Explore the ways in which many cultures have used theatre to raise social awareness.

Identify multiple artistic applications of current technology in music.

Interact with and examine a wide variety of professions stemming from theatre, such as screen writing, critic, fashion designer, architect, [...]

Identify and practice techniques for physical and vocal conditioning.

Compose short pieces to communicate ideas and/or stories, within defined parameters.

Arrange simple pieces for student’s classroom instrument or voice.

Use a variety of traditional and nontraditional sound sources when composing, arranging, and improvising

Identify and describe specific musical elements and events in a given aural example, using appropriate terminology.

Analyze elements of music used in music of increasingly diverse genres and styles.

Demonstrate knowledge of the basic principles of tonality, major chords, and I-IV-V harmonic progressions in major keys.

Develop criteria based on musical knowledge and personal reflections to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of music performances. Apply these [...]

Demonstrate understanding of other art disciplines by identifying similarities and differences.

Evaluate the quality and effectiveness of one’s own and others’ musical performances and creations by applying specific and appropriate criteria, [...]

Sing and play with expression and technical accuracy, an increasingly diverse repertoire of literature at developmentally-appropriate levels. Perform at least [...]

Describe distinguishing characteristics of a repertoire of music from diverse cultures.

Sing a melody in a small group.

Classify by genre and style (and, if applicable, by historical period, composer, and title) a varied body of exemplary musical [...]

Sing and play accurately as a soloist, and in both small and large ensembles with appropriate technique and breath control.

Compare, in several cultures of the world, functions music serves and the roles of musicians.

Use technology in a variety of ways in musical performance.

Sight read basic melodies in treble and bass clefs, using combinations of whole, half, quarter, eighth, sixteenth, and dotted notes [...]

Improvise tonic and dominant accompaniments.

Improvise basic rhythmic and melodic variations.

Improvise short melodies over given rhythmic accompaniments, each in a consistent style, meter, and tonality.

Identify and demonstrate understanding of contrast of aesthetic impact between a live and recorded performance.

Identify and demonstrate understanding by performing folk and/or classical dances from other cultures; describe similarities and differences in steps and [...]

Identify and demonstrate understanding of folk, social, or theatrical dance forms learned from resources in their own community, of different [...]

Explore and utilize the choreographic process in small group setting.

Identify and demonstrate understanding of the role of dance in a culture or time period.

Identify and demonstrate understanding of contrasting and complimentary shapes, and taking and supporting weight with a partner.

Demonstrate understanding of setting personal goals to improve as a dancer.

Identify and demonstrate understanding of pantomiming and abstracting a gesture.

Demonstrate understanding of dance injury prevention.

Demonstrate understanding of creating contrasting and complimentary shapes, and taking and supporting weight with a partner.

Utilize and demonstrate understanding a warm-up

Demonstrate the ability to create movement sequences that communicates a topic of personal significance.

Demonstrate ability and utilize a video camera to record dance movement.

Identify and demonstrate understanding of dance movements utilizing the appropriate dance/movement vocabulary.

Explore the use of different accompaniment to affect the meaning of a dance.

Manipulate costuming and lighting to contribute to the meaning of a dance.

Introduce manipulation of movement to solve a specific movement problem and be able to discuss their outcome.

Demonstrate appropriate audience behavior while watching live dance, including how to appropriately express their opinions to performers in a supportive [...]

Compare and contrast elements of dance when looking at a dance composition.

Demonstrate understanding of aesthetic criteria when evaluating a dance.

Identify personal and community experiences within works of art at a developing level.

Demonstrate movement patterns that contain contrast and transitions.

Recognize and describe how art contributes to and reflects all societies and cultures.

Demonstrate understanding and identify the processes of reordering and chance.

Develop an understanding of the historical, social, and cultural contexts of artwork with aesthetic sophistication.

Identify and demonstrate an understanding of various choreographic forms.