Courses of Study

1) Compose and improvise ideas for melodies and rhythmic passages based on characteristics of music or texts studied in rehearsal.

2) Select and draft melodies and rhythmic passages that demonstrate understanding of characteristics of music or texts studied in rehearsal.

3) Preserve draft compositions and improvisations through standard notation and audio recording with limited guidance.

4) Evaluate and refine draft compositions and improvisational skills based on knowledge, skill, and collaboratively-developed criteria.

5) Share personally-developed melodies and rhythmic passages - individually or as an ensemble - that demonstrate understanding of characteristics of music or texts studied in rehearsal.

6) Select a varied repertoire to study based on music reading skills (where appropriate), an understanding of formal design in the music, context, and the technical skill of the individual and ensemble.

7) Demonstrate how the setting and formal characteristics of musical works contribute to understanding the context of the music in prepared or improvised performances.

8) Demonstrate understanding and application of expressive qualities in a varied repertoire of music through prepared and improvised performances.

9) Develop strategies to address technical challenges in music and evaluate their success using feedback from ensemble peers and other sources to refine performances.

10) Demonstrate attention to technical accuracy and expressive qualities in prepared and improvised performances of music representing diverse cultures and styles.

10) Demonstrate an understanding of the context of the music through prepared and improvised performances.

12) Explain reasons for selecting music, citing characteristics found in the music and connections to interest, purpose, and context.

13) Describe how understanding context and the way the elements of music are manipulated inform responses to music.

14) Identify and support interpretations of the expressive intent and meaning of musical works, citing as evidence the treatment of the elements of music, contexts, and (when appropriate) the setting of the text.

15) Explain the influence of experiences, analysis, and context on interest in and evaluation of music.

16) Connecting standards 1 and 2 are to be embedded while teaching the Creating, Performing, and Responding standards. See page 86.