Alaska Elementary Music Standards

With guidance, explore and experience musical concepts (e.g. beat and melodic contour).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Tuning your Ukulele (5, Wk 4); Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11)

With guidance, generate musical ideas (e.g. movement).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12); Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2)

With guidance, organize personal musical ideas using iconic notation and or/recording technology.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); Rhythim Review (2, Wk 3)

With guidance, demonstrate and state personal interest and cultural background in varied musical selections.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part III - Rehearsal (2, Wk 35); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

With guidance, apply personal, teacher, and peer feedback to refine performances.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

With guidance, perform music with expression.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11); Recorder Knight 2 - Breath Technique (4, Wk 13)

Perform appropriately for the audience and occasion.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Wheels on the Bus (K, Wk 36); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 34)

With guidance, students list personal interests and experiences and demonstrate why they prefer some music selections over others.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Welcome (5, Wk 1)

With guidance, demonstrate how a specific music concept (beat, melodic direction) is used in music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Watermelon (K, Wk 16); Treble Clef Reivew (3, Wk 2)

With guidance, identify expressive qualities (dynamics, tempo) that reflect creators’/ performers’ expressive intent (mood, emotion).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15); Dynamics (2, Wk 23)

With guidance, apply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sound vs Noise/Bell or Boomwhacker? (K, Wk 23); Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11)

CU: E.1-8: Culturally-knowledgeable students demonstrate an awarenss and appreciation of the relationships and processes of interaction of all elements in the world around them. a. Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, responding to music. CU: B. 1-4: Culturally-knowledgeable students are able to build on the knowedge and skills of the local cultural community as a foundation from which to achieve personal and academic success throughout life. (

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); C Major Scale Review Part II (2, Wk 2)

With guidance, demonstrate a final version of personal musical ideas to peers.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Hot Cross Buns (PK, Wk 19)

With guidance, demonstrate and state interest in varied musical selections. CU: A.1-7: Culturally-knowledgeable students are well grounded in the cultural heritage and traditions of their community.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11); Recorder Knight 2 - Breath Technique (4, Wk 13)

With guidance, demonstrate awareness of expressive qualities (voice quality, dynamics, tempo) that support the creators’ expressive intent.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)

Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.

Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Short & Long Stars (PK, Wk 2); C and Shh (PK, Wk 3)

With guidance, explore and demonstrate awareness of music contrasts (high/low, loud/ soft, same/different) in a variety of music selected for performance.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12); Compound Meter Part I (3, Wk 19)

With guidance, demonstrate how a specific music concept (beat, melodic direction) is used in music. CU: D. 1-6: Culturally-knowledgeable students are able to actively participate in various cultural environments. (Aligns with MU 11d, 11e & 11f)

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Watermelon (K, Wk 16); Treble Clef Reivew (3, Wk 2)

With guidance, apply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sound vs Noise/Bell or Boomwhacker? (K, Wk 23); Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11)

With some guidance, create musical ideas (e.g. question and answer) for specific purpose.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Knight 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, and A (4, Wk 17); Recorder Lord/Lady 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, A, B, D (4, Wk 22)

With some guidance, generate musical ideas in multiple tonalities (major and minor) and meters (duple and triple).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25); Seconds - Part II (3, Wk 9)

With some guidance, demonstrate and discuss personal reasons for selecting musical ideas representing expressive intent.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

With some guidance, use iconic or standard notation and/or recording technology to document and organize personal musical ideas.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)

With some guidance, demonstrate and discuss personal interest in, cultural background, knowledge about, and purpose of varied musical selections.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Holiday Songs (1, Wk 15); Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21)

With some guidance, apply personal, teacher, and peer feedback to refine performances.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25); Lightly Row Performance Part I - Steps & Skips (2, Wk 33)

With some guidance, perform music for a specific purpose with expression.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

Perform appropriately for the audience and occasion.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 34); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27)

With some guidance, demostrate how personal interests and experiences influence musical selection for specific purposes.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Welcome (5, Wk 1)

With some guidance, demonstrate music concepts (beat, pitch) in various styles of music for a specific purpose.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Adagio, Andante and Moderato (K, Wk 22); C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25)

With some guidance, identify expressive qualities (dynamics, tempo) that reflect creators’/ performers’ expressive intent.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36)

With some guidance, apply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music for specific purposes.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, responding to music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (1, Wk 29); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

With some guidance, demonstrate, discuss personal reasons for selecting musical ideas that represent expressive intent.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

With some guidance, convey expressive intent for a specific purpose by presenting a final version of musical ideas to peers or informal audience.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 34); Recorder King/Queen 4 - Dynamics (4, Wk 25)

Demonstrate and describe music’s expressive qualities (dynamics, tempo).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36)

Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.

Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: C and Shh (PK, Wk 3); Best Friends, C and G (PK, Wk 4)

With some guidance, create musical ideas (answering a musical question) for a specific purpose.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Lord/Lady 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, A, B, D (4, Wk 22); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

With some guidance, demonstrate knowledge of music concepts (beat, melodic contour) in music from a variety of cultures.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: 5 Note Melodies (1, Wk 27); Rhythim Review (2, Wk 4)

With some guidance, perform music for a specific purpose with expression.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)

e. With some guidance, demonstrate and identify how music concepts (beat, pitch) are used in various styles of music for a purpose.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythim Review (2, Wk 4); Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11)

f. With some guidance, apply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music for specific purposes.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

Improvise rhythmic and melodic patterns and musical ideas for a specific purpose.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24)

Generate musical patterns and ideas within a a given tonality (major and minor) and meter (duple and triple).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

Demonstrate and explain personal reasons for selecting patterns and ideas for music representing expressive intent.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Song Form Review (2, Wk 20); Wheels on the Bus (2, Wk 32)

Use iconic or standard notation and/or recording technology to combine, sequence, and document personal musical ideas.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Seconds - Part II (3, Wk 9)

Interpret and apply personal, peer, and teacher feedback to revise personal music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

Demonstrate and explain personal interest in, cultural background, knowledge about, and purpose of varied musical selections.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21)

Apply established criteria to judge the accuracy, expressiveness, and effectiveness of performances.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Skidamarink (2, Wk 30); Recorder Page 2 - High D Shield Patterns (4, Wk 2)

Perform music for a specific purpose with expression and technical accuracy.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)

Perform appropriately for the audience and purpose.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 34); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27)

Explain and demonstrate how personal interests and experiences influence musical selection for specific purposes.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1)

Describe how specific music concepts (meter, tonality) are used in various styles of music for a specific purpose.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27)

Demonstrate knowledge of expressive qualities and how they support creators’/performers’ expressive intent (tempo, dynamics, mood, emotion).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36)

Apply personal and epxressive preferences in the evaluation of music for specific purposes.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Resolutions (3, Wk 28)

Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, responding to music.

Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34)

Demonstrate, discuss reasons for selecting patterns and ideas to represent expressive intent.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Wheels on the Bus (2, Wk 32); Compound Meter Part II (3, Wk 20)

Convey expressive intent for a specific purpose by presenting a final version of musical ideas to peers or informal audience.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 34)

Demonstrate understanding of expressive qualities (dynamics, tempo) and how creators use them to convey expressive intent.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36)

Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.

Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: C and Shh (PK, Wk 3); Best Friends, C and G (PK, Wk 4)

Improvise rhythmic and melodic patterns and musical ideas for a specific purpose.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Itsy Bitsy Spider (2, Wk 31)

Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts (tonality, meter) in music from a variety of cultures.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Pizza Rhythms (2, Wk 9); Lightly Row Performance Part I - Steps & Skips (2, Wk 33)

Perform music for a specific purpose with expression and technical accuracy.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)

e. Describe how music concepts are used to support a specific purpose in music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Itsy Bitsy Spider (2, Wk 31); Finding notes on the Treble Clef (1, Wk 3)

f. Apply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music for specific purposes.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

Improvise rhythmic and melodic ideas, and describe connections to specific purpose and context (personal and social/ cultural).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19)

Generate musical ideas (rhythms and melodies) within a given tonality and/or meter. 3rd - 5th

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part I (3, Wk 19); Seconds - Part III (3, Wk 10)

Demonstrate selected musical ideas for simple improvisation or composition to express intent, and describe connection to specific purpose/context.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19)

Use standard or iconic notation and/or recording technology to document personal rhythmic and melodic musical ideas. 3rd - 5th

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part I (3, Wk 8); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

Evaluate, refine, and document revisions to personal music applying collaboratively- developed and teacher criteria/feedback. 3rd - 5th

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Intervals in C Major (3, Wk 7)

Demonstrate and explain how the selection of music to perform is influenced by personal interest, cultural background, knowledge, and context. 3rd - 5th

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part I (3, Wk 19); C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25)

Apply established criteria and teacher/peer feedback to evaluate accuracy of ensemble performances. 3rd - 5th

Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Strumming Basics (5, Wk 22); Muffin Man (2, Wk 29)

Perform music with expression and technical accuracy.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Compound Meter Part II (3, Wk 20)

Demonstrate performance and audience etiquette appropriate for context and venue.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythim Review (2, Wk 4); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 15)

Explain how selected music connects to and is influenced by specific interests, experiences or purposes.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

Demonstrate and explain how a response to music can be informed by structure, the use of the elements of music and context (personal, cultural, social). 3rd - 5th

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part III (3, Wk 10); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6)

Demonstrate knowledge of expressive qualities (dynamics, tempo) and how they support creators’/performers’ expressive intent. 3rd - 5th

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part II (3, Wk 9); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

Evaluate musical works and performances, applying established criteria, and describe appropriateness to the context.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Recorder Knight 3 - Doggie, Doggie (4, Wk 14)

Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, responding to music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); C Major Scale Review Part II (2, Wk 2)

Demonstrate selected musical ideas for a simple improvisation or composition to express intent; describe connection to a specific purpose and context.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Mi, Sol, La (1, Wk 8); Recorder Knight 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, and A (4, Wk 17)

Present the final version of created music for others, and describe connection to expressive intent.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1); Mi, Sol, La (1, Wk 8)

Demonstrate and explain how the selection of music to perform is influenced by interest, knowledge, purpose, and context. 3rd - 5th

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1); Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (1, Wk 29)

Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.

Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: C and Shh (PK, Wk 3); Best Friends, C and G (PK, Wk 4)

Improvise rhythmic and melodic ideas, and describe connection to specific purpose and context (personal, social).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19)

Demonstrate how context (personal, social) can inform a performance.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part II (3, Wk 9); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6)

Demonstrate performance decorum and audience etiquette appropriate for the context and venue.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 36); Recorder Knight 5 - Bounce High, Bounce Low (4, Wk 16)

e. Demonstrate and describe how a response to music can be informed by the structure, the use of the elements of music, and context (personal, social).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part III (3, Wk 10); Recorder Page 1 - Basic Techniques (4, Wk 1)

f. Evaluate musical works and performances, applying established criteria, and describe appropriateness to the context.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part II (3, Wk 9); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)

Improvise rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic ideas, and explain connection to specific purpose and context (personal and social/cultural).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Lord/Lady 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, A, B, D (4, Wk 22); Recorder Knight 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, and A (4, Wk 17)

Generate musical ideas (rhythms, melodies, and simple accompaniment patterns) within related tonalities (major and minor) and meters.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Semitones (3, Wk 32); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19)

Demonstrate selected and organized musical ideas for improvisation, arrangement, or composition to express intent and explain connection to purpose/ context.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Knight 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, and A (4, Wk 17); Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24)

Use standard or iconic notation and/or recording technology to document personal rhythmic, melodic, and simple harmonic musical ideas.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Itsy Bitsy Spider (2, Wk 31)

Evaluate, refine, and document revisions to personal music, applying collaboratively- developed and teacher criteria/feedback, to show improvement over time.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 36)

Demonstrate and explain how the selection of music to perform is influenced by personal interest, cultural background, knowledge, context, and technical skill.

Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Song Form Review (2, Wk 20); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34)

Apply established criteria and teacher/peer feedback to evaluate accuracy of ensemble and personal performances.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)

Perform music, alone or with others, with expression, technical accuracy, and appropriate interpretation.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Recorder Knight 1 - Let Us Play E G A (4, Wk 12)

Demonstrate performance and audience etiquette appropriate for context, venue, and genre.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Knight 5 - Bounce High, Bounce Low (4, Wk 16); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)

Explain how selected music connects to and is influenced by specific interests, experiences or purposes.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17)

Demonstrate and explain how responses to music are informed by the structure, use of the elements of music, context (personal, cultural, social).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Page 1 - Basic Techniques (4, Wk 1); Welcome (5, Wk 1)

Demonstrate and explain expressive qualities (dynamics, tempo, timbre) and how they support creators’/performers’ expressive intent.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Recorder Squire 4 - Gently Sleep (4, Wk 10)

Evaluate musical works and performances, applying established criteria, and explain appropriateness to the context.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Recorder Knight 3 - Doggie, Doggie (4, Wk 14)

Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, responding to music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 35)

Demonstrate selected and organized musical ideas for an improvisation, arrangement, or composition to express intent; explain connection to purpose and context.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Knight 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, and A (4, Wk 17); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)

Present the final version of created music for others, and explain connection to expressive intent.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

Demonstrate and explain how the selection of music to perform is influenced by interest, knowledge, context, and technical skill.

Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Recorder Knight 1 - Let Us Play E G A (4, Wk 12); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.

Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: C and Shh (PK, Wk 3); Best Friends, C and G (PK, Wk 4)

Improvise rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic ideas, and explain connection to specific purpose and context (social, cultural).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Lord/Lady 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, A, B, D (4, Wk 22); Recorder Knight 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, and A (4, Wk 17)

Explain how context (social, cultural) informs a performance.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25)

Demonstrate performance decorum and audience etiquette appropriate for the context, venue, and genre.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Knight 5 - Bounce High, Bounce Low (4, Wk 16); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 36)

e. Demonstrate and explain how responses to music are informed by the structure, the use of the elements of music, and context (social, cultural).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Page 1 - Basic Techniques (4, Wk 1); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6)

f. Evaluate musical works and performances, applying established criteria, and explain appropriateness to the context.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Page 2 - High D Shield Patterns (4, Wk 2); Skidamarink (2, Wk 30)

Improvise rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic ideas, and explain connection to specific purpose and context (personal, social/cultural and historical).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6)

Generae musical ideas (rhythms, melodies, and accompaniment patterns) within specific related tonalities, meters, and simple chord changes.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13); Chord Theory Part III (5, Wk 32)

Demonstrate selected and developed musical ideas for improvisations, arrangements, or compositions to express intent and explain connection to purpose/ context.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Chord Progressions Part I (5, Wk 18)

Use standard or iconic notation and/or recording technology to document personal rhythmic, melodic, and two-chord harmonic musical ideas.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19)

Evaluate, refine, and document revisions to personal music, applying collaboratively- developed and teacher criteria/feedback, and explain rationale for changes.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)

Demonstrate and explain how the selection of music to perform is influenced by personal interest, cultural background, knowledge, context, as well as their personal and others’ and technical skill.

Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Hello C Chord Part I (5, Wk 8); Hello C Chord Part III (5, Wk 10)

Apply established criteria and teacher/peer feedback to evaluate accuracy of ensemble and personal performances.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 34); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

Perform music, alone or with others, with expression, technical accuracy, and appropriate interpretation.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

Demonstrate performance and audience etiquette appropriate for context, venue, genre, and style.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Knight 5 - Bounce High, Bounce Low (4, Wk 16); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)

Explain, citing evidence, how selected music connects to and is influenced by specific interests, experiences, purposes or contexts.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Holding your Ukulele (5, Wk 5)

Demonstrate and explain, citing evidence, how musical responses to music are informed by the structure, the use of elements of music, and context (personal, cultural, social).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 35); Welcome (5, Wk 1)

Demonstrate and explain expressive qualities (dynamics, tempo, timbre, articulation) and how they support creators’/performers’ expressive intent.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13); Hello Am Chord Part II (5, Wk 14)

Evaluate musical works and performances, applying established criteria, and explain appropriateness to the context, citing evidence from the elements of music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 36); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)

Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, responding to music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 35); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

Demonstrate selected and developed musical ideas for improvisations, arrangements, or compositions to express intent, and explain connection to purpose and context.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Chord Progressions Part I (5, Wk 18)

Present the final version of created music for others that demonstrates craftsmanship, and explain connection to expressive intent.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13); Hello C Chord Part I (5, Wk 8)

Demonstrate and explain how the selection of music to perform is influenced by interest, knowledge, context, and technical skill.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Hello C Chord Part III (5, Wk 10)

Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.

Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: C and Shh (PK, Wk 3); Best Friends, C and G (PK, Wk 4)

Improvise rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic ideas, and explain connection to specific purpose and context (social, cultural, historical).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Lord/Lady 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, A, B, D (4, Wk 22); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19)

Explain how context (social, cultural, historical) informs performances.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17)

Demonstrate performance decorum and audience etiquette appropriate for the context, venue, genre, and style.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Knight 5 - Bounce High, Bounce Low (4, Wk 16); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 35)

e. Demonstrate and explain, citing evidence, how responses to music are informed by the structure, the use of the elements of music, and context (social, cultural, historical).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Hello C Chord Part III (5, Wk 10)

f. Evaluate musical works and performances, applying established criteria, and explain appropriateness to the context, citing evidence from the elements of music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Introduction to Intervals (3, Wk 6); C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1)