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The Manitoba K-12 Music Curriculum:

MAKING

We develop language and practices for making music.
M-M1: We develop competencies for using tools and techniques to produce and represent sound and music in a variety of contexts.
M-M2: We develop listening competencies for making music.
M-M3: We develop competencies for using elements of music in a variety of contexts.

CONNECTING

We develop understandings about the significance of music by making connections to various times, places, social groups, and cultures.
M-C1: We develop understandings about people and practices in music.
M-C2: We develop understandings about the influence and impact of music.
M-C3: We develop understandings about the roles, purposes, and meanings of music.

CREATING

We generate, develop, and communicate ideas for creating music.
M-CR1: We generate ideas from a variety of sources for creating music.
M-CR2: We experiment with, develop, and use ideas for creating music.
M–CR3: We revise, refine, and share music ideas and creative work.

RESPONDING

We use critical reflection to inform music learning and to develop agency and identity.
M–R1: We generate initial reactions to music experiences.
M–R2: We critically listen to, observe, and describe music experiences.
M–R3: We analyze and interpret music experiences.
M–R4: We apply new understandings about music to construct identity and act in transformative ways.