us to the environment?”
22 Environmental Education, Grades 9−12: Scope and Sequence of Expectations, 2011