Use inquiry in music to extend understanding of composition principles of tension and resolution:

• Pose questions to guide inquiry into how elements of music can be manipulated to create tension and resolution (e.g., How is rhythm used to create tension and resolution? How can dynamics be used to create tension and resolution? How can the elements be combined to create tension and resolution?).
• Conduct a collaborative inquiry and experiment with voice and instruments to explore the inquiry questions.
• Collaborate with peers to document the inquiry process (e.g., record on video).

Demonstrate how musicians and composers create principles of composition such as tension and resolution by manipulating the elements of music (i.e., rhythm, melody/pitch, dynamics, timbre/tone colour, texture).

Identify tension and resolution in own music and the music of others, and analyze how it is achieved.

Demonstrate how metre can be regular (123-123-123), irregular (12-12345-123), or alternating (12-123-12-123).

Use standard and invented notation to represent rhythmic and melodic patterns.

Analyze ways of using the elements of music expressively in own compositions and other music.

Manipulate the elements to create tension and resolution and evaluate choices and results.

Describe the use of the elements using appropriate terminology.

Demonstrate the ability to collaborate with others to improve the quality of compositions and performances.

Keep an ongoing record of ideas and problem solving processes for own sound/music expressions, and recognize the value of doing so.

Discuss the intentions, problem-solving process, and interpretations of their own and others' music expressions.

Examine how principles of composition connect and organize elements of music into cohesive works.