Stephanie Goering

Change the World Unit Plan

Grade: 8th ensemble

Song: Change the World, arr. by Mac Huff

New National Standards:

1. Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
2. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of
Music.
3. Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
4. Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines.
5. Reading and notating music.
6. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.
7. Evaluating music and music performance.
8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.
9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture.

Unit Goals:
Students will sing and perform in 4-part divisi a cappella (1)
Students will analyze their own individual and group performances of Change the
World (6, 7)
Students will evaluate other recorded performances of Change the World (6, 7)
Students will sight-read rhythmic and melodic passages from Change the World (1, 5)
Students will interpret meaning of the text in Change the World (8,9)
Students will practice improvisation on solo lines in Change the World (3)
Students will perform Change the World at Jazz Night (1)