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Grade 7 Vocal Music Units

Unit Plan 27 (Grade 7 Vocal Music): Ensemble Performance

Grade 7 choir unit building confident ensemble performance with accurate pitch, rhythm, diction, stylistic awareness, and respectful rehearsal etiquette.

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Unit Plan 26 (Grade 7 Vocal Music): Vocal Storytelling

Create vocal storytelling pieces using text and musical elements to express scenes and personal identity, and explain how choices communicate meaning.

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Unit Plan 25 (Grade 7 Vocal Music): Singing in Cultural Styles

Perform vocal music with cultural style awareness, using informed choices in dynamics, tempo, diction, phrasing, and tone to honor each song’s origin.

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Unit Plan 24 (Grade 7 Vocal Music): Music & Cultural Context

Explore how culture, history, and social context shape vocal music, guiding authentic performance choices in tone, diction, style, and movement.

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Unit Plan 23 (Grade 7 Vocal Music): Music & Personal Identity

Grade 7 choir unit reflecting on how personal identity, interests, and experiences shape musical choices and goals, guiding growth in choir.

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Unit Plan 22 (Grade 7 Vocal Music): Evaluating Vocal Performances

Grade 7 choir unit evaluating vocal performances using intonation, blend, balance, diction, and expression, justifying ratings with musical evidence.

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Unit Plan 21 (Grade 7 Vocal Music): Comparing Performances

Grade 7 choir unit comparing interpretations of the same vocal work, using tempo, dynamics, articulation, and phrasing as musical evidence.

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Unit Plan 20 (Grade 7 Vocal Music): Tone, Diction & Text

Grade 7 choir unit analyzing how tone quality, diction, and text setting shape meaning, style, and interpretation in vocal music.

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Unit Plan 19 (Grade 7 Vocal Music): Musical Form in Vocal Music

Grade 7 choir unit identifying musical form in vocal works, explaining how repeated and contrasting sections and musical elements work together.

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Unit Plan 18 (Grade 7 Vocal Music): Performance With Explanation

Grade 7 choir unit performing vocal music with accuracy and expressive intent while explaining how text and musical choices communicate meaning.

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Unit Plan 17 (Grade 7 Vocal Music): Preparing a Vocal Work

Grade 7 choir unit focused on rehearsal strategies to improve accuracy, diction, and phrasing while building ensemble unity and musical detail.

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Unit Plan 16 (Grade 7 Vocal Music): Expressive Interpretation

Grade 7 choir unit analyzing how dynamics, tempo, phrasing, articulation, and diction shape interpretation by comparing performances using musical evidence.

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Unit Plan 15 (Grade 7 Vocal Music): Revising Vocal Music

Grade 7 choir unit on revising created vocal music using criteria and feedback to improve accuracy, singability, and expressive intent through documented changes.

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Unit Plan 14 (Grade 7 Vocal Music): Notating & Recording Music

Grade 7 choir unit on documenting melodies with standard notation and recording tools, adding simple drones or chord tones to support and preserve musical ideas.

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Unit Plan 13 (Grade 7 Vocal Music): Organizing Musical Form

Grade 7 choir unit on organizing melodic ideas into AB, ABA, or verse–chorus form to express mood, story, or musical intent through structure.

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Unit Plan 12 (Grade 7 Vocal Music): Melody Creation

Grade 7 choir unit on composing short melodies in a set key and meter using mostly stepwise motion, simple leaps, clear phrases, and strong melodic endings.

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Unit Plan 11 (Grade 7 Vocal Music): Improvising Vocal Patterns

Grade 7 choir unit on vocal improvisation using expanded pitch sets and varied rhythms to create expressive patterns that match mood and style.

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Unit Plan 10 (Grade 7 Vocal Music): Reading Vocal Notation

Grade 7 choir unit focused on reading melodies with staff notation, solfege, and rhythm syllables to build pitch accuracy, steady tempo, and sight-singing confidence.

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Unit Plan 9 (Grade 7 Vocal Music): Unison Performance

Grade 7 choir unit performing unison repertoire with accurate pitch, rhythm, diction, expression, ensemble focus, and professional performance etiquette.

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Unit Plan 8 (Grade 7 Vocal Music): Rehearsal Strategies

Grade 7 choir unit using sectionals, repetition, and feedback to improve blend, balance, intonation, rhythm, expression, and effective rehearsal habits.

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Unit Plan 7 (Grade 7 Vocal Music): Dynamics & Phrasing

Grade 7 choir unit using dynamics and phrasing to shape musical lines, connecting tone, diction, and text to expressive meaning and vocal style.

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Unit Plan 6 (Grade 7 Vocal Music): Ensemble Blend & Balance

Build ensemble blend and balanced tone in Grade 7 choir through listening, vowel matching, dynamics, intonation, and targeted rehearsal strategies.

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Unit Plan 5 (Grade 7 Vocal Music): Rhythm & Meter Accuracy

Strengthen rhythmic precision and meter awareness in Grade 7 choir through rhythm syllables, notation, solfege, and strategies that support musical form.

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Unit Plan 4 (Grade 7 Vocal Music): Pitch Accuracy & Solfege

Improve pitch accuracy in Grade 7 choir using solfege, steady tempo, and rehearsal strategies to build confident, in-tune ensemble singing.

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Unit Plan 3 (Grade 7 Vocal Music): Expanding Vocal Range

Explore comfortable range expansion with healthy vocal technique, linking pitch, form, and expression while respecting voice change in Grade 7 choir.