Combine the elements of music and principles of composition to express unified musical ideas.
| (a) |
Pose questions to initiate and guide inquiry into how best to combine elements of music and principles of composition to express musical ideas (e.g., How could we combine the rhythms that we've learned to create a Latin feel in this piece?). |
| (b) |
Investigate ways that beat, accent, and metre can be used to create a specific `feel' in music. |
| (c) |
Investigate ways that tempo, rhythm, melody, harmonic structure, or tonality can be used to express an idea or emotional quality in music. |
| (d) |
Use silence effectively in music. |
| (e) |
Demonstrate understanding of how music elements and composition principles create form and structure in music. |
| (f) |
Analyze how elements of music and principles of composition are used in combination to create unified compositions and apply this understanding in own work. |

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