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K–12 Standards

Music: Grade 6-8

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Listen to, apply criteria, and interpret the artist’s intended meaning.A1

  • a

    Explore music examples and analyze the music through the lens of the elements of music.B.6-8.A1.a

  • b

    Reflect on the personal, cultural, and historical contexts of a music example and/or composer/performer to enhance personal connection and understanding of the music.B.6-8.A1.b

Interpret and express music through movement.A2

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    Demonstrate and apply the elements and expressive qualities of specific music examples through structured and/or improvised movement.B.6-8.A2.a

Connect with a variety of musical experiences through relationships between music and personal understandings.B1

  • a

    Identify various uses of music in daily life, describe the characteristics that make music suitable for a specific use, and demonstrate individual preference for music in those contexts.B.6-8.B1.a

Connect with a variety of musical experiences through the relations between music, the other arts, and other disciplines.B2

  • a

    Demonstrate and explore skills and concepts that are similar across disciplines.B.6-8.B2.a

  • b

    Describe and explore how the study of music integrates with other disciplines and professions.B.6-8.B2.b

Connect with a variety of musical experiences through the relationships between music, history, and culture.B3

  • a

    Identify and describe the distinguishing characteristics of musical works from a variety of genres, styles, historical periods, and cultures.B.6-8.B3.a

  • b

    Compare and contrast, in various cultures and historical periods, the functions of music, the roles of musicians, and the conditions under which participation in music typically occurs.B.6-8.B3.b

  • c

    Explore unfamiliar musical works by genre, style, historical period, and/or culture and defend the classification.B.6-8.B3.c

Perform a rich and diverse repertoire of music.C1

  • a

    Explore the function of the voice/instrument to support healthy singing/playing habits.B.6-8.C1.a

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    Accurately and expressively sing and/or play a rich and diverse repertoire of music using appropriate skills throughout a limited range.B.6-8.C1.b

  • c

    Perform a rich and diverse repertoire of music that includes changes in tempo, key, and meter.B.6-8.C1.c

Apply criteria and feedback to rehearse and re-create musical experiences.C2

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    Analyze, evaluate, and refine music experiences using criteria and feedback from the teacher.B.6-8.C2.a

Audiate and communicate musical ideas.D1

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    Demonstrate the ability to audiate by accurately recreating familiar and unfamiliar musical excerpts or pieces.B.6-8.D1.a

Read and communicate musical ideas using terms and symbols.D2

  • a

    Read the terms and symbols for a piece of music to inform a performance or critique.B.6-8.D2.a

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    Apply musical terms and symbols to express musical ideas to other musicians.B.6-8.D2.b

Generate and conceptualize musical ideas.E1

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    Generate a wide variety of musical ideas using a set of criteria.B.6-8.E1.a

Organize and develop musical ideas to achieve a creative goal.E2

  • a

    Use a goal-oriented process to select, develop ideas, and combine elements of music to improvise, compose, or arrange music.B.6-8.E2.a

Refine and complete music work.E3

  • a

    Refine musical works using given criteria.B.6-8.E3.a

Identify positive inter- and intra-personal skills that impact the quality of a musician’s art and participation in the arts.F1

  • a

    Demonstrate positive interpersonal skills and analyze how interpersonal skills affect participation in the arts.B.6-8.F1.a

Make technical and expressive adjustments to meet the goals of the performing group.F2

  • a

    Employ strategies to address expressive challenges in a varied repertoire of music, and evaluate success using feedback from ensemble peers and other sources to refine performances.B.6-8.F2.a

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Grade 6, Grade 7, and Grade 8

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