San Marino Scuola Media Inferiore Curriculum - Music Education

Music Education

Music education at Scuola Media in San Marino aims to develop students' expressive and communication skills through various musical experiences. It emphasizes active participation and the development of musical curiosity, taste for discovery, personal autonomy, and cooperation. The curriculum integrates analog and digital musical culture, encouraging students to explore different learning techniques, musical writing software, and editing tools.

Key Competencies:

• Listening and Analysis: Students listen to musical pieces, understand their meanings, and recognize music's role in social practices. They interpret sound experiences, identify musical techniques and styles, and attribute identities to musical works. They also recognize different parts within a musical piece, which can be used for creating choreographies.
• Understanding and Appreciation: Students understand how intonation and recitation can affect a text's meaning and explore ways to manipulate and enrich a given text. They apply their musical skills and knowledge in different contexts.
• Expression and Communication: Students create choreographic and theatrical experiences, cooperate with classmates, and participate in group performances. They plan and execute simple performances focused on a specific theme. They also research, evaluate, and select relevant data and materials for their projects.
• Music and Digital Technology: Students explore online resources for learning musical instruments and specific pieces. They learn to use music software for writing and editing music and create their own musical products. They also integrate their musical work with audio-video software for producing images and videos.
• Music and Citizenship: Students connect their musical knowledge with cultural and historical events and understand how music can promote citizenship and respect for human rights.

Skills and Knowledge:

• Recognize the uses of music in their culture.
• Listen to and analyze musical works, identifying elements like title, parts, movements, sound, orchestration, purpose, historical period, composer, and performer.
• Identify different writing styles within a text and practice various intonation and recitation styles.
• Research, analyze, and select musical data and materials from various sources.
• Collaborate on finding existing instrumental music or creating new pieces.
• Understand musical techniques and styles.
• Recognize the structure and form of music.
• Use sensory and logical schemes to perceive and interpret sound experiences.
• Participate in creating original choreographies.
• Use voice for expressive recitations.
• Combine music with text appropriately.
• Use instrumental techniques.
• Produce musical notation manually and digitally.
• Use software to create musical scores.
• Create original compositions and musical collections using digital tools.
• Make musical recordings.
• Integrate music with other software for image and video production.
• Understand the importance of music in developing human and civic responsibility.
• Learn and perform songs that promote ethical awareness, respect for human rights and diversity, and responsible citizenship.

Methodologies:

The teaching approach emphasizes active learning, with the teacher acting as a facilitator. The learning environment is designed to be positive and encouraging, fostering curiosity, a sense of discovery, personal autonomy, and cooperation. The curriculum integrates analog and digital musical culture, providing students with a comprehensive musical experience. Interdisciplinary connections between music and other subjects are also encouraged.