Prekindergarten

1.0 ARTISTIC PERCEPTION

Processing, Analyzing, and Responding to Sensory Information Through the Language and Skills Unique to Music

Students read, notate, listen to, analyze, and describe music and other aural information, using the terminology of music.

Read and Notate Music
1.1 Use icons or invented symbols to represent musical sounds and ideas.

Listen to, Analyze, and Describe Music
1.2 Identify the sources of a wide variety of sounds.
1.3 Use body movement to respond to dynamics and tempo.

2.0 CREATIVE EXPRESSION

Creating, Performing, and Participating in Music

Students apply vocal and instrumental musical skills in performing a varied repertoire of music. They compose and arrange music and improvise melodies, variations, and accompaniments, using digital/electronic technology when appropriate.

Apply Vocal and Instrumental Skills
2.1 Move or use body percussion to demonstrate awareness of beat and tempo.
2.2 Use the voice to speak, chant, and sing.

Compose, Arrange, and Improvise
2.3 Improvise simple instrumental accompaniments to songs, recorded selections, stories, and poems.

3.0 HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXT

Understanding the Historical Contributions and Cultural Dimensions of Music

Students analyze the role of music in past and present cultures throughout the world, noting cultural diversity as it relates to music, musicians, and composers.

Diversity of Music
3.1 Use a personal vocabulary to describe music from diverse cultures.
3.2 Use developmentally appropriate movements in responding to music from various genres and periods(rhythm).

4.0 AESTHETIC VALUING

Responding to, Analyzing, and Making Judgments About Works of Music

Students critically assess and derive meaning from works of music and the performance of musicians according to the elements of music, aesthetic qualities, and human responses.

Derive Meaning
4.1 Create movements in response to music.
4.2 Participate freely in musical activities.

5.0 CONNECTIONS, RELATIONSHIPS, APPLICATIONS

Connecting and Applying What Is Learned in Music to Learning in Other Art Forms and Subject Areas and to Careers

Students apply what they learn in music across subject areas. They develop competencies and creative skills in problem solving, communication, and management of time and resources that contribute to lifelong learning and career skills. They learn about careers in and related to music.

Connections and Applications
5.1 Improvise songs to accompany games and playtime activities.

Careers and Career-Related Skills
5.2 Demonstrate an awareness of music as a part of daily life.