Arkansas Grades 3–5 Music Standards

The Grades 3–5 standards

Creating 6

• CR.1.C

  I can improvise through collaboration to arrange rhythmic and melodic ideas. I can create musical ideas within given guidelines.

  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); Seconds - Part I (3, Wk 8); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

• CR.1.D

  I can improvise rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic ideas. I can use ostinato to arrange rhythmic and melodic ideas.

  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); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder Page 4 - B A Shield Patterns (4, Wk 4)

• CR.2.C

  I can create short melodic patterns with ideas I’ve explored. I can name the lines and spaces of the treble clef. I can identify repeat signs, bar lines, dynamic levels, dotted half notes, whole notes and whole rests.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Chord Progressions Part I (5, Wk 18); Rhythim Review (2, Wk 4); 5 Note Melodies (1, Wk 28); The Itsy Bitsy Spider (1, Wk 30)

• CR.2.D

  I can create a phrase with ideas I’ve explored using musical expression. I can identify four sixteenth notes and triplets and compose using a variety of rhythmic patterns. I can distinguish between the treble and bass clef.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Recorder Knight 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, and A (4, Wk 17)

• CR.3.C

  I can improve my musical ideas based on feedback. I can create and share a composition based on personal musical ideas.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Recorder Knight 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, and A (4, Wk 17); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Chord Progressions Part I (5, Wk 18)

• CR.3.D

  I can revise my musical work based on teacher and peer feedback. I can share a personal composition using the correct sequence.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Recorder Knight 3 - Doggie, Doggie (4, Wk 14); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Chord Progressions Part I (5, Wk 18)

Performing 6

• PR.4.C

  I can identify musical instruments by sight and sound. I can recognize forms. I can explain to others the context of the music I choose.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Fifths Part II (3, Wk 18); Recorder Lord/Lady 1 - Let Us Play High c and High c (4, Wk 18); Recorder Page 2 - High D Shield Patterns (4, Wk 2); Recorder Page 3 - B Shield Patterns (4, Wk 3)

• PR.4.D

  I can hear differences in musical texture. I can recognize more complex forms. I can select music to perform based on personal influence and technical skill.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

• PR.5.C

  I can sing and play a variety of music with expression with guidance. I can identify music symbols.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Dynamics (2, Wk 23)

• PR.5.D

  I can sing and play a variety of music with expression independently. I can use music symbols and terms in preparing for a performance.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Dynamics (2, Wk 23)

• PR.6.C

  I can identify simple conducting patterns. I can demonstrate with guidance appropriate stage and listening skills in rehearsal, as an audience member, or as a performer.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 36); Recorder Lord/Lady 1 - Let Us Play High c and High c (4, Wk 18); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 34)

• PR.6.D

  I can respond to simple conducting patterns. I can demonstrate with guidance appropriate performance standards in rehearsal or on stage.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 34); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 35); Sound vs Noise/Bell or Boomwhacker? (K, Wk 23); Hand Signs (K, Wk 27)

Responding 6

• RE.7.C

  I can choose music based on specific musical ideas. I can explore how a musical idea supports different styles of music.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Inverse Intervals (3, Wk 26); Chord Progressions Part I (5, Wk 18); Compound Meter Part III (3, Wk 21)

• RE.7.D

  I can choose music for listening based on experience and context. I can tell why I respond to music based on specific musical ideas.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Strumming Bonus Tip (5, Wk 23); Compound Meter Part III (3, Wk 21); Inverse Intervals (3, Wk 26)

• RE.8.C

  I can explain the creator’s expressive choices using musical terms.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15)

• RE.8.D

  I can describe how personal interpretations and the performer’s interpretations reflect 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); Mi, Sol, La (1, Wk 8); Fa, Sol, La (1, Wk 12)

• RE.9.C

  I can use guidelines to evaluate musical works and performances and describe why the music sounds the way it does.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Harmonizing Part II (3, Wk 30); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Introduction to Music Class (3, Wk 1)

• RE.9.D

  I can use a teacher-provided rubric to evaluate musical works or performances.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Perfect Intervals Review (3, Wk 23); Harmonizing Part II (3, Wk 30); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Recorder Knight 3 - Doggie, Doggie (4, Wk 14)

Connecting 4

• CN.10.C

  I can discuss the manner in which other people’s experiences inspire musical works.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Hello C Chord Part III (5, Wk 10); Strumming Basics (5, Wk 22); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17)

• CN.10.D

  I can discuss the manner in which my experiences influence my interpretation of the work of others.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Harmonizing Part I (3, Wk 29); Welcome (5, Wk 1); Fifths Part II (3, Wk 18); Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1)

• CN.11.C

  I can identify connections between art forms and subjects. I can experience different cultures through listening, singing, moving, and playing. I can share stories of people who work in the field of music.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Introduction to Intervals (3, Wk 6); Major Chords (2, Wk 18)

• CN.11.D

  I can identify multiple connections between art forms and subjects. I can experience different periods of history through listening, singing, moving, and playing. I can identify career opportunities in music.

  Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Welcome (5, Wk 1); Hello C Chord Part III (5, Wk 10); Beet & Cherry (K, Wk 8)