Courses of Study

1) Compose and improvise melodic and rhythmic ideas or motives that reflect characteristics of music or texts studied in rehearsal.

2) Select and draft melodic and rhythmic ideas or motives that demonstrate understanding of the characteristics of music or texts studied in rehearsal.

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

4) Evaluate and refine draft compositions and improvisational skills based on knowledge and teacher-provided criteria.

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

6) Select varied repertoire to study based on interest, music reading skills (where appropriate), an understanding of the structure of the music, context, and the technical skill of the individual or ensemble.

7) Demonstrate how knowledge of formal aspects in musical works informs prepared or improvised performances.

8) Identify expressive qualities in a varied repertoire of music that can be demonstrated through prepared and improvised performances.

9) Use self-reflection and peer feedback to refine individual and ensemble performances of a varied repertoire of music.

10) Demonstrate technical accuracy and expressive qualities in prepared and improvised performances of a varied repertoire of music.

11) Demonstrate an awareness of the context of the music through prepared and improvised performances.

12) Identify reasons for selecting music based on characteristics found in the music, connection to interest, and purpose or context.

13) Identify how knowledge of context and the use of similarities and contrasts impact responses to music.

14) Identify interpretations of the expressive intent and meaning of musical works, referring to the elements of music, contexts, and (when appropriate) the setting of the text.

15) Identify and describe the effect of interest, experience, analysis, and context on the evaluation of music.

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