Grades
Standard
Sing and play accurately as a soloist, and in both small and large ensembles, with appropriate technique and breath control.
Sight read basic melodies in treble and bass clefs, using combinations of whole, half, quarter, eighth, sixteenth, and dotted notes [...]
Improvise melodic embellishments and basic rhythmic and melodic variations on given pentatonic melodies, and melodies in major keys.
Improvise short melodies unaccompanied and over given rhythmic accompaniments, each in a consistent style, meter, and tonality.
Compose short pieces to communicate ideas and/or stories, within defined parameters and using standard notation.
Arrange simple pieces for voices or instruments other than those for which pieces were written.
Use a variety of traditional, nontraditional, and electronic sound sources when composing, arranging, and improvising.
Identify and describe specific musical elements and events in a given aural example, using appropriate terminology.
Analyze the uses of musical elements in aural examples from diverse genres and cultures.
Demonstrate knowledge of the basic principles of meter, rhythm, tonality, intervals, chords, and harmonic progressions through analysis.
Develop criteria based on musical knowledge and personal reflections to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of music performances. Apply these [...]
Evaluate the quality and effectiveness of one’s own and others’ musical performances and creations by applying specific and appropriate criteria [...]
Describe distinguishing characteristics of representative music genres and styles from a variety of cultures.
Classify by genre and style (and, if applicable, by historical period, composer, and title) a varied body of exemplary musical [...]
Successfully demonstrate the structures or forms of AB, ABA, canon, call and response, and narrative.
Demonstrate the ability to work cooperatively in a small group during the choreographic process.
Demonstrate the following partner skills in a visually interesting way: creating contrasting and complementary shapes, taking and supporting weight.
Demonstrate the following partner skills in a visually interesting way: creating contrasting and complementary shapes, taking and supporting weight.
Create a dance that successfully communicates a topic of personal significance.
Learn to artistically and aesthetically keep movement of a single dance in frame with video camera.
Describe the action and movement elements observed in a dance using appropriate movement/dance vocabulary.
Observe and explain how different accompaniment such as sound, music, and spoken text can affect the meaning of a dance.
Demonstrate and/or explain how lighting and costuming can contribute to the meaning of a dance.
Explore a movement problem and create multiple solutions; choose the most interesting solution and discuss the reasons for that choice.
Demonstrate appropriate audience behavior in watching dance performances; discuss their opinions about the dances with their peers in a supportive [...]
Compare and contrast two dance compositions in terms of space, as in shape and pathways; time, such as rhythm and [...]
Identify possible aesthetic criteria for evaluating dance such as skills of performers, visual and/or emotional impact, variety, and contrast.
Observe the same dance both live and recorded on video; compare and contrast the aesthetic impact of the two observations.
Competently perform folk and/or classical dances from other cultures; describe similarities and differences in steps and movement styles.
Competently perform folk, social, or theatrical dance forms learned from resources in their own community, of different cultures, time periods, [...]
Accurately describe the role of dance in at least two different cultures or time periods.
Identify at least three personal goals to improve as dancers and steps they are taking to reach those goals.
Use critical thinking strategies to observe, compare, and contrast artworks at an emerging level.
Develop and defend informed aesthetic opinions about works of art using artistic vocabulary at an emerging level.
Identify personal and community experiences within works of art at an emerging level.
Recognize, describe and analyze, and evaluate how art contributes to and reflects all societies and cultures at an emerging level.
Articulate an understanding of the historical, social, and cultural contexts of artwork with an emerging level of aesthetic sophistication.
Decode and interpret artwork to discern between prejudice and tolerance, bias, and fact at an emerging level.
Recognize and describe, personal, family, and community connections with artworks at an emerging level.
Recognize and describe the skills used in visual arts careers at an emerging level.
Analyze and compare the characteristics of work in two or more art forms that are dissimilar in subject matter, historical [...]
Demonstrate an understanding of their place in the visual world and develop an appreciation of how they are part of [...]
Analyze and describe ways in which the principles and subject matter of other disciplines taught in school are interrelated with [...]
Demonstrate the following movement skills: alignment, balance, initiation of movement, articulation of isolated body parts, weight shift, elevation and landing, [...]
Accurately identify and demonstrate basic dance steps, positions, and patterns for dance from two different styles or traditions.
Grades
Standard
Sing and play accurately as a soloist, and in both small and large ensembles, with appropriate technique and breath control.
Sight read basic melodies in treble and bass clefs, using combinations of whole, half, quarter, eighth, sixteenth, and dotted notes [...]
Improvise melodic embellishments and basic rhythmic and melodic variations on given pentatonic melodies, and melodies in major keys.
Improvise short melodies unaccompanied and over given rhythmic accompaniments, each in a consistent style, meter, and tonality.
Compose short pieces to communicate ideas and/or stories, within defined parameters and using standard notation.
Arrange simple pieces for voices or instruments other than those for which pieces were written.
Use a variety of traditional, nontraditional, and electronic sound sources when composing, arranging, and improvising.
Identify and describe specific musical elements and events in a given aural example, using appropriate terminology.
Analyze the uses of musical elements in aural examples from diverse genres and cultures.
Demonstrate knowledge of the basic principles of meter, rhythm, tonality, intervals, chords, and harmonic progressions through analysis.
Develop criteria based on musical knowledge and personal reflections to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of music performances. Apply these [...]
Evaluate the quality and effectiveness of one’s own and others’ musical performances and creations by applying specific and appropriate criteria [...]
Describe distinguishing characteristics of representative music genres and styles from a variety of cultures.
Classify by genre and style (and, if applicable, by historical period, composer, and title) a varied body of exemplary musical [...]
Successfully demonstrate the structures or forms of AB, ABA, canon, call and response, and narrative.
Demonstrate the ability to work cooperatively in a small group during the choreographic process.
Demonstrate the following partner skills in a visually interesting way: creating contrasting and complementary shapes, taking and supporting weight.
Demonstrate the following partner skills in a visually interesting way: creating contrasting and complementary shapes, taking and supporting weight.
Create a dance that successfully communicates a topic of personal significance.
Learn to artistically and aesthetically keep movement of a single dance in frame with video camera.
Describe the action and movement elements observed in a dance using appropriate movement/dance vocabulary.
Observe and explain how different accompaniment such as sound, music, and spoken text can affect the meaning of a dance.
Demonstrate and/or explain how lighting and costuming can contribute to the meaning of a dance.
Explore a movement problem and create multiple solutions; choose the most interesting solution and discuss the reasons for that choice.
Demonstrate appropriate audience behavior in watching dance performances; discuss their opinions about the dances with their peers in a supportive [...]
Compare and contrast two dance compositions in terms of space, as in shape and pathways; time, such as rhythm and [...]
Identify possible aesthetic criteria for evaluating dance such as skills of performers, visual and/or emotional impact, variety, and contrast.
Observe the same dance both live and recorded on video; compare and contrast the aesthetic impact of the two observations.
Competently perform folk and/or classical dances from other cultures; describe similarities and differences in steps and movement styles.
Competently perform folk, social, or theatrical dance forms learned from resources in their own community, of different cultures, time periods, [...]
Accurately describe the role of dance in at least two different cultures or time periods.
Identify at least three personal goals to improve as dancers and steps they are taking to reach those goals.
Use critical thinking strategies to observe, compare, and contrast artworks at an emerging level.
Develop and defend informed aesthetic opinions about works of art using artistic vocabulary at an emerging level.
Identify personal and community experiences within works of art at an emerging level.
Recognize, describe and analyze, and evaluate how art contributes to and reflects all societies and cultures at an emerging level.
Articulate an understanding of the historical, social, and cultural contexts of artwork with an emerging level of aesthetic sophistication.
Decode and interpret artwork to discern between prejudice and tolerance, bias, and fact at an emerging level.
Recognize and describe, personal, family, and community connections with artworks at an emerging level.
Recognize and describe the skills used in visual arts careers at an emerging level.
Analyze and compare the characteristics of work in two or more art forms that are dissimilar in subject matter, historical [...]
Demonstrate an understanding of their place in the visual world and develop an appreciation of how they are part of [...]
Analyze and describe ways in which the principles and subject matter of other disciplines taught in school are interrelated with [...]
Demonstrate the following movement skills: alignment, balance, initiation of movement, articulation of isolated body parts, weight shift, elevation and landing, [...]
Accurately identify and demonstrate basic dance steps, positions, and patterns for dance from two different styles or traditions.
