Vidal 1

Roberto J. Vidal

Dr. Kimberly VanWeelden

MUE 3334-0001

17 January 2018

Elements of Music Assignment #1

Articulation

Staccato

1. Students will be able to identify the symbol for a staccato note.

2. Students will be able to characterize a staccato by the articulation marking of a dot

above/below a note within a four measure example.

3. Students will demonstrate the understanding of the short and choppy sound for a staccato

within a thirty second measure listening example.

4. Students will be able to demonstrate aural differentiation of legato versus staccato

articulation through a listening example.

5. Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of large sections of articulation change

between staccato and legato within a listening example.

Legato

1. Students will be able to identify the symbol for a legato note.

2. Students will be able to characterize a legato by the articulation marking of a slur

connecting notes within a four measure example.

3. Students will demonstrate the understanding of the smooth and connected sound for legato

within a thirty second measure listening example.

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4. Students will be able to demonstrate aural differentiation of legato versus staccato

articulation through a listening example.

5. Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of large sections of articulation change

between staccato and legato within a listening example.

Accent

1. Students will be able to identify an accent.

2. Students will be able to characterize an accent by the articulation marking of “>”

above/below a note within a four measure example.

3. Students will demonstrate the understanding of the emphasis on a note sound for an accent

within a thirty second measure listening example.

4. Students will be able to demonstrate aural differentiation of accented versus non-accented

articulation through a listening example.

5. Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of large sections of articulation change

between accented, staccato, and legato within a listening example.

Duration

Beat

1. Students will be able to identify their heart beat as a steady beat.

2. Students will be able to characterize the steady beat as the pulse within a short listening

example.

3. Students will demonstrate understanding of the steady beat with a common time musical

listening example.
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4. Students will demonstrate the subdivisions within the beats of a common time written

example.

5. Students will demonstrate understanding of the macro and micro beats within a thirty

second listening example.

Whole Note/Rest

1. Students will be able to i