Music: Grade 1

Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

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    With limited guidance, create musical ideas (such as answering a musical question) for a specific purpose.MU:Cr1.1.1.a

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    With limited guidance, generate musical ideas in multiple tonalities (such as major and minor) and meters (such as duple and triple).MU:Cr1.1.1.b

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

  • a.

    With limited guidance, demonstrate and discuss personal reasons for selecting musical ideas that represent expressive intent.MU:Cr2.1.1.a

  • b.

    With limited guidance, use iconic or standard notation and/or recording technology to document and organize personal musical ideas.MU:Cr2.1.1.b

Refine and complete artistic work.

  • 1.

    With limited guidance, discuss and apply personal, peer, and teacher feedback to refine personal musical ideas.MU:Cr3.1.1

  • 1.

    With limited guidance, convey expressive intent for a specific purpose by presenting a final version of personal musical ideas to peers or informal audience.MU:Cr3.2.1

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

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    With limited guidance, demonstrate and discuss personal interest in, knowledge about, and purpose of varied musical selections.MU:Pr4.1.1

  • a.

    With limited guidance, demonstrate knowledge of music concepts (such as beat and melodic contour) in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance.MU:Pr4.2.1.a

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    When analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmic patterns using iconic or standard notation.MU:Pr4.2.1.b

  • 1.

    Demonstrate and describe music's expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo).MU:Pr4.3.1

Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

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    With limited guidance, apply personal, teacher, and peer feedback to refine performances.MU:Pr5.1.1.a

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    With limited guidance, use suggested strategies in rehearsal to address interpretive challenges of music.MU:Pr5.1.1.b

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

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    With limited guidance, perform music for a specific purpose with expression.MU:Pr6.1.1.a

  • b.

    Perform appropriately for the audience and purpose.MU:Pr6.1.1.b

Perceive and analyze artistic work.

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    With limited guidance, identify and demonstrate how personal interests and experiences influence musical selection for specific purposes.MU:Re7.1.1

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    With limited guidance, demonstrate and identify how specific music concepts (such as beat or pitch) are used in various styles of music for a purpose.MU:Re7.2.1

Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.

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    With limited guidance, demonstrate and identify expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo) that reflect creators'/performers' expressive intent.MU:Re8.1.1

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

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    With limited guidance, apply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music for specific purposes.MU:Re9.1.1

Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

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    Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music.MU:Cn10.1.1

Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural and historical context to deepen understanding.

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    Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.MU:Cn11.1.1

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Grade 1
When were these standards adopted?
2015

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