~~Singing~~
Students sing ostinatos, partner songs, and rounds.
Students sing in groups, blending vocal timbres, matching dynamic levels, and responding to the cues of a conductor.
~~Performing on instruments~~
Students perform rhythmic, melodic, and chordal patterns accurately and independently on rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic classroom instruments.
Students perform in groups, responding to the cues of a conductor.
Students perform independent instrumental parts while other students sing or play contrasting parts.
~~Composing and arranging music~~
Students use a variety of sound sources to create and arrange songs and instrumental pieces within specified guidelines.
~~Reading and notating music~~
Students read whole, half, quarter, and eighth notes and rests in 2/4 and 4/4 meter signatures.
Students identify symbols and traditional terms referring to dynamics, tempo, and articulation and interpret them correctly when performing.
Students use standard symbols to notate meter, rhythm, pitch, and dynamics in simple patterns presented by the teacher.
~~Listening to, analyzing, and describing music~~
Students identify music forms presented aurally.
~~Understanding relationships among the arts and other disciplines~~
Students identify ways in which the principles and subject matter of other disciplines taught in the school are interrelated with those of music.
~~Understanding music in relation to history and culture~~
Students demonstrate audience behavior appropriate for the context and style of music performed.
Students identify by genre or style aural examples of music from various historical periods and cultures.
