Music: Grade 5

Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

  • a.

    Improvise rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic ideas, and explain connection to specific purpose and context (such as social, cultural, and historical).MU:Cr1.1.5.a

  • b.

    Generate musical ideas (such as rhythms, melodies, and accompaniment patterns) within specific related tonalities, meters, and simple chord changes.MU:Cr1.1.5.b

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

  • a.

    Demonstrate selected and developed musical ideas for improvisations, arrangements, or compositions to express intent, and explain connection to purpose and context.MU:Cr2.1.5.a

  • b.

    Use standard and/or iconic notation and/or recording technology to document personal rhythmic, melodic, and two-chord harmonic musical ideas.MU:Cr2.1.5.b

Refine and complete artistic work.

  • 5.

    Evaluate, refine, and document revisions to personal music, applying teacher-provided and collaboratively-developed criteria and feedback, and explain rationale for changes.MU:Cr3.1.5

  • 5.

    Present the final version of personal created music to others that demonstrates craftsmanship, and explain connection to expressive intent.MU:Cr3.2.5

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

  • 5.

    Demonstrate and explain how the selection of music to perform is influenced by personal interest, knowledge, and context, as well as their personal and others' technical skill.MU:Pr4.1.5

  • a.

    Demonstrate understanding of the structure and the elements of music (such as rhythm, pitch, form, and harmony) in music selected for performance.MU:Pr4.2.5.a

  • b.

    When analyzing selected music, read and perform using standard notation.MU:Pr4.2.5.b

  • c.

    Explain how context (such as social, cultural, and historical) informs performances.MU:Pr4.2.5.c

  • 5.

    Demonstrate and explain how intent is conveyed through interpretive decisions and expressive qualities (such as dynamics, tempo, timbre, and articulation/style).MU:Pr4.3.5

Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

  • a.

    Apply teacher-provided and established criteria and feedback to evaluate the accuracy and expressiveness of ensemble and personal performances.MU:Pr5.1.5.a

  • b.

    Rehearse to refine technical accuracy and expressive qualities to address challenges, and show improvement over time.MU:Pr5.1.5.b

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

  • a.

    Perform music, alone or with others, with expression, technical accuracy, and appropriate interpretation.MU:Pr6.1.5.a

  • b.

    Demonstrate performance decorum and audience etiquette appropriate for the context, venue, genre, and style.MU:Pr6.1.5.b

Perceive and analyze artistic work.

  • 5.

    Demonstrate and explain, citing evidence, how selected music connects to and is influenced by specific interests, experiences, purposes, or contexts.MU:Re7.1.5

  • 5.

    Demonstrate and explain, citing evidence, how responses to music are informed by the structure, the use of the elements of music, and context (such as social, cultural, and historical).MU:Re7.2.5

Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.

  • 5.

    Demonstrate and explain how the expressive qualities (such as dynamics, tempo, timbre, and articulation) are used in performers' and personal interpretations to reflect expressive intent.MU:Re8.1.5

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

  • 5.

    Evaluate musical works and performances, applying established criteria, and explain appropriateness to the context, citing evidence from the elements of music.MU:Re9.1.5

Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

  • 5.

    Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music.MU:Cn10.1.5

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

  • 5.

    Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.MU:Cn11.1.5

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Grade 5
When were these standards adopted?
2015

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