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The school band or orchestra analyzes their own performance after exploring musical terminology. They listen to a classical piece and describe it using only words. They look up musical terminology and then use those words to compare and contrast two musical pieces. Finally, they use their new vocabulary to analyze their own musical performance, taking note of what could use improving for their next concert.

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Music, Vocabulary, bands, music appreciation, compare and contrast

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band, compare and contrast, critical listening, music appreciation, music terminology, making music, visual and performing arts
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9th - 12th
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