Alaska Grade 1 Music Standards

The Grade 1 standards

Creating 4

• MU:CR1a-1

  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); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Wheels on the Bus (2, Wk 32)

• MU:CR1b-1

  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); Chromatic Intervals (3, Wk 33); Lightly Row Performance Part I - Steps & Skips (2, Wk 33)

• MU:CR2a-1

  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); Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Recorder Page 2 - High D Shield Patterns (4, Wk 2)

• MU:CR2b-1

  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); Lightly Row Performance Part I - Steps & Skips (2, Wk 33); Chromatic Intervals (3, Wk 33)

Performing 4

• MU:PR4a-1

  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); Welcome (5, Wk 1); Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11)

• MU:PR5a-1

  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); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Recorder King/Queen 2 - Introduction to Transposing (4, Wk 24)

• MU:PR6a-1

  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); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Compound Meter Part II (3, Wk 20)

• MU:PR6b-1

  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); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Wheels on the Bus (K, Wk 36)

Responding 4

• MU:RE7a-1

  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); Resolutions (3, Wk 28); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

• MU:RE7b-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); Chromatic Intervals (3, Wk 33); Solfege Slide in C Major (PK, Wk 6)

• MU:RE8a-1

  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); Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

• MU:RE9a-1

  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); Singing (2, Wk 21); Skidamarink (2, Wk 30)

Connecting 10

• MU:CO10a-1

  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); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 35)

• MU:CO10b-1

  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); Song Form Review (2, Wk 20); Wheels on the Bus (2, Wk 32)

• MU:CO10c-1

  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); Recorder King/Queen 5 - The Rainbows Shine (4, Wk 26); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

• MU:CO10d-1

  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); Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13); Lightly Row Performance Part III - Rehearsal (2, Wk 35)

• MU:CO11a-1

  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); Low C, High C (PK, Wk 7); Left C, Right c (PK, Wk 8)

• MU:CO11b-1

  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); C Chord Slide (PK, Wk 10); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

• MU:CO11c-1

  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); Hand Signs (K, Wk 28); Treble Clef Reivew (3, Wk 2)

• MU:CO11d-1

  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); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Compound Meter Part II (3, Wk 20)

• MU:CO11e-1

  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); Recorder Lord/Lady 2 - G to D Five Note Scale (4, Wk 19); Recorder Dragon 2 - C to G Five Note Scale (4, Wk 29)

• MU:CO11f-1

  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); Singing (2, Wk 21); Skidamarink (2, Wk 30)