6th Grade

I can improvise rhythmic patterns over a steady melody, and improvise melodic patterns over steady beats on pitched percussive instruments.

I can recognize significant cultural musical practices and identify which regions of the world they come from based on rhythm, instrumentation, and melody.

I can examine sets of music to find the similarities and differences in structure and form.

I can use proper terminology and vocabulary to describe the qualities and preferences in works of music and events in music history.