Mission, Vision, Competencies, Standards, and Benchmarks

Competency: Relationships—Building Music Connections across Disciplines; Making
Theological and Faith Connections
Description: Students work to master…
‣ researching and explaining, using various technologies including print, electronic, and
recordings, the relationship between music, history, culture, and a Christian world view.
‣ Applying appropriate personal as well as Christ-centered evaluative criteria to music and
musical performances that acknowledge music as an art form embracing diversity.
Essential Questions:
‣ How does music reflect what is happening in the world?
‣ Does a selected work contribute positively or negatively to society?
‣ How does culture shape music and how does music shape culture?
Core Understandings:
Students will understand that…
‣ music is often shaped and created as a reaction to what is happening in the world.
Competency: Personal Expression
Description: Students will work to master…
‣ Recognizing compositional devices and techniques that are used to provide unity and
variety, tension and release in a work.
‣ Describing personal preferences for specific musical works and styles.
‣ Using elements of music for expressive effect.
Essential Questions:
‣ Can secular music honor God?
‣ Can music help you express yourself?
‣ Can music bring emotions out from within you?
Core Understandings:
Students will understand that…
‣ music is used to express different feelings and/or sentiments. We use personal and
interpersonal expression to honor God.
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