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 SC General Music Curriculum Standards for Grades 3-5
 

  1. Singing
    Students will
    1. sing independently, on pitch, and in rhythm, using appropriate timbre, diction and posture, while maintaining a steady tempo.
    2. sing expressively, with appropriate dynamics, phrasing and interpretation.
    3. sing from memory a varied repertoire of music representing genres and styles from diverse cultures.
    4. sing alone and with others a varied repertoire of music including partner songs, descants, ostinati, and rounds.
    5. sing in groups, blending vocal timbres, matching dynamic levels, and responding to the cues of a conductor.
  2. Instrumental
     Students will
    1. play pitched and unpitched instruments in rhythm, with appropriate posture, dynamics and timbre, while maintaining a steady tempo.
    2. play easy rhythmic, melodic and chordal patterns accurately and independently on rhythmic and harmonic classroom instrument.
    3. play expressively a varied repertoire of music representing diverse genres, cultures, and time periods.
    4. echo and create rhythmic and melodic patterns.
    5. play in groups blending instrumental parts, matching dynamic levels, and responding to the cues of a conductor.
    6. play independent instrumental parts while others sing or play contrasting parts.
  3.  Improvisation
    Students will
    1. improvise in the same style, responses (answers) to given rhythmic and melodic patterns (questions).
    2. improvise simple rhythmic and melodic ostinato patterns and accompaniments.
    3. improvise simple rhythmic and melodic embellishments.
    4. improvise short songs and instrumental pieces using traditional and nontraditional sound sources.
  4. Composition
    Students will
    1. compose and arrange music using standard and nonstandard notation.
    2. compose and arrange music to accompany readings and dramatizations.
    3. compose and arrange short songs and instrumental pieces within specified guidelines, using basic music elements.
    4. compose and arrange using a variety of sound sources.
  5. Reading and Notation
    Students will
    1. read and write rhythmic notation including whole, half, quarter, eighth, sixteenth notes, dotted notes, corresponding rests, and syncopation.
    2. read and write melodic notation applying a knowledge of extended pentatonic, diatonic, and major/minor modes.
    3. identify symbols and terminology for dynamics, tempo, and articulation, and interpret these correctly when performing.
    4. write notation using standard symbols for meter, rhythm, pitch and dynamics.
  6. Analysis
    Students will
    1. identify examples of music forms including motive to phrase, 4-bar phrase, canon, rondo, AABA, 12-bar blues, and theme and variation.
    2. demonstrate perceptual skills by moving, answering questions, and describing listening selections representing diverse musical styles.
    3. explain music using appropriate terminology for pitch, notation, meter, chords, voices, instruments and performances.
    4. identify by sight and sound a variety of instruments including orchestra, band, multicultural and digital
    5. demonstrate movement and emotional response to prominent music characteristics while listening.
  7. Evaluation
    Students will
    1.   devise criteria for evaluating performances and compositions based upon musical concepts, ideas, and values.
    2. explain using appropriate music terminology, personal preferences for specific musical works and styles.
    3. apply music concepts when determining the quality of personal performances, performances of others and when offering constructive suggestions for improvement.
  8.  Music Connections
    Students will
    1. explain the role of music in life experiences, celebrations, community functions, and special events.
    2. identify ways in which the principles and subject matter of other disciplines taught in school are interrelated with those of music.
    3. identify similarities and differences in the meanings of common terms used in the various art disciplines.
  9. History and Culture
    Students will
    1. listen to and identify, by genre or style, examples of music from various historical periods and world cultures.
    2. describe how elements of music are used in music examples from various cultures of the world.
    3. identify various uses of music in daily experiences and describe characteristics that make certain music suitable for each use.
    4. identify and describe roles of musicians  in various settings and world cultures.
    5. demonstrate audience behavior appropriate for the context and style of music performed.

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

 


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