Common Planner
K–12 Standards

Accomplished Vocal and Instrumental Music

Other North Carolina Arts: Music sets

CONNECT - Explore and relate artistic ideas and works to past, present, and future societies and cultures.  CN

  • 1

    Relate musical ideas and works with personal, societal, cultural, historical, and daily life contexts, including diverse and marginalized groups. AC.CN.1

    1. 1

      Analyze the development of music throughout historical time periods. AC.CN.1.1

    2. 2

      Evaluate how skills honed in music strengthen work in other academic or professional areas. AC.CN.1.2

    3. 3

      Implement effective strategies for preventing, managing, and overcoming physical and psychological health issues that affect musicians. AC.CN.1.3

  • 2

    Explore advancements in the field of music. AC.CN.2

    1. 1

      Compare the differing requirements necessary to pursue various careers in music.AC.CN.2.1

    2. 2

      Analyze how extended techniques, technological developments, and new media impact the field of music. AC.CN.2.2

CREATE - Create and adapt new artistic ideas and work individually or collaboratively.  CR

  • 1

    Create original musical ideas and works, independently and collaboratively. AC.CR.1

    1. 1

      Improvise melodies in various keys. AC.CR.1.1

    2. 2

      Compose an original musical idea for two or more voices using an appropriate standard notation system. AC.CR.1.2

  • 2

    Adapt musical ideas and works, and those of peers and other artists, independently and collaboratively. AC.CR.2

    1. 1

      Arrange an existing piece of music for an ensemble of 3-4 homophonic parts within given parameters. AC.CR.2.1

    2. 2

      Compare how parody, adaptation, and artificial intelligence relate to copyright and fair use of music. AC.CR.2.2

PRESENT - Present, perform, produce, and develop artistic ideas and works.  PR

  • 1

    Perform musical works from a variety of styles, cultures, and genres. AC.PR.1

    1. 1

      Analyze the effectiveness of a strategy used to improve musical technique. AC.PR.1.1

    2. 2

      Execute musical technique appropriate to the style and genre of performed music.AC.PR.1.2

    3. 3

      Demonstrate the ability to sing or play familiar audiated musical phrases accurately. AC.PR.1.3

    4. 4

      Sight-read music written for two or more voices. AC.PR.1.4

    5. 5

      Sing or play blues scales, multiple key changes, hemiolas, and swing rhythms in a variety of meters, including asymmetrical meters in challenging homophonic or polyphonic repertoire. AC.PR.1.5

    6. 6

      Demonstrate the meaning of music symbols, terminology and advanced conducting patterns and gestures when applicable, in the performance of tempos, forms, articulations, and dynamics found in accomplished repertoire. AC.PR.1.6

  • 2

    Develop musical performances. AC.PR.2

    1. 1

      Develop a vision for a musical performance that engages a specified audience and supports the purpose of the performance.AC.PR.2.1

    2. 2

      Make recommendations to improve active listening and etiquette appropriate for various music performances. AC.PR.2.2

    3. 3

      Select the elements of design, production, or equipment for developing a music performance. AC.PR.2.3

RESPOND - Analyze and evaluate how the arts communicate.  RE

  • 1

    Analyze aural and written works of music from a variety of styles and genres using content-specific vocabulary. AC.RE.1

    1. 1

      Analyze how form is used to structure compositions of various historical and cultural genres. AC.RE.1.1

    2. 2

      Analyze how musicians make creative decisions to convey their artistic intent. AC.RE.1.2

  • 2

    Evaluate musical works using content-specific vocabulary. AC.RE.2

    1. 1

      Describe the impact of commercial marketing on personal preferences for musical works. AC.RE.2.1

    2. 2

      Generate strategies to improve the quality and effectiveness of musical performances, compositions, arrangements, and improvisations. AC.RE.2.2

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, and Grade 12
Where can I read the official document?
NORTH CAROLINA STANDARD COURSE OF STUDY K - 12 Music

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