Common Planner
K–12 Standards

Kindergarten

Other Ohio Fine Arts: Music sets

Creating: Artists/students use creative thinking and reasoning skills to perceive concepts and ideas to develop works.CR

  • 1

    Experience a wide variety of vocal and instrumental sounds.K.1CR

  • 2

    Compose simple rhythms using standard and/or iconic notation.K.2CR

  • 3

     Compose simple melodies (using contour, iconic, or kinesthetic representation).K.3CR

Performing: Artists/students employ personal processes and skills to solve problems creatively and present work in various contexts.PE

  • 1

    Track steady beat and rhythm (using graphic, iconic, or traditional notation). K.1PE

  • 2

    Explore the four voices—singing, speaking, whispering, and calling.K.2PE

  • 3

    Sing (using head voice and appropriate posture) and move to music of various styles, composers, and cultures.K.3PE

  • 4

    With guidance, play a variety of classroom instruments, alone and with others, and demonstrate proper techniques.K.4PE

  • 5

    Demonstrate and maintain a steady beat while performing simple rhythmic echoes. K.5PE

  • 6

    Duplicate same and different (fast/slow, loud/quiet, high/low, long/short). K.6PE

Responding: Artists/students engage in analysis and interpretation to understand and evaluate artistic works. RE

  • 1

    With prompting and support, listen to music of various styles, composers, periods, and cultures.K.1RE

  • 2

    Explore a variety of classroom instruments (metals, skins, woods).K.2RE

  • 3

    Recognize same and different (fast/slow, loud/quiet, high/low, long/short).K.3RE

  • 4

    Respond to music using movement, dance, drama, or visual art.K.4RE

  • 5

    Share observations and opinions about personal musical experiences and musical selections of various styles, composers, periods, and cultures.K.5RE

  • 6

    With substantial guidance, follow and respond to the basic cues of a conductor.K.6RE

  • 7

    Discuss and identify songs that are used for a variety of occasions in various cultures.K.7RE

  • 8

    Experience the difference between steady beat and rhythm (through movement, body percussion).K.8RE

Connecting: Artists/students understand and communicate the value of creative expressions in internal and external contexts.CO

  • 1

    Experience how music communicates feelings, moods, images, and meaning.K.1CO

  • 2

    Attend a music performance demonstrating appropriate audience behavior for the context and style of music performed.K.2CO

  • 3

    Investigate concepts shared between music, other art forms, and other subject areas.K.3CO

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Kindergarten
Where can I read the official document?
Ohio’s Learning Standards for Fine Arts Music 2024

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