8th Grade Music Standards

• (MU:Cr2.1.8)a Select, organize, and document personal musical ideas for arrangements, songs, and compositions within expanded forms that demonstrate tension and release , unity and variety, balance, and convey expressive intent.

• (MU:Pr6.1.8)a Perform the music with technical accuracy, stylistic expression, and culturally authentic practices in music to convey the creator’s intent.

• (MU:Pr6.1.8)b Demonstrate performance decorum (such as stage presence, attire, and behavior) and audience etiquette appropriate for venue, purpose, context, and style.

• (MU:Re7.2.8)b Identify and compare the context of programs of music from a variety of genres, cultures, and historical periods.

• (MU:Cn11.1.8)a Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.