Music

FA 2.4.1 Students will compose, improvise, read, and perform music using pitch, rhythm, and dynamics.

FA 2.4.1.a Improvise tonal and rhythmic patterns to create musical ideas, with teacher support, relating to:  specific purpose,  interest,  personal experience.

FA 2.4.1.b Explore and develop musical ideas (e.g., melody, rhythm) with teacher guidance.

FA 2.4.1.c Share music through performance or notation (non-traditional or traditional) (e.g., singing, playing) with teacher guidance.

FA 2.4.1.d Connect music to personal experience through creating.

FA 2.4.2 Students will sing and/or play instruments to a variety of music that includes music elements of rhythm, pitch, dynamics, and form.

FA 2.4.2.a Recognize music elements  (i.e., rhythm, pitch, dynamics, form), purpose, and context of selected pieces.

FA 2.4.2.b Acquire music performance skills (e.g., posture, technique, reading music) with teacher guidance.

FA 2.4.2.c Perform (formally or informally) music using correct rhythm, pitch, and dynamics. Demonstrate appropriate performance expectations.

FA 2.4.2.d Connect music to personal experience through performing.

FA 2.4.3 Students will recognize and describe elements of music to demonstrate how music makes them feel (impact of music).

FA 2.4.3.a Experience music from a variety of familiar and unfamiliar sources.

FA 2.4.3.b Recognize and demonstrate how elements of music are used by a performer or creator.

FA 2.4.3.c Express ideas and opinions about a music selection.

FA 2.4.3.d Connect music to personal experience through responding.

FA 5.4.1 Students will compose, arrange, improvise, read, and perform music with melodies and accompaniments.

FA 5.4.1.a Generate concepts for original improvisation or composition from contrasting ideas, with teacher support, including:  specific purpose/function, interest, personal experience, expressive potential.

FA 5.4.1.b Create, evaluate, and refine musical ideas with teacher-generated criteria (e.g., melody, rhythm, harmony).

FA 5.4.1.c Present an improvisation, arrangement, or composition. Identify the use of selected elements of music.

FA 5.4.1.d Connect music to historical and cultural contexts and the arts through creating.

FA 5.4.2 Students will sing and/or play instruments to a variety of music that incorporates multiple elements of music.

FA 5.4.2.a Identify expressive characteristics and components of technique, purpose, and context of selected pieces (e.g., dynamics, tempo).

FA 5.4.2.b Develop and refine music performance skills (e.g., posture, technique, reading music) using teacher and peer feedback.

FA 5.4.2.c Perform (formally or informally) music using correct posture, breath control, rhythm, pitch, and dynamics. Demonstrate appropriate performance expectations.

FA 5.4.2.d Connect music to historical and cultural contexts and the arts through performing.

FA 5.4.3 Students will identify and describe elements of music to discern how music is appropriate for specific purposes/settings (intent of music).

FA 5.4.3.a Indicate music selections that students prefer to experience for specific purposes/settings.

FA 5.4.3.b Identify and describe how elements of music are used by a performer or creator.

FA 5.4.3.c Examine music performances using elements of music, context, and criteria (e.g., mood, interest) generated by student/teacher.

FA 5.4.3.d Connect music to historical and cultural contexts and the arts through responding.

FA 8.4.1 Students will compose, arrange, improvise, read, and perform music with technical accuracy and expression.

FA 8.4.1.a Develop a compositional idea for a specific purpose or mood, with teacher guidance, including:  how elements of music convey expressive intent, unity/variety, tension/release, how personal experiences influence musical choices.

FA 8.4.1.b Create, evaluate, and refine musical ideas that utilize a variety of compositional devices (e.g., form, imitation).

FA 8.4.1.c Identify and define compositional devices in student creations.

FA 8.4.1.d Present an improvisation, arrangement), or original composition. Explain how elements of music in the student creation are used to communicate expressive content (e.g., aurally, visually, electronically).

FA 8.4.1.e Connect music to historical and cultural contexts, the arts, and other disciplines through creating.

FA 8.4.2 Students will sing and/or play, independently and/or with others, a variety of music genres and styles (using technical accuracy and expression.

FA 8.4.2.a Discuss expressive characteristics and components of technique, function, and context of selected pieces (e.g., phrasing, articulation/diction).

FA 8.4.2.b Develop and refine solo/ensemble performance skills (e.g., posture, technique, reading music) using guided self-evaluation and feedback from others.

FA 8.4.2.c Perform (formally or informally) music of increasing difficulty using proper tone quality, phrasing, dynamics, and articulation. Demonstrate appropriate performance expectations.

FA 8.4.2.d Connect music to historical and cultural contexts, the arts, and other disciplines through performing.

FA 8.4.3 Students will examine and evaluate elements of music to explain how music conveys mood or context (affect of music).

FA 8.4.3.a Select appropriate music of contrasting styles to listen to or perform.

FA 8.4.3.b Analyze and explain how the performer/creator uses composition and performance characteristics (e.g., dynamics, phrasing) to convey expressive intent.

FA 8.4.3.c Choose appropriate criteria (e.g., dynamics, tone quality) to critique expressiveness and effectiveness of a performance or composition with teacher guidance. Work independently or with others.

FA 8.4.3.d Connect music to historical and cultural contexts, the arts, and other disciplines through responding.

FA 12.4.1 Students will compose, arrange, improvise, read, and perform music with an analytical understanding of the language of music.

FA 12.4.1.a Independently generate multiple compositional ideas for a specific purpose or mood, including:  how elements of music utilize expressive intent, unity/variety, tension/release, how personal experiences influence musical choices.

FA 12.4.1.b Create, evaluate, and refine musical ideas that actualize creative intent with increasing craftsmanship.

FA 12.4.1.c Analyze compositional devices in student creations.

FA 12.4.1.d Present an improvisation, arrangement, or original composition that conveys mood through craftsmanship. Explain how elements of music in the student creation are used to communicate expressive content (e.g., aurally, visually, electronically) and evaluate the effectiveness of their use.

FA 12.4.1.e Connect music to historical and cultural contexts, the arts, other disciplines, and life experience through creating.

FA 12.4.2 Students will sing and/or play, independently and/or with others, a variety of music genres and styles using technical accuracy and expression, and synthesize feedback from various sources to evaluate performance.

FA 12.4.2.a Analyze and interpret expressive characteristics and components of technique, function, and context of selected pieces (e.g., timbre, texture).

FA 12.4.2.b Develop and refine solo/ensemble performance skills evaluation (e.g., posture, technique, reading music) using self-evaluation and feedback from others.

FA 12.4.2.c Perform (formally or informally) music of greater complexity using accurate intonation, expression, and stylistically correct interpretation of phrasing, dynamics, and articulation. Demonstrate appropriate performance expectations.

FA 12.4.2.d Connect music to historical and cultural contexts, the arts, other disciplines, and life experience through performing.

FA 12.4.3 Students will analyze and evaluate how music elicits intended responses (personal response to music).

FA 12.4.3.a Select appropriate music in contrasting styles to listen to or perform with the audience in mind.

FA 12.4.3.b Analyze and evaluate how the performer/creator uses composition and performance characteristics (e.g., form, style) to convey expressive intent.

FA 12.4.3.c Independently choose appropriate criteria (e.g., texture, phrasing) to critique expressiveness and effectiveness of a performance/composition.

FA 12.4.3.d Connect music to historical and cultural contexts, the arts, other disciplines, and life experience through responding.