Benchmark 1
Singing and/or playing alone and in groups a varied repertoire of music.
Indicator 1
The student has been introduced to and/or had experiences in singing expressively on pitch and in rhythm.
Indicator 2
The student has been introduced to and/or had experiences singing from memory a varied repertoire of songs representing genres and styles from diverse cultures.
Indicator 3
The student has been introduced to and/or had experiences singing and/or playing easy rhythmic, melodic, and chordal/harmonic patterns (i.e., ostinatos, borduns, etc.) on classroom instruments while maintaining a steady beat.
Benchmark 2
Expressing music through movement.
Indicator 1
The student has been introduced to and/or had experiences in keeping/moving to the beat and strong beat using body percussion.
Indicator 2
The student has been introduced to and/or had experiences in creating/improvising appropriate movement to various rhythms, sounds, and styles of music.
Indicator 3
The student has been introduced to and/or had experiences in demonstrating dance movements appropriate to various styles of music.
Indicator 4
The student has been introduced to and/or had experiences in creating/improvising or demonstrating movement to various forms of music (AB, ABA, Rondo)
Standard 2 Knowledge and Analyzing
Benchmark 1
Reading and Notating Music.
Indicator 1
The student has been introduced to and/or had experiences in identifying by sight whole, half, quarter, and eighth notes, as well as corresponding rests.
Indicator 2
The student has been introduced to and/or had experiences using a system (e.g. Kodaly syllables, numbers, lines or solfege) to read simple pitch and rhythm notation in songs.
Indicator 3
The student has been introduced to and/or had experiences in identifying duple and triple meters.
Indicator 4
The student has been introduced to and/or had experiences in recognizing common music symbols (treble clef, staff, etc.).
Indicator 5
The student has been introduced to and/or had experiences in identifying melodies that move up or down, by step, skip or repeated tones.
Benchmark 2
Analyzing and evaluating music and music performances.
Indicator 1
The student has been introduced to and/or had experiences in identifying the sounds of a variety of instruments, as well as children's voices and male and female adult voices.
Indicator 2
The student has been introduced to and/or had experiences in identifying simple music forms when presented aurally (AB, ABA, Rondo, etc.).
Indicator 3
The student has been introduced to and/or had experiences in listening to and discussing aural examples of various styles of music.
Indicator 4
The student has been introduced to and/or had experiences in distinguishing between high and low pitches, loud and soft, fast and slow, upward and downward movement, long and short sounds.
Indicator 5
The student has been introduced to and/or had experiences in identifying melodic or rhythmic phrases as being the same or different.
Indicator 6
The student has been introduced to and/or had experiences in explaining personal preferences for specific musical works and styles.
Benchmark 3
Understanding relationships between music, history, culture, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.
Indicator 1
The student has been introduced to and/or had experiences in listening to and/or analyzing aural examples of music from various historical periods and cultures.
Indicator 2
The student has been introduced to and/or had experiences in presenting subject matter of various disciplines through the context of music.
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