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 short melodies over given rhythmic accompaniments, each in a consistent style, meter, and tonality.
Compose short pieces to communicate ideas and/or stories, within defined parameters.
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 [...]
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 a repertoire of music from diverse cultures.
Classify by genre and style (and, if applicable, by historical period, composer, and title) a varied body of exemplary musical [...]
Compare, in several cultures of the world, functions music serves and the roles of musicians.
Identify and demonstrate understanding of contrasting and complimentary shapes, and taking and supporting weight with a partner.
Identify and demonstrate understanding of pantomiming and abstracting a gesture.
Demonstrate understanding of creating contrasting and complimentary shapes, and taking and supporting weight with a partner.
Demonstrate the ability to create movement sequences that communicates a topic of personal significance.
Identify and demonstrate understanding of dance movements utilizing the appropriate dance/movement vocabulary.
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 [...]
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 [...]
Identify and demonstrate understanding of the role of dance in a culture or time period.
Develop and defend informed aesthetic opinions about works of art using artistic vocabulary at a developing level.
Identify personal and community experiences within works of art at a developing level.
Recognize and describe how art contributes to and reflects all societies and cultures.
Develop an understanding of the historical, social, and cultural contexts of artwork with aesthetic sophistication.
Decode and interpret artwork to discern between prejudice and tolerance, bias, and fact at a developing level.
Recognize and describe personal, family, and community connections with artworks at a developing level.
Compare the characteristics of work in two or more art forms that are dissimilar in subject matter, historical periods, or [...]
Demonstrate an understanding of their place in the visual world and develop an appreciation of how they are part of [...]
Describe ways in which the principles and subject matter of other disciplines taught in school are interrelated with the visual [...]
Identify and manipulate the concepts of alignment, balance, initiation of movement, articulation of isolated body parts, weight shifts, elevation and [...]
Identify and demonstrate basic dance steps, positions, and patterns for dance from tow 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 short melodies over given rhythmic accompaniments, each in a consistent style, meter, and tonality.
Compose short pieces to communicate ideas and/or stories, within defined parameters.
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 [...]
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 a repertoire of music from diverse cultures.
Classify by genre and style (and, if applicable, by historical period, composer, and title) a varied body of exemplary musical [...]
Compare, in several cultures of the world, functions music serves and the roles of musicians.
Identify and demonstrate understanding of contrasting and complimentary shapes, and taking and supporting weight with a partner.
Identify and demonstrate understanding of pantomiming and abstracting a gesture.
Demonstrate understanding of creating contrasting and complimentary shapes, and taking and supporting weight with a partner.
Demonstrate the ability to create movement sequences that communicates a topic of personal significance.
Identify and demonstrate understanding of dance movements utilizing the appropriate dance/movement vocabulary.
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 [...]
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 [...]
Identify and demonstrate understanding of the role of dance in a culture or time period.
Develop and defend informed aesthetic opinions about works of art using artistic vocabulary at a developing level.
Identify personal and community experiences within works of art at a developing level.
Recognize and describe how art contributes to and reflects all societies and cultures.
Develop an understanding of the historical, social, and cultural contexts of artwork with aesthetic sophistication.
Decode and interpret artwork to discern between prejudice and tolerance, bias, and fact at a developing level.
Recognize and describe personal, family, and community connections with artworks at a developing level.
Compare the characteristics of work in two or more art forms that are dissimilar in subject matter, historical periods, or [...]
Demonstrate an understanding of their place in the visual world and develop an appreciation of how they are part of [...]
Describe ways in which the principles and subject matter of other disciplines taught in school are interrelated with the visual [...]
Identify and manipulate the concepts of alignment, balance, initiation of movement, articulation of isolated body parts, weight shifts, elevation and [...]
Identify and demonstrate basic dance steps, positions, and patterns for dance from tow different styles or traditions.
