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K–12 Standards

Music: Kindergarten

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Creating

  • 1

    Generate and Conceptualize Artistic Ideas and WorkK.MU:Cr1

    1. 1

      The creative ideas, concepts, and feelings that influence musicians’ work emerge from a variety of sources. K.MU:Cr1.1

      1. a

        With guidance, explore and experience music concepts (such as beat and melodic contour).K.MU:Cr1.1.a

      2. b

        With guidance, generate musical ideas (such as movements or motives).K.MU:Cr1.1.b

  • 2

    Organize and Develop Artistic Ideas and WorkK.MU:Cr2

    1. 1

      Musicians’ creative choices are influenced by their expertise, context, and expressive intent.K.MU:Cr2.1

      1. a

        With guidance, demonstrate and choose favorite musical ideas.K.MU:Cr2.1.a

      2. b

        With guidance, organize personal musical ideas using iconic notation and/or recording technology.K.MU:Cr2.1.b

  • 3

    Refine and Complete Artistic WorkK.MU:Cr3

    1. 1

      Musicians evaluate and refine their work through openness to new ideas, persistence, and the application of appropriate criteria.K.MU:Cr3.1

      1. a

        With guidance, apply personal, peer, and teacher feedback in refining personal musical ideas.K.MU:Cr3.1.a

    2. 2

      Musicians’ presentation of creative work is the culmination of a process of creation and communication.K.MU:Cr3.2

      1. a

        With guidance, demonstrate a final version of personal musical ideas to peers.K.MU:Cr3.2.a

Performing

  • 4

    Select, Analyze, and Interpret Artistic Work for PresentationK.MU:Pr4

    1. 1

      Performers’ interest in and knowledge of musical works, understanding of their own technical skill, and the context for a performance influence the selection of repertoire. K.MU:Pr4.1

      1. a

        With guidance, demonstrate and state personal interest in varied musical selections.K.MU:Pr4.1.a

    2. 2

      Analyzing creators’ context and how they manipulate elements of music provides insight into their intent and informs performance.K.MU:Pr4.2

      1. a

        With guidance, explore and demonstrate awareness of music contrasts such as high/low, loud/soft, and same/different in a variety of music selected for performance.K.MU:Pr4.2.a

    3. 3

      Performers make interpretive decisions based on their understanding of context and expressive intent.K.MU:Pr4.3

      1. a

        With guidance, demonstrate awareness of expressive qualities (such as voice quality, dynamics, and tempo) that support the creators’ expressive intent.K.MU:Pr4.3.a

  • 5

    Develop and Refine Artistic Techniques and Work for PresentationK.MU:Pr5

    1. 1

      To express their musical ideas, musicians analyze, evaluate, and refine their performance over time through openness to new ideas, persistence, and the application of appropriate criteria.K.MU:Pr5.1

      1. a

        With guidance, apply personal, teacher, and peer feedback to refine performances. K.MU:Pr5.1.a

      2. b

        With guidance, use suggested strategies in rehearsal to improve the expressive qualities of music.K.MU:Pr5.1.b

  • 6

    Convey Meaning Through the Presentation of Artistic WorkK.MU:Pr6

    1. 1

      Musicians judge performance based on criteria that vary across time, place, and cultures. The context and how a work is presented influence audience response.K.MU:Pr6.1

      1. a

        With guidance, perform music with expression.K.MU:Pr6.1.a

      2. b

        With guidance, demonstrate performance decorum appropriate for the audience.K.MU:Pr6.1.b

Responding

  • 7

    Perceive and Analyze Artistic WorkK.MU:Re7

    1. 1

      Individuals’ selection of musical works is influenced by their interests, experiences, understandings, and purposes.K.MU:Re7.1

      1. a

        With guidance, list personal interests and experiences and demonstrate why they prefer some music selections over others.K.MU:Re7.1.a

    2. 2

      Response to music is informed by analyzing context (social, cultural, and historical) and how creators and performers manipulate the elements of music.K.MU:Re7.2

      1. a

        With guidance, demonstrate how a specific music concept (such as beat or melodic direction) is used in music.K.MU:Re7.2.a

  • 8

    Interpret Intent and Meaning in Artistic WorkK.MU:Re8

    1. 1

      Through their use of elements and structures of music, creators and performers provide clues to their expressive intent.K.MU:Re8.1

      1. a

        With guidance, demonstrate awareness of expressive qualities that reflect creators’ and performers’ expressive intent.K.MU:Re8.1.a

  • 9

    Apply Criteria to Evaluate Artistic Work K.MU:Re9

    1. 1

      The personal evaluation of musical work(s) and performance(s) is informed by analysis, interpretation, and established criteria.K.MU:Re9.1

      1. a

        With guidance, apply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music.K.MU:Re9.1.a

Connecting

  • 10

    Synthesize and Relate Knowledge and Personal Experiences to Make ArtK.MU:Cn10

    1. 1

      Musicians connect their personal interests, experiences, ideas, and knowledge to creating, performing, and responding.K.MU:Cn10.1

      1. a

        With guidance, share how personal interests connect to creating, performing, and responding to music.K.MU:Cn10.1.a

  • 11

    Relate Artistic Ideas and Works with Societal, Cultural, and Historical Context to Deepen UnderstandingK.MU:Cn11

    1. 1

      Musicians connect societal, cultural, and historical contexts when creating, performing, and responding.K.MU:Cn11.1

      1. a

        With guidance, share connections between music and culture.K.MU:Cn11.1.a

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