Skill Descriptor: Explore the elements of music to compose music using a variety of sound sources and repertoire.

Global Competencies: CM, CTPS

Achievement Indicators:

• Experiment with different sound sources
• Experiment with the beat and rhythm
• Differentiate visually between step and skip

Skill Descriptor: Explore the elements of music to develop aural literacy using a variety of sound sources and repertoire.

Global Competencies: CM, CTPS

Achievement Indicators:

• Use contour mapping to record simple rhythmic and melodic patterns
• Distinguish between same/different, fast/slow, high/low, loud/soft, long/short (legato/staccato), and singing/speaking voice

Skill Descriptor: Create and present expressive products for a range of audiences and purposes.

Global Competencies: CL, CM, CTPS

Achievement Indicators:

• Maintain a steady beat using the body or an instrument
• Perform simple rhythms and/or melody patterns using call and response form
• Sing (alone and with others) with emphasis on matching pitch

Skill Descriptor: Explore the role of music in creating, expressing, recording, and reflecting culture and human experiences.

Global Competencies: CM, CTPS, SASM, SGC

Achievement Indicators:

• List examples of how music is used at school, home, on the playground, during activities, for celebrations, etc.
• Discuss reasons for why a piece of music exists

Skill Descriptor: Examine the relationship between music and other art forms.

Global Competencies: CL, CM, CTPS, SGC

Achievement Indicators:

• Describe how music and other art forms can be combined to tell a story, create a mood, and/or evoke emotion
• Use music and role-play to describe personal experience

Skill Descriptor: Explore and discuss artistic intent in their own and others’ expressive works.

Global Competencies: CL, CM, CTPS, ICE

Achievement Indicators:

• Describe feelings inspired by music
• Discuss why artists are motivated to create
• Describe what feeling(s) a composer means to convey when listening to music
• Discuss own and others’ work using the language of music
• Identify sounds of instruments that have been used in the classroom accurately when listening to music
• Demonstrate how to be a good listener and audience member

Skill Descriptor: Explore the elements of music to compose music using a variety of sound sources and repertoire.

Global Competencies: CM, CTPS

Achievement Indicators:

• Experiment with different sound sources for expression
• Express thoughts, experiences, and/or feelings by composing and performing (alone and with others) using adapted notation
• Differentiate visually between step, skip and leap

Skill Descriptor: Explore the elements of music to develop aural literacy using a variety of sound sources and repertoire.

Global Competencies: CM, CTPS

Achievement Indicators:

• Distinguish between beat and rhythm
• Describe melodic direction using words and contour mapping
• Differentiate between step and skip

Skill Descriptor: Create and present expressive products for a range of audiences and purposes.

Global Competencies: CL, CM, CTPS

Achievement Indicators:

• Use ta, ti ti, and quarter rest accurately
• Demonstrate duple metre with body percussion and/or instruments
• Sing on pitch (alone and with others) using so, mi, and la accurately using call and response form
• Sing (alone and with others) with emphasis on matching pitch

Skill Descriptor: Explore the role of music in creating, expressing, recording, and reflecting culture and human experiences.

Global Competencies: CM, CTPS, SASM, SGC

Achievement Indicators:

• Identify music encountered at school, at home, in the community and other places
• List examples of music used for special occasions
• Discuss reasons for why a piece of music exists

Skill Descriptor: Examine the relationship between music and other art forms.

Global Competencies: CL, CM, CTPS, SGC

Achievement Indicators:

• Describe how music and other art forms can be combined to tell a story, create a mood, and/or evoke emotion
• Use music and role-play to tell a story, create a mood, or evoke emotion
• Combine music with movement to express thoughts, experiences, and feelings

Skill Descriptor: Explore and discuss artistic intent in their own and others’ expressive works.

Global Competencies: CL, CM, CTPS, ICE

Achievement Indicators:

• Share ideas and feelings with others when making music
• Discuss why artists are motivated to create
• Describe what feelings and/or ideas a composer meant to convey when listening to music
• Discuss their own work and the work of others using the language of music
• Identify sounds of instruments that have been used in the classroom accurately when listening to music
• Demonstrate how to be a good listener and audience member

Skill Descriptor: Explore the elements of music to compose music using a variety of sound sources and repertoire.

Global Competencies: CM, CTPS

Achievement Indicators:

• Experiment with different sound sources to tell a story, create a mood, and evoke an emotion
• Express thoughts, experiences, and/or feelings by composing and performing (alone and with others) short melodies and/or rhythms using standard and adapted notation
• Improvise short melody excerpts using a pentatonic scale
• Improvise simple melodic and rhythmic ostinati

Skill Descriptor: Explore the elements of music to develop aural literacy using a variety of sound sources and repertoire.

Global Competencies: CM, CTPS

Achievement Indicators:

• Identify same and different form
• Distinguish between step, skip, and leap

Skill Descriptor: Create and present expressive products for a range of audiences and purposes.

Global Competencies: CL, CM, CTPS

Achievement Indicators:

• Use rhythm accurately adding tica tica, ta-a, and half rest
• Demonstrate triple metre with body percussion and/or instruments
• Demonstrate accented beats in a variety of ways
• Sing on pitch (alone and with others) adding re, la, and do accurately using call and response form
• Sing or play using AABA form
• Sing (alone and with others) with emphasis on phrasing and diction

Skill Descriptor: Explore the role of music in creating, expressing, recording, and reflecting culture and human experiences.

Global Competencies: CM, CTPS, SASM, SGC

Achievement Indicators:

• Discuss music encountered at school, at home, in the community and other places
• Describe cultural influences on the music of their community
• Discuss reasons why music might be used for special occasions and/or ceremonies

Skill Descriptor: Examine the relationship between music and other art forms.

Global Competencies: CL, CM, CTPS, SGC

Achievement Indicators:

• Use music and other art forms to express thoughts, feelings, and experiences
• Combine music and another art form to tell a story, create a mood, or evoke an emotion
• Participate in solo and group music-making and movement activities in their school and community

Skill Descriptor: Explore and discuss artistic intent in their own and others’ expressive works.

Global Competencies: CL, CM, CTPS, ICE

Achievement Indicators:

• Describe personal experiences using music with emphasis on the elements of music
• Discuss why artists are motivated to create
• Determine what feelings and/or ideas a composer meant to convey when listening to music
• Describe their own and others’ music-making with emphasis on the elements of music
• Identify sounds of instruments that have been used in the classroom accurately when listening to music
• Demonstrate how to be a good listener and audience member