Perform

Standard 1
Students will use body, voice, and instruments as means of musical expression.

Objectives

• Produce a beautiful tone
  
• Demonstrate technical performance skills
  
• Demonstrate notational literacy.
  
• Demonstrate productive rehearsal habits.
  
• Perform varied repertoire.

Create

Standard 2
Students will improvise and compose music.

Objectives

• Improvise rhythmic and melodic ideas and phrases.
  
• Record musical thoughts in standard notation.

Listen, Analyze
and Evaluate

Standard 3
Students will expand music listening skills and use music vocabulary to analyze and evaluate music.

Objectives

• Analyze and evaluate musical examples.
  
• Evaluate ensemble performances.
  
• Document personal growth as a musician.

Discover Meaning

Standard 4
Students will find avenues of understanding and communication through connecting music to personal growth, the joy of living, traditions, culture, and history.

Objectives

• Examine how music relates to personal development and enjoyment of life.
  
• Experience how music connects us to history, culture, heritage, and community.