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Model Content Standards
Music
1. Students sing or play on
instruments a varied repertoire of music, alone
or with others.
2. Students will read and notate
music.
3. Students will create music.
4. Students will listen to,
analyze, evaluate, and describe music.
5. Students will relate music
to various historical and cultural traditions.
STANDARD
1:
Students sing or play on instruments a varied
repertoire of music, alone or with others.
RATIONALE:
Music making is one of our oldest, most
intimate, and basic forms of communication and
cultural expression. Singing, movement, or playing
an instrument, provides students with the means
of learning musical and developmental skills.
Learning to make music enables students to attain
individual and group goals, acquire self-discipline,
exercise diverse problem solving skills, and
opens avenues of success for all students. Growth
in singing and playing music occurs by applying
skills to increasingly challenging music literature.
GRADES K-4
In grades K-4, what students know and are able
to do includes
- singing or playing music, with appropriate
technique, in rhythm, in tempo, and on pitch;
- singing or playing music, with appropriate
technique, representing musically and culturally
diverse literature;
- responding to the conductor's cues of rhythm
and tempo while singing or playing music;
and
- responding to music through movement.
GRADES 5-6
As students in grades 5-6 extend their knowledge,
what they know and are able to do includes
- singing or playing, with appropriate technique,
music written in two or more parts, in rhythm
and in tempo, blending voices or instruments,
and matching dynamic levels;
- singing or playing an expanding repertoire
of music representing musically and culturally
diverse literature; and
- responding to the conductor's cues of dynamic
levels while singing or playing music.
STANDARD
2:
Students will read and notate music.
RATIONALE:
Learning to read and notate music helps
students comprehend and express the universal
language of music. Knowledge and understanding
of music notation is essential to music literacy.
GRADES K-4
In grades K-4, what students know and are able
to do includes
- identifying whole, half, dotted half, quarter,
eighth notes, and equivalent rests;
- reading simple melodic and rhythmic notation;
- identifying symbols and traditional terms
referring to dynamics and tempo; and
- notating simple melodies and rhythms.
GRADES 5-6
As students in grades 5-6 extend their knowledge,
what they know and are able to do includes
- identifying and reading rhythmic patterns
using whole, half, dotted half, quarter, eighth,
sixteenth notes, and equivalent rests in the
context of a meter signature;
- reading melodic and rhythmic patterns;
- notating rhythmic, melodic, and expressive
musical ideas; and
- identifying appropriate key signatures.
STANDARD
3:
Students will create music.
RATIONALE:
Creativity is one of the most important fundamental
thought processes of humankind. Through creative
activities, such as composing and improvising,
students will learn to explore and connect ideas
with symbols, sound patterns, and musical elements.
GRADES K-4
In grades K-4, what students know and are able
to do includes
- creating simple rhythmic and melodic patterns;
and
- creating short selections, using a variety
of sound sources (for example, classroom
instruments, vocal sounds, electronic technology,
or other sound-producing objects).
GRADES 5-8
As students in grades 5-8 extend their knowledge,
what they know and are able to do includes
- creating rhythmic, melodic, and/or harmonic
patterns;
- creating short compositions; and
- expressing musical ideas using a variety
of sound sources (for example, classroom
instruments, vocal sounds, electronic technology,
or other sound-producing objects).
STANDARD
4:
Students will listen to, analyze, evaluate,
and describe music.
RATIONALE:
Music is a part of daily life. Students
become educated consumers of music by learning
to critically listen, describe, analyze, and
evaluate music as an expressive art form. Critical
listening and thinking skills learned through
music are essential to a successful, comprehensive
educational experience.
GRADES K-4
In grades K-4, what students know and are able
to do includes
- listening to and identifying simple forms;
- identifying contrasts of timbre in sound;
and
- identifying elements and/or expressive
qualities in music.
GRADES 5-6
As students in grades 5-6 extend their knowledge,
what they know and are able to do includes
- identifying and describing simple forms;
- identifying contrasts in meter, rhythm,
melody and timbre; and
- identifying and examining criteria for
evaluating music performances and compositions.
STANDARD
5:
Students will relate music to various historical
and cultural traditions.
RATIONALE:
Music is an important element of the historical
and cultural record of humankind. Students,
through the study of music, will develop an
understanding and appreciation of various cultures
and histories.
GRADES K-4
In grades K-4, what students know and are able
to do includes
- identifying how elements of music are used
in examples from various cultures (for example:
rhythms found in the music of Africa and rap
music from America show commonalities); and
- identifying the roles of musicians in history
and various cultures (for example: Scott
Joplin and Billie Holiday were representatives
of the early jazz movement in America);
and
- demonstrating audience behavior appropriate
for the context and style of music performed
(for example: It is not appropriate to talk
during an orchestra concert in contrast to
its permissibility during a rock concert).
GRADES 5-6
As students in grades 5-6 extend their knowledge,
what they know and are able to do includes
- describing how distinguishing elements
of music are used in examples from various
cultures (for example: The rhythms present
in many examples of Latin American music are
derived from dance rhythms. Dance is an integral
part of that culture); and
- describing the roles of musicians throughout
history and in various cultures (for example:
the Medieval European Minstrel served as a
storyteller and a news broadcaster, as well
as a musician. The American folk singer serves
much the same function).
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