Benchmark 1
Singing and/or playing alone and in groups a varied repertoire of music.
Indicator 1
The student will be able to sing in 4 or more parts.
Indicator 2
The student will be able to sing accurately, independently, and confidently in small and large ensembles with good posture and good breath control.
Indicator 3
The student will be able to demonstrate technical skills (e,g, tone quality, intonation, rhythm, diction, breathing techniques, phrasing).
Indicator 4
The student will be able to demonstrate sensitivity to balance, blend, response to the gestures of the conductor and the overall sound of the ensemble.
Indicator 5
The student will be able to perform expressively a large repertoire of music representing diverse genres and styles.
Indicator 6
The student will be able to demonstrate range, flexibility and agility.
Benchmark 2
Reading and Notating Music.
Indicator 1
The student will be able to demonstrate the ability to read a vocal score up to four staves.
Indicator 2
The student will be able to read at sight simple melodies in both treble and bass clef.
Indicator 3
The student will be able to identify and define standard notation symbols for pitch, rhythm, dynamics, tempo, articulation, and expression.
Indicator 4
The student will be able to identify key signatures (major modes).
Indicator 5
The student will be able to identify interval by ear and sight.
Benchmark 3
Analyzing and evaluating music and music performances.
Indicator 1
The student will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the technical vocabulary of music.
Indicator 2
The student will be able to evaluate a performance or composition/arrangement by using specific criteria.
Indicator 3
The student will be able to demonstrate specific criteria for making informed, critical evaluations and apply the criteria to their personal participation in music.
Benchmark 4
Expressing music through movement.
Indicator 1
The student will be able to demonstrate pulse through physical movement while singing.
Indicator 2
The student will be able to use movement to enhance appropriate repertoire.
Benchmark 5
Understanding relationships between music, history, culture, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.
Indicator 1
The student will be able to identify and explain the stylistic features of a given musical era.
Indicator 2
The student will be able to identify and describe roles of musicians in various music settings and cultures.
Indicator 3
The student will be able to demonstrate audience appropriate behavior for the context and style of music.
Indicator 4
The student will be able to identify various uses of music in our daily lives.
Indicator 5
The student will be able to explain ways in which the principles and subject matter of various disciplines are interrelated with music.
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