Courses of Study

1) Improvise rhythmic and melodic ideas and describe connection to specific purpose and context.

2) Generate musical ideas (such as rhythms and melodies) within a given tonality and/or meter.

3) Demonstrate selected musical ideas for a simple improvisation or composition to express intent and describe connection to a specific purpose and context.

4) Use standard and/or iconic notation and/or recording technology to document personal rhythmic and melodic musical ideas.

5) Evaluate, refine, and document revisions to personal musical ideas, applying teacher-provided and collaboratively-developed criteria and feedback.

6) Present the final version of personally created music to others and describe its expressive intent.

7) Demonstrate and explain how the selection of music to perform is influenced by personal interest, knowledge, purpose, and context.

8) Demonstrate understanding of the structure in music selected for performance.

9) Read and perform rhythmic patterns and melodic phrases using iconic and standard notation.

10) Describe how context can inform a performance.

11) Demonstrate and describe how intent is conveyed through expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo).

12) Apply teacher-provided and collaboratively-developed criteria and feedback to evaluate accuracy of ensemble performances.

13) Rehearse to refine technical accuracy, expressive qualities, and identified performance challenges.

14) Perform music with expression and technical accuracy.

15) Demonstrate performance decorum and audience etiquette appropriate for the context and venue.

16) Demonstrate and describe how selected music connects to and is influenced by specific interests, experiences, or purposes.

17) Demonstrate and describe how a response to music can be informed by its structure, the use of the elements of music, and context.

18) Demonstrate and describe how expressive qualities are used in performers' interpretations to reflect expressive intent.

19) Evaluate musical works and performances, applying established criteria, and describe appropriateness to the context.

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