Common Planner
K–12 Standards

Music Theory

Other Arkansas Fine Arts sets

Creating

  • 1

    Students will generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.CR.1

    1. 1

      I can experiment with expressive elements to create sounds and short musical ideas that represent personal experiences and/or storylines.CR.1.1

    2. 2

      I can experiment with expressive elements to create sounds and short musical ideas that represent moods, visual images, and abstract ideas.CR.1.2

    3. 3

      I can experiment with the elements of music to create sounds and short musical ideas that represent personal experiences and/or storylines.CR.1.3

    4. 4

      I can experiment with the elements of music to create sounds and short musical ideas that represent moods, visual images, and abstract ideasCR.1.4

  • 2

    Students will organize and develop artistic ideas and work.CR.2

    1. 1

      I can organize sounds or short musical ideas to create drafts of music using selected experiences, moods, images, or storylines within simple forms.CR.2.1

    2. 2

      I can compose music in common practice style, including the use of non-harmonic tones.CR.2.2

    3. 3

      I can utilize note names, standard notation, and musical symbols on the grand staff when creating drafts of music.CR.2.3

    4. 4

      I can notate scales in various key signatures on the grand staff including chromatic scales, major scales, and natural, harmonic, and melodic minor scales.CR.2.4

  • 3

    Students will refine and complete artistic ideas and work. CR.3

    1. 1

      I can apply teacher-provided criteria to assess and refine a draft musical composition.CR.3.1

    2. 2

      I can use notation, technology, or live or recorded performance to complete a musical composition. CR.3.2

    3. 3

      I can apply feedback during the personal creative process. CR.3.3

Performing

  • 4

    Students will select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation. PR.4

    1. 1

      I can analyze the elements of music for selecting musical works for performance.PR.4.1

    2. 2

      I can explain the manner in which the elements of music reflect style and mood in selected works.PR.4.2

    3. 3

      I can explain the manner in which the elements of music affect performance of music.PR.4.3

  • 5

    Students will develop and refine artistic work for presentation.PR.5

    1. 1

      I can define musical work in terms of the elements of music, style, and mood, using established criteria and feedback.PR.5.1

    2. 2

      I can transcribe short rhythmic and melodic phrases as dictated. PR.5.2

  • 6

    Students will convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work. PR.6

    1. 1

      I can discuss effective uses of the elements of music to convey meaning in live or recorded performance.PR.6.1

Responding

  • 7

    Students will perceive and analyze artistic work.  RE.7

    1. 1

      I can compare major, minor, and atonal tonality in selected musical examples.RE.7.1

    2. 2

      I can distinguish between music of different genres and time periods using the elements of music.RE.7.2

    3. 3

      I can analyze rhythmic patterns and note values, including dotted notes, in a variety of meters and tempos.RE.7.3

    4. 4

      I can analyze selected musical compositions for chord structure and progression, key signature, form, and other compositional devices.RE.7.4

    5. 5

      I can identify harmonic and melodic intervals aurally and visuallyRE.7.5

    6. 6

      I can identify voice-leading conventions for writing four-part harmony.RE.7.6

  • 8

    Students will interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.RE.8

    1. 1

      I can articulate the composer’s intent in varied works, citing evidence based on the elements of music and expressive elements in a selected work.RE.8.1

    2. 2

      I can justify a personal interpretation of varied works, citing evidence based on the elements of music and expressive elements in a selected work. RE.8.2

    3. 3

      I can explain the influence of an audience’s response to a composition on future compositions. RE.8.3

  • 9

    Students will interpret intent and meaning in artistic work. RE.9

    1. 1

      I can apply student-developed criteria based on common practice style to evaluate artistic work.RE.9.1

    2. 2

      I can apply student-developed criteria based on the elements of music and expressive elements to evaluate artistic work.RE.9.2

Connecting

  • 10

    Students will synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experience to make art. CN.10

    1. 1

      I can explain the relationship between personal experience and the composition, performance, and appreciation of music.CN.10.1

    2. 2

      I can explain the relationship between musical knowledge and the composition, performance, and appreciation of music.CN.10.2

  • 11

    Students will relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.CN.11

    1. 1

      I can evaluate contributions of musical composers from a variety of time periods and cultures.CN.11.1

    2. 2

      I can discuss legal issues in relation to music performance, production, and publishing.CN.11.2

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What grade levels do these standards cover?
Grade 9, Grade 11, Grade 12, and Grade 10

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