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K–12 Standards

Music: Grade 4

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CREATINGCR

  • 1

    Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

    1. a

      Improvise rhythmic, melodic and harmonic ideas and explain connection to specific purpose and context. MU:Cr1.1.4.a

    2. b

      Create musical ideas within a chosen tonality and meter.MU:Cr1.1.4.b

  • 2

    Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

    1. a

      Create selected and organized musical ideas for an improvisation, arrangement or composition to express intent and explain connection to purpose and context. MU:Cr2.1.4.a

    2. b

      Use standard and/or iconic notation and/or recording technology to document personal rhythmic, melodic and simple harmonic musical ideas. MU:Cr2.1.4.b

  • 3.1

    Refine and complete artistic work.

    1. a

      Evaluate, refine and document revisions to personal music, applying teacher-provided and collaboratively developed criteria and feedback to show improvement over time. MU:Cr3.1.4.a

  • 3.2

    Refine and complete artistic work.

    1. a

      Present the final version of personally created music to others and explain connection to expressive intent. MU:Cr3.2.4.a

PERFORMINGPR

  • 4.1

    Select, analyze and interpret artistic work for presentation.

    1. a

      Demonstrate and explain how the selection of music to perform is influenced by personal interest, knowledge, context and technical skill. MU:Pr4.1.4.a

  • 4.2

    Select, analyze and interpret artistic work for presentation.

    1. a

      Demonstrate understanding of the form and the Elements of Music in music selected for performance.MU:Pr4.2.4.a

    2. b

      When analyzing selected music, read and perform using iconic and/or standard notation.MU:Pr4.2.4.b

    3. c

      Explain how social and cultural context informs a performance.MU:Pr4.2.4.c

  • 4.3

    Select, analyze and interpret artistic work for presentation.

    1. a

      Demonstrate and explain how intent is conveyed through interpretive decisions and expressive qualities including dynamics, tempo and timbre. MU:Pr4.3.4.a

  • 5

    Develop and refine artistic technique and work for presentation.

    1. a

      Apply teacher-provided and collaboratively developed criteria and feedback to refine technical accuracy and expressive qualities and address performance challenges.MU:Pr5.1.4.a

  • 6

    Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

    1. a

      Perform music, alone or with others, with expression and technical accuracy. MU:Pr6.1.4.a

    2. b

      Demonstrate performance decorum and audience etiquette appropriate for the context, venue and genre. MU:Pr6.1.4.b

RESPONDINGRE

  • 7.1

    Perceive and analyze artistic work.

    1. a

      Explain how selected music connects to, and is influenced by, specific interests, experiences, purposes or contexts. MU:Re7.1.4.a

  • 7.2

    Perceive and analyze artistic work.

    1. a

      Explain how responses to music are informed by the structure, the use of the Elements of Music and social and cultural context.MU:Re7.2.4.a

  • 8

    Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.

    1. a

      Explain how the expressive qualities are used in performers’ and personal interpretations to reflect expressive intent.MU:Re8.1.4.a

  • 9

    Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

    1. a

      Evaluate musical works and performances, applying established criteria, and explain appropriateness to the context. MU:Re9.1.4.a

CONNECTINGCN

  • 10

    Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

    1. a

      Compare the main idea of a piece of music to personal experiences, relationships, ideas or perspectives.MU:Cn10.1.4.a

  • 11

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

    1. a

      Select and describe music from a specific genre or style and explain how the music relates to the culture, society, community or historical period from which the music originated.MU:Cn11.1.4.a

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