Alaska Kindergarten Music Standards

The Kindergarten standards

Creating 3

• MU:CR1a-K

  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); Rhythim Review (2, Wk 4); Treble Clef Reivew (3, Wk 2)

• MU:CR1b-K

  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); Four Finger Fretting Exercise (5, Wk 26); Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11)

• MU:CR2b-K

  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); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Melodies, Lines and Spaces (1, Wk 4)

Performing 4

• MU:PR4a-K

  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); Chord Theory Part I (5, Wk 30); Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36)

• MU:PR5a-K

  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); Recorder King/Queen 5 - The Rainbows Shine (4, Wk 26); Lucy Locket (PK, Wk 22)

• MU:PR6a-K

  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); Recorder King/Queen 5 - The Rainbows Shine (4, Wk 26); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27)

• MU:PR6b-K

  Perform appropriately for the audience and occasion.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Wheels on the Bus (K, Wk 36); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 34); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

Responding 4

• MU:RE7a-K

  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); Holding your Ukulele (5, Wk 5); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17)

• MU:RE7b-K

  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); Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1); Mi Sol Stars (PK, Wk 20)

• MU:RE8a-K

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

• MU:RE9a-K

  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); Recorder King/Queen 5 - The Rainbows Shine (4, Wk 26); Hot Cross Buns (PK, Wk 19)

Connecting 8

• MU:CO10a-K

  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); Beet & Avocado (PK, Wk 26); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)

• MU:CO10b-K

  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); Mi Sol Stars (PK, Wk 20); Lucy Locket (PK, Wk 22)

• MU:CO10c-K

  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); Recorder King/Queen 5 - The Rainbows Shine (4, Wk 26); Tuning your Ukulele (5, Wk 4)

• MU:CO10d-K

  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); Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13); Hello Am Chord Part II (5, Wk 14)

• MU:CO11a-K

  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); Best Friends, C and G (PK, Wk 4); Solfege Slide in C Major (PK, Wk 6)

• MU:CO11b-K

  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); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); C Chord Slide (PK, Wk 10)

• MU:CO11c-K

  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); Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1); Mi Sol Stars (PK, Wk 20)

• MU:CO11d-K

  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); Recorder King/Queen 5 - The Rainbows Shine (4, Wk 26); Hot Cross Buns (PK, Wk 19)