Students’ understanding of music concepts and development of musical skills are regularly assessed in the areas of:

• Rhythm

• Tone

• Audiation/Listening

• Movement

• Playing instruments

• Improvisation

• Composition

• Music principles and concepts

• Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.

• Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.

• Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments.

• Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines.

• Reading and notating music.

• Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.

• Evaluating music and music performances.

• Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.

• Understanding music in relation to history and culture.