Elementary Music

K-5 Music Focus Standards at a Glance

Kindergarten

First Grade

Second Grade

Third Grade

Fourth Grade

Fifth Grade

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1: Explore steady beat, timbre, and melody.

1: Generate musical ideas for a specific purpose using limited tone sets and simple meters.

1: Improvise rhythmic and melodic patterns and musical ideas for a specific purpose using limited tone sets and simple meters. 11: Explore, practice, and perform music with purpose, expression & technical accuracy. Follow the conductor to perform and demonstrate appropriate performance behavior.

1: Improvise rhythmic and melodic patterns and musical ideas for a specific purpose using a specific tone set and simple meters. 11: Explore, practice, and perform music with purpose, expression, technical accuracy, & interpretation. Follow the conductor to

1: Improvise rhythmic and melodic patterns and ideas. 2: Explain the connection of music to purpose and context. 11: Explore, practice, and perform music with purpose, expression, technical accuracy, & interpretation. Follow the conductor to

2: Explain the connection of music to purpose and context. 3: Generate musical simple musical ideas and phrases. 10: Show persistence and cooperation in refining a performance. 11: Explore, practice & perform music with purpose, expression, technical accuracy, & interpretation. Follow the conductor to 1: Listen to and interact with a variety of music. 3: Display proper audience etiquette. 8: Describe and evaluate various elements in music. 2: Draw upon interests, experience, and knowledge when interacting with music. 3: Deepen understanding of another content through music. perform using proper performance decorum.

Create

Generate musical ideas using limited tone sets and simple meters. 2: Explore various timbres, dynamic levels, and tempos using voice, movement, and simple instruments. 4: Demonstrate appropriate practice and performance behavior.

2: Explore various timbres, dynamics & tempos, using voice, movement, & simple instruments. 4: Follow the conductor and demonstrate appropriate performance behavior.

Perform

perform using proper performance behavior.

perform using proper performance decorum.

3: Show feelings conveyed by music through movement.

1: Engage with a variety of contrasting music to recognize steady beat, repeating, patterns, & expressive elements.

1: Listen to and interact with a variety of contrasting music while recognizing various elements of music.

1: Listen to and interact with a variety of music. 3: Display proper audience etiquette. 4: Describe feelings or imagery conveyed by music. 1: Draw upon interests, experience, and knowledge when interacting with music. Deepen understanding of another content through music.

1: Listen to and interact with a variety of music. 3: Display proper audience etiquette. 8: Describe and evaluate various elements in music. 2: Draw upon interests, experience, and knowledge when interacting with music. Deepen understanding of another content through music.

Respond

1: Sing folk songs and games from other cultures. 4: Deepen understanding of another content through music.

1: Deepen understanding of another content through music. 2: Sing folk songs and games from other cultures.

1: Deepen understanding of another content through music. 2: Explore common musical genres across cultures.

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