INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC GRADE 11: AMU 3O1

Description of Course:

This course emphasizes the appreciation, analysis and performance of various kinds of music including baroque and classical music, popular music and Canadian and non-Western music. Students will perform technical exercises and appropriate repertoire, complete detailed creative activities and analyze and evaluate live and recorded performances. They will continue to increase their understanding of the elements of music while developing their technical and imaginative abilities

Pre-Requisite or Co-Requisite:Music Grade 9 and/or 10, open

Policy Document Reference: Ontario Curriculum, The Arts, Grade 11 and 12, 2000

Textbook(s):Norton Scores

Unit Titles

Unit 1 Performance 70 hrs

Unit 2 Elements of Music Theory 15 hrs

Unit 3 History of Music 15 hrs

Unit 4 Composition/ Arranging 10 hrs

Unit 5 Listening/ Analysis 5 hrs

Assessment and Evaluation 

According to Ministry policy, the primary purpose of assessment and evaluation is to improve student learning. It will be based upon the provincial curriculum expectations and the achievement levels outlined in the secondary curriculum policy documents.

Assessment is the process of gathering information from a variety of sources such as assignments, demonstrations, projects, learning skills, etc.

Evaluation is the process of judging the value of the student’s work on the basis of established criteria and assigning a value to represent that quality. The course evaluation is based on the DSBN Subject Council Consistency in Assessment and Evaluation Agreement, 2003-2004.

Learning Skills 

These skills are supportive of student learning, marks serve another purpose. A student’s ability to work with others, to attend class regularly, to be punctual, and to keep up with the work and maintain an accurate and complete notebook is very important and has an impact on how well a student performs. The report card allows these skills to be recorded for the public record. Therefore, teachers will continue to record information on these skills and assign a value to them for the report card.

Types of Assessment, Evaluation and Activities

Performance: Tests of scales, studies, repertoire, 2 solos, 1 School ShowTheory: unit exercises, quizzes, tests

History: unit research, “Letters from the Past” project

Composition/Arranging: Personal Warm-up exercises, ensemble arrangement or composition

Listening: Form Analysis Chart (F. A. C. )

Daily Observation: work habits, bringing mouthpieces/ music materials each day

          Term Work Assessment   70%

          Summative Assessment  30%

Performance: 35 %

Theory: 15 %

History: research and “Letters” project 3 %

Concert review 5 %

Composition/Arrangement 10 %

Listening: F.A.C.                                 2 %

Final Performance: solo, school show 15 %

Final Written Exam: 15 %

Specific Course Expectations:

Students must bring the following items to each class:

●Three ring binder, notebook

●mouthpiece/reeds/music/class materials/repertoire

●pencil, eraser, pen

Students and parents should read this course outline:

Student Signature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Parent Signature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Date: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Return this course outline to the student’s notebook.