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K–12 Standards

Music: Kindergarten

Other Missouri Fine Arts sets

Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work. 

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    The creative ideas, concepts, and feelings that influence musicians’ work emerge from a variety of sources. 

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      With guidance, explore and experience music concepts (such as beat and melodic contour). MU: Cr1A.Ka

    2. b

      With guidance, generate musical ideas (such as movements or motives).MU: Cr1A.Kb

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

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    Musicians’ creative choices are influenced by their expertise, context, and expressive intent.

    1. a

      With guidance, demonstrate and choose favorite musical ideas.MU: Cr2A.Ka

    2. b

      With guidance, organize personal musical ideas using iconic notation and/or recording technology.MU: Cr2A.Kb

Refine and complete artistic work.

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    Musicians evaluate, and refine their work through openness to new ideas, persistence, and the application of appropriate criteria.

    1. a

      With guidance, apply personal, peer and teacher feedback in refining personal musical ideas.MU: Cr3A.Ka

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    Musicians’ presentation of creative work is the culmination of a process of creation and communication.

    1. a

      With guidance, demonstrate a final version of personal musical ideas to peers MU: Cr3B.Ka

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation. 

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    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.

    1. a

      With guidance, demonstrate and state personal interest in varied musical selections.MU: Pr4A.Ka

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    Analyzing creators’ context and how they manipulate elements of music provides insight into their intent and informs performance.

    1. a

      With guidance, explore and demonstrate awareness of music contrasts(such as high/low, loud/soft, same/different) in a variety of music selected for performanceMU: Pr4B.Ka

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    Performers make interpretive decisions based on their understanding of context and expressive intent.

    1. a

      With guidance, demonstrate awareness of expressive qualities (such as voice quality, dynamics, and tempo) that support the creators’ expressive intent. MU: Pr4C.Ka

Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

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    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.

    1. a

      With guidance, apply personal, teacher, and peer feedback to refine performances. MU: Pr5A.Ka

    2. b

      With guidance , use suggested strategiesin rehearsal to improve the expressive qualities of musicMU: Pr5A.Kb

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work. 

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

    1. a

      With guidance, perform music with expression. MU: Pr6A.Ka

    2. b

      Perform appropriately for the audience.MU: Pr6A.Kb

Perceive and analyze artistic work

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    Individuals' selection of musical works is influenced by their interests, experiences, understandings, and purposes.

    1. a

      With guidance, list personal interests and experiences and demonstrate why they prefer some music selections over others.MU: Re7A.Ka

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

    1. a

      With guidance, demonstrate how a specific music concept (such as beat or melodic direction) is used in music.MU: Re7B.Ka

Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.

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    Through their use of elements and structures of music, creators and performers provide clues to their expressive intent. 

    1. a

      With guidance, demonstrate awareness of expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo) that reflect creators’/ performers’ expressive intent MU: Re8A.Ka

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work

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

    1. a

      With guidance, apply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music.MU: Re9A.Ka

Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

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    Musicians connect their personal interests, experiences, ideas, and knowledge to creating, performing, and responding.

    1. a

      Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music.MU: Cn10A.Ka

Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding

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    Understanding connections to varied contexts and daily life enhances musicians’ creating, performing, and responding.

    1. a

      Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.MU: Cn11A.Ka

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Kindergarten
Where can I read the official document?
FINE ARTS GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATIONS

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