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Georgia Elementary Music Standards
Every Georgia K–5 general music standard in one place, grade by grade, with the Prodigies lesson that teaches each one.
Georgia elementary music is taught to the Georgia Standards of Excellence: Elementary General Music (2018), published by the Georgia Department of Education in 2018.
They are built on the National Core Arts Standards, organized by the four artistic processes: Creating, Performing, Responding, and Connecting.
| Official name | Georgia Standards of Excellence: Elementary General Music (2018) |
|---|---|
| Published by | Georgia Department of Education |
| Adopted | 2018 |
| Grades on this page | K–5 |
| Standards on this page | 248 |
| Code format | ESGMK.CR.1 |
| Organized by | Creating, Performing, Responding, Connecting |
| Official source | asn.desire2learn.com |
Pre-K: Georgia Early Learning and Development Standards, Creative Development
The music and creative-arts items from Georgia's early learning guidelines (2013).
CD-CR1.4aUses dance to express thoughts, feelings, and energy. Uses dance as an outlet for creativity.
CD-CR3.4aUses familiar rhymes, songs, or chants and musical instruments to express creativity.
Georgia Kindergarten music standards
39 standards. Kindergarten page, with more lesson ideas →
Creating 10
ESGMK.CR.1Improvise melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Recorder Knight 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, and A (4, Wk 17)
ESGMK.CR.1.aImprovise simple body percussion patterns.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)
ESGMK.CR.1.bImprovise soundscapes (e.g. weather, animals, other sound effects).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Recorder Knight 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, and A (4, Wk 17)
ESGMK.CR.1.cImprovise using various sound sources (e.g. electronic sounds, found sounds, body percussion, classroom instruments).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Grapefruit (K, Wk 17); Beet & Guava (1, Wk 19)
ESGMK.CR.2Compose and arrange music within specified guidelines.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); Chord Progressions Part I (5, Wk 18)
ESGMK.CR.2.aCreate sound effects to accompany songs, poems, and stories.
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)
ESGMK.CR.2.bCreate simple rhythmic patterns (e.g. quarter notes, quarter rests, barred eighth notes).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3); Beet & Cherry (K, Wk 8)
ESGMK.CR.2.cVary the text for familiar melodies, chants, and poems.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); C & G Best Friends (K, Wk 19)
ESGMK.CR3Share creative work.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Wheels on the Bus (2, Wk 32); Seconds - Part II (3, Wk 9)
ESGMK.CR3.aWith guidance, share a final version of personal musical work with peers.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Twinkle Twinkle (PK, Wk 28)
Performing 10
ESGMK.PR.1Sing a varied repertoire of music, alone and with others.
Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Fabulous F (K, Wk 10)
ESGMK.PR.1.aSing simple accompanied and unaccompanied melodies in a limited range, using head voice.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Twinkle Twinkle (PK, Wk 28); Singing (2, Wk 21)
ESGMK.PR.1.bEcho simple singing and speech patterns.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythim Review (2, Wk 4); Short & Long Stars (PK, Wk 2)
ESGMK.PR.1.cSing multiple songs representing various genres, tonalities, meters, and cultures, including at least one song in a foreign language.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 33)
ESGMK.PR.2Perform a varied repertoire of music on instruments, alone and with others.
Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2); Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3)
ESGMK.PR.2.aEcho simple rhythmic patterns with appropriate technique using body percussion and classroom instruments.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11); Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1)
ESGMK.PR.2.bPerform steady beat and simple rhythmic patterns with appropriate technique using body percussion and classroom instruments.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11); Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1)
ESGMK.PR.3Read and Notate music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm (2, Wk 22); Seconds - Part I (3, Wk 8)
ESGMK.PR.3.aRead, notate, and identify quarter notes, quarter rests, and barred eighth notes using iconic or standard notation.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11)
ESGMK.PR.3.bRead simple melodic contour representations (e.g. roller coaster).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hand Signs (K, Wk 28); Lightly Row Performance Part I - Steps & Skips (2, Wk 33)
Responding 12
ESGMK.RE.1Listen to, analyze, and describe music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 34); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34)
ESGMK.RE.1.aDistinguish between contrasts in music (e.g. pitch, duration, dynamics, tempo, timbre, form).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Wheels on the Bus (K, Wk 35); Dynamics (2, Wk 23)
ESGMK.RE.1.bDescribe music using appropriate vocabulary (e.g. high/low, loud/soft, fast/slow, long/short).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15); Wheels on the Bus (K, Wk 35)
ESGMK.RE.1.cIdentify basic classroom instruments by sight and sound.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part III (3, Wk 10); Thirds Part II (3, Wk 12)
ESGMK.RE.1.dAurally distinguish between different voices (e.g. whisper, shout, talk, sing).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Short & Long with D (K, Wk 7); What note is it? (K, Wk 29)
ESGMK.RE.2Evaluate music and music performances.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 35)
ESGMK.RE.2.aEvaluate music (e.g. learned, student-composed, improvised) and musical performances, by self and others, when given specific criteria.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Fabulous F (K, Wk 10)
ESGMK.RE.2.bRefine music and music performances by applying personal, peer, and teacher feedback.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)
ESGMK.RE.2.cExplain personal preferences for specific musical works using appropriate vocabulary.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15); Sound vs Noise/Bell or Boomwhacker? (K, Wk 23)
ESGMK.RE.3Move to a varied repertoire of music, alone and with others.
Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Fabulous F (K, Wk 10)
ESGMK.RE.3.aRespond to contrasts and events in music with locomotor movement (e.g. walk, run, hop, jump, gallop, skip) and non-locomotor movement (e.g. bend, twist, stretch, turn).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12); Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2)
ESGMK.RE.3.bPerform choreographed and non-choreographed movements.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Do Mi Sol Slide (PK, Wk 5); The Itsy Bitsy Spider (PK, Wk 15)
Connecting 7
ESGMK.CN.1Connect music to the other fine arts and disciplines outside the arts.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1); Best Friends, C and G (PK, Wk 4)
ESGMK.CN.1.aDescribe connections between music and the other fine arts.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hi High C (K, Wk 11); C Major Scale Review Part II (2, Wk 2)
ESGMK.CN.1.bDescribe connections between music and disciplines outside the fine arts.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hi High C (K, Wk 11); C Major Scale Review Part II (2, Wk 2)
ESGMK.CN.2Connect music to history and culture.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21)
ESGMK.CN.2.aPerform and respond to music from various historical periods and cultures.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Adagio, Andante and Moderato (K, Wk 22); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6)
ESGMK.CN.2.bDescribe how sounds and music are used in daily lives.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6)
ESGMK.CN.2.cDemonstrate performance etiquette and appropriate audience behavior.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Wheels on the Bus (K, Wk 36); Recorder Knight 5 - Bounce High, Bounce Low (4, Wk 16)
Georgia Grade 1 music standards
38 standards. Grade 1 page, with more lesson ideas →
Creating 9
ESGM1.CR.1Improvise melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Recorder Knight 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, and A (4, Wk 17)
ESGM1.CR.1.aImprovise simple body percussion patterns.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Blueberry (1, Wk 26); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19)
ESGM1.CR.1.bImprovise using various sound sources (e.g. electronic sounds, found sounds, body percussion, classroom instruments).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Guava (1, Wk 19); Beet & Blueberry (1, Wk 26)
ESGM1.CR.2Compose and arrange music within specified guidelines.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Mi, Sol, La (1, Wk 10); Fa, Sol, La (1, Wk 13)
ESGM1.CR.2.aCreate sound effects to accompany songs, poems, and stories.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: G Major Chord (1, Wk 22); C & G Chords (1, Wk 23)
ESGM1.CR.2.bCreate simple rhythmic patterns (e.g. quarter notes, quarter rests, barred eighth notes).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Rhythim Review (2, Wk 4)
ESGM1.CR.2.cVary the text for familiar melodies, chants, and poems.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Melodies, Lines and Spaces (1, Wk 4); Do, Re, Mi Review (1, Wk 6)
ESGM1.CR.3Share creative work.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Wheels on the Bus (2, Wk 32); Seconds - Part II (3, Wk 9)
ESGM1.CR.3.aWith limited guidance, share a final version of personal musical work.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Twinkle Twinkle (PK, Wk 28)
Performing 10
ESGM1.PR.1Sing a varied repertoire of music, alone and with others.
Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Fabulous F (K, Wk 10)
ESGM1.PR.1.aSing accompanied and unaccompanied melodies in a limited range, using head voice.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Singing (2, Wk 21); Rhythm (2, Wk 22)
ESGM1.PR.1.bEcho simple singing and speech patterns and perform call and response songs.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: 5 Note Melodies (1, Wk 28); Rhythm (2, Wk 22)
ESGM1.PR.1.cSing multiple songs representing various genres, tonalities, meters, and cultures, including at least one song in a foreign language.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2); Semitones (3, Wk 32)
ESGM1.PR.2Perform a varied repertoire of music on instruments, alone and with others.
Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2); Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3)
ESGM1.PR.2.aEcho simple rhythmic patterns with appropriate technique using body percussion and classroom instruments.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1); Beet & Blueberry (1, Wk 26)
ESGM1.PR.2.bPerform steady beat and simple rhythmic patterns with appropriate technique using body percussion and classroom instruments.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1); Beet & Blueberry (1, Wk 26)
ESGM1.PR.3Read and Notate music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm (2, Wk 22); Seconds - Part I (3, Wk 8)
ESGM1.PR.3.aRead, notate, and identify quarter notes, quarter rests, and barred eighth notes using iconic or standard notation.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Ode to Joy Performance (1, Wk 34); Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6)
ESGM1.PR.3.bRead contour representations and simple melodic patterns within a reduced staff.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: 5 Note Melodies (1, Wk 28); Finding notes on the Treble Clef (1, Wk 3)
Responding 12
ESGM1.RE.1Listen to, analyze, and describe music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 34); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34)
ESGM1.RE.1.aDistinguish between contrasts in music (e.g. pitch, duration, dynamics, tempo, timbre, form).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34)
ESGM1.RE.1.bDescribe music using appropriate vocabulary (e.g. high/low, upward/downward, loud/soft, fast/slow, long/short, same/different).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)
ESGM1.RE.1.cIdentify classroom and folk instruments by sight and sound.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part I - Steps & Skips (2, Wk 33); Seconds - Part III (3, Wk 10)
ESGM1.RE.1.dAurally distinguish between different voices (e.g. men, women, children).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Short & Long Stars (PK, Wk 2); Twinkle Twinkle (PK, Wk 28)
ESGM1.RE.2Evaluate music and music performances.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Ode to Joy Performance (1, Wk 36); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)
ESGM1.RE.2.aEvaluate music (e.g. learned, student-composed, improvised) and musical performances, by self and others, when given specific criteria.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Ode to Joy Performance (1, Wk 36); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19)
ESGM1.RE.2.bRefine music and music performances by applying personal, peer, and teacher feedback.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)
ESGM1.RE.2.cExplain personal preferences for specific musical works using appropriate vocabulary.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Finding notes on the Treble Clef (1, Wk 3); Melodies, Lines and Spaces (1, Wk 4)
ESGM1.RE.3Move to a varied repertoire of music, alone and with others.
Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Fabulous F (K, Wk 10)
ESGM1.RE.3.aRespond to contrasts and events in music with locomotor movement (e.g. walk, run, hop, jump, gallop, skip) and non-locomotor movement (e.g. bend, twist, stretch, turn).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Melodies, Lines and Spaces (1, Wk 4); Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12)
ESGM1.RE.3.bPerform choreographed and non-choreographed movements.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Do Mi Sol Slide (PK, Wk 5); The Itsy Bitsy Spider (PK, Wk 15)
Connecting 7
ESGM1.CN.1Connect music to the other fine arts and disciplines outside the arts.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1); Best Friends, C and G (PK, Wk 4)
ESGM1.CN.1.aDescribe connections between music and the other fine arts.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Scale Review Part II (2, Wk 2); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6)
ESGM1.CN.1.bDescribe connections between music and disciplines outside the fine arts.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Scale Review Part II (2, Wk 2); Hi High C (K, Wk 11)
ESGM1.CN.2Connect music to history and culture.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21)
ESGM1.CN.2.aPerform and respond to music from various historical periods and cultures.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21)
ESGM1.CN.2.bDescribe how sounds and music are used in daily lives.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Fa, Sol, La (1, Wk 12); Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1)
ESGM1.CN.2.cDemonstrate performance etiquette and appropriate audience behavior.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Ode to Joy Performance (1, Wk 36); Recorder Knight 5 - Bounce High, Bounce Low (4, Wk 16)
Georgia Grade 2 music standards
39 standards. Grade 2 page, with more lesson ideas →
Creating 7
ESGM2.CR.1Improvise melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Recorder Knight 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, and A (4, Wk 17)
ESGM2.CR.1.aImprovise simple rhythmic patterns using a variety of sound sources (e.g. electronic sounds, found sounds, body percussion, classroom instruments).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Guava Review (2, Wk 12)
ESGM2.CR.1.bImprovise simple pentatonic melodies and accompaniments.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Recorder Lord/Lady 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, A, B, D (4, Wk 22)
ESGM2.CR.2Compose and arrange music within specified guidelines.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Steps (2, Wk 6); Chord Progressions Part I (5, Wk 18)
ESGM2.CR.2.aCreate sound effects to accompany songs, poems, and stories.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: F Major Chord (2, Wk 15); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19)
ESGM2.CR.2.bCompose rhythmic patterns (e.g. quarter notes, quarter rests, barred eighth notes, half notes, half rests).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythim Review (2, Wk 4); Rhythm (2, Wk 22)
ESGM2.CR.2.cArrange rhythmic patterns to create simple forms and instrumentation.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Treble Clef Reivew (3, Wk 2)
Performing 12
ESGM2.PR.1Sing a varied repertoire of music, alone and with others.
Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Fabulous F (K, Wk 10)
ESGM2.PR.1.aSing accompanied and unaccompanied pentatonic melodies using head voice.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Scale Review Part II (2, Wk 2); Singing (2, Wk 21)
ESGM2.PR.1.bSing with others (e.g. rounds, canons, game songs, and ostinato).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Page 3 - B Shield Patterns (4, Wk 3); Three Cs Part I (5, Wk 11)
ESGM2.PR.1.cSing multiple songs representing various genres, tonalities, meters, and cultures, including at least one song in a foreign language.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Semitones (3, Wk 32); Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2)
ESGM2.PR.2Perform a varied repertoire of music on instruments, alone and with others.
Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2); Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3)
ESGM2.PR.2.aPerform steady beat and simple rhythmic patterns using body percussion and a variety of instruments with appropriate technique.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Guava Review (2, Wk 12); Rhythm (2, Wk 22)
ESGM2.PR.2.bPerform simple body percussion and instrumental parts including ostinato while other students play or sing contrasting parts.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Skips (2, Wk 8); Beet & Passionfruit (2, Wk 13)
ESGM2.PR.2.cPerform simple melodic patterns using instruments with appropriate technique.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Page 4 - B A Shield Patterns (4, Wk 4); Recorder Page 5 - B A G Shield Patterns (4, Wk 5)
ESGM2.PR.3Read and Notate music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm (2, Wk 22); Seconds - Part I (3, Wk 8)
ESGM2.PR.3.aRead, notate, and identify quarter notes, quarter rests, barred eighth notes, half notes, and half rests using iconic or standard notation.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythim Review (2, Wk 4); Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11)
ESGM2.PR.3.bRead simple melodic patterns within a treble clef staff.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Treble Clef Reivew (3, Wk 2); 5 Note Melodies (1, Wk 28)
ESGM2.PR.3.cRead, notate, and identify standard symbols (e.g. repeat sign, bar line).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm (2, Wk 22); Wheels on the Bus (2, Wk 32)
Responding 13
ESGM2.RE.1Listen to, analyze, and describe music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34); Song Form Review (2, Wk 20)
ESGM2.RE.1.aDistinguish between repeating and contrasting sections, phrases, and simple formal structures (e.g. AB, ABA).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Skips (2, Wk 8); Song Form Review (2, Wk 20)
ESGM2.RE.1.bDescribe music using appropriate vocabulary (e.g. upward/downward, forte/piano, presto/largo, long/short), appropriate mood (e.g. happy/sad), and timbre adjectives (e.g. dark/bright, heavy/light).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15)
ESGM2.RE.1.cIdentify classroom, folk, and orchestral instruments by sight and sound.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part I - Steps & Skips (2, Wk 33); Seconds - Part III (3, Wk 10)
ESGM2.RE.1.dAurally distinguish between solo/ensemble and accompanied/unaccompanied singing.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Skips (2, Wk 8); Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6)
ESGM2.RE.2Evaluate music and music performances.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Major Chords (2, Wk 17); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19)
ESGM2.RE.2.aEvaluate music (e.g. learned, student-composed, improvised) and musical performances by themselves and others with given criteria.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Seconds - Part II (3, Wk 9)
ESGM2.RE.2.bRefine music performances by applying personal, peer, and teacher feedback.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)
ESGM2.RE.2.cExplain personal preferences for specific musical works using appropriate vocabulary.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Finding notes on the Treble Clef (1, Wk 3)
ESGM2.RE.3Move to a varied repertoire of music, alone and with others.
Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Fabulous F (K, Wk 10)
ESGM2.RE.3.aRespond to contrasts and events in music with locomotor movement (e.g. walk, run, hop, jump, gallop, skip) and non-locomotor movement (e.g. bend, twist, stretch, turn).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Melodies, Lines and Spaces (1, Wk 4); Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12)
ESGM2.RE.3.bPerform choreographed and non-choreographed movements.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Do Mi Sol Slide (PK, Wk 5); The Itsy Bitsy Spider (PK, Wk 15)
ESGM2.RE.3.cPerform line and circle dances.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Do Mi Sol Slide (PK, Wk 5); Color Coding Your Ukulele (5, Wk 7)
Connecting 7
ESGM2.CN.1Connect music to the other fine arts and disciplines outside the arts.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1); Best Friends, C and G (PK, Wk 4)
ESGM2.CN.1.aDescribe connections between music and the other fine arts.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Scale Review Part II (2, Wk 2); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6)
ESGM2.CN.1.bDescribe connections between music and disciplines outside the fine arts.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Scale Review Part II (2, Wk 2); Compound Meter Part III (3, Wk 21)
ESGM2.CN.2Connect music to history and culture.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21)
ESGM2.CN.2.aPerform and respond to music from various historical periods and cultures.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21)
ESGM2.CN.2.bDescribe how sounds and music are used in daily lives.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Introduction to Music Class (3, Wk 1); Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1)
ESGM2.CN.2.cDemonstrate performance etiquette and appropriate audience behavior.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Knight 5 - Bounce High, Bounce Low (4, Wk 16); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 35)
Georgia Grade 3 music standards
41 standards. Grade 3 page, with more lesson ideas →
Creating 8
ESGM3.CR.1Improvise melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Recorder Knight 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, and A (4, Wk 17)
ESGM3.CR.1.aImprovise rhythmic question and answer phrases using a variety of sound sources.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19)
ESGM3.CR.1.bImprovise pentatonic melodies and accompaniments.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Recorder Lord/Lady 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, A, B, D (4, Wk 22)
ESGM3.CR.2Compose and arrange music within specified guidelines.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Chord Progressions Part I (5, Wk 18); Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6)
ESGM3.CR.2.aCreate rhythmic and melodic motives to enhance literature.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder Lord/Lady 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, A, B, D (4, Wk 22)
ESGM3.CR.2.bCompose rhythmic patterns in simple meter (e.g. quarter notes, quarter rests, half notes, half rests, barred eighth notes, barred sixteenth notes).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Rhythm Review Part III (3, Wk 5)
ESGM3.CR.2.cCompose melodic patterns.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Chord Progressions Part I (5, Wk 18); Recorder Knight 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, and A (4, Wk 17)
ESGM3.CR.2.dArrange rhythmic patterns to create simple forms and instrumentation.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Treble Clef Reivew (3, Wk 2); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)
Performing 12
ESGM3.PR.1Sing a varied repertoire of music, alone and with others.
Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Fabulous F (K, Wk 10)
ESGM3.PR.1.aSing accompanied and unaccompanied melodies within the range of an octave, using head voice.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Perfect Intervals Review (3, Wk 23); Inverse Intervals (3, Wk 26)
ESGM3.PR.1.bSing with others (e.g. rounds, game songs, ostinatos).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Page 3 - B Shield Patterns (4, Wk 3); Three Cs Part I (5, Wk 11)
ESGM3.PR.1.cSing multiple songs representing various genres, tonalities, meters, and cultures, including at least one song in a foreign language.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Semitones (3, Wk 32); Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2)
ESGM3.PR.2Perform a varied repertoire of music on instruments, alone and with others.
Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2); Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3)
ESGM3.PR.2.aPerform rhythmic patterns with body percussion and a variety of instruments using appropriate technique.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11); Guava Review (2, Wk 12)
ESGM3.PR.2.bPerform body percussion and instrumental parts, including ostinatos, while other students play or sing contrasting parts.
Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Semitones (3, Wk 32); Skips (2, Wk 8)
ESGM3.PR.2.cPerform melodic patterns, including pentatonic patterns, with instruments using appropriate technique.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Harmonizing Part I (3, Wk 29); Recorder Page 1 - Basic Techniques (4, Wk 1)
ESGM3.PR.3Read and Notate music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part I (3, Wk 8); Rhythm (2, Wk 22)
ESGM3.PR.3.aRead, notate, and identify quarter notes, quarter rests, half notes, half rests, barred eighth notes, and barred sixteenth notes using iconic or standard notation in simple meter.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Treble Clef Reivew (3, Wk 2); Compound Meter Part I (3, Wk 19)
ESGM3.PR.3.bRead melodic patterns within a treble clef staff.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Treble Clef Reivew (3, Wk 2); Introduction to Music Class (3, Wk 1)
ESGM3.PR.3.cRead, notate, and identify standard symbols (e.g. repeat sign, bar line, double bar line, time signatures, crescendo/decrescendo).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Dynamics (2, Wk 23)
Responding 14
ESGM3.RE.1Listen to, analyze, and describe music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds, Thirds and Fourths Review (3, Wk 16); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)
ESGM3.RE.1.aDistinguish between repeating and contrasting sections, phrases, and simple formal structures (e.g. AB, ABA, rondo).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Skips (2, Wk 8); Song Form Review (2, Wk 20)
ESGM3.RE.1.bDescribe music using appropriate vocabulary (e.g. upward/downward, forte/piano/mezzo, presto/largo/moderato, smooth/separated), intervals (e.g. step, skip, repeat, leap), timbre adjectives (e.g. dark/bright), and texture (e.g. thick/thin).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Semitones (3, Wk 32)
ESGM3.RE.1.cIdentify and classify (e.g. families, ensembles) classroom, orchestral, and American folk instruments by sight and sound.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part III (3, Wk 10); Thirds Part II (3, Wk 12)
ESGM3.RE.1.dAurally distinguish between solo/ensemble and accompanied/unaccompanied singing.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Skips (2, Wk 8); Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6)
ESGM3.RE.2Evaluate music and music performances.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Major Chords (2, Wk 17)
ESGM3.RE.2.aWith teacher's guidance, collaborate to develop criteria for evaluation of music and music performances (e.g. learned, student-composed, improvised).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm Reivew Part II (3, Wk 4); Harmonizing Part III (3, Wk 31)
ESGM3.RE.2.bUse formal and/or informal criteria to evaluate music and musical performances by themselves and others.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part II (3, Wk 9); Harmonizing Part II (3, Wk 30)
ESGM3.RE.2.cRefine music performances by applying personal, peer, and teacher feedback.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Intervals in C Major (3, Wk 7)
ESGM3.RE.2.dExplain personal preferences for specific musical works using appropriate vocabulary.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Finding notes on the Treble Clef (1, Wk 3)
ESGM3.RE.3Move to a varied repertoire of music, alone and with others.
Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Fabulous F (K, Wk 10)
ESGM3.RE.3.aRespond to contrasts and events in music with locomotor and non-locomotor movement.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm Reivew Part I (3, Wk 3); Rhythm Reivew Part II (3, Wk 4)
ESGM3.RE.3.bPerform choreographed and non-choreographed movements.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Do Mi Sol Slide (PK, Wk 5); The Itsy Bitsy Spider (PK, Wk 15)
ESGM3.RE.3.cPerform line and circle dances, including traditional folk dances.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part I - Steps & Skips (2, Wk 33); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17)
Connecting 7
ESGM3.CN.1Connect music to the other fine arts and disciplines outside the arts.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1); Best Friends, C and G (PK, Wk 4)
ESGM3.CN.1.aDescribe connections between music and the other fine arts.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part III (3, Wk 21); Chromatic Intervals (3, Wk 33)
ESGM3.CN.1.bDescribe connections between music and disciplines outside the fine arts.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part III (3, Wk 21); Chromatic Intervals (3, Wk 33)
ESGM3.CN.2Connect music to history and culture.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21)
ESGM3.CN.2.aPerform and respond to music from various historical periods and cultures.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21)
ESGM3.CN.2.bDescribe how sounds and music are used in daily lives.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Introduction to Music Class (3, Wk 1); Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1)
ESGM3.CN.2.cDemonstrate performance etiquette and appropriate audience behavior.
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)
Georgia Grade 4 music standards
46 standards. Grade 4 page, with more lesson ideas →
Creating 8
ESGM4.CR.1Improvise melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
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)
ESGM4.CR.1.aImprovise rhythmic question and answer phrases using a variety of sound sources.
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)
ESGM4.CR.1.bImprovise pentatonic melodies and accompaniments.
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)
ESGM4.CR.2Compose and arrange music within specified guidelines.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Chord Progressions Part I (5, Wk 18); Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6)
ESGM4.CR.2.aCreate rhythmic and melodic motives to enhance literature.
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)
ESGM4.CR.2.bCompose rhythmic patterns in simple meter (e.g. quarter notes, quarter rests, barred eighth notes, half notes, half rests, dotted half notes, sixteenth notes, whole notes, whole rests).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Chord Progressions Part I (5, Wk 18)
ESGM4.CR.2.cCompose melodic patterns.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Knight 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, and A (4, Wk 17); Chord Progressions Part I (5, Wk 18)
ESGM4.CR.2.dArrange rhythmic patterns to create simple forms and instrumentation.
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)
Performing 15
ESGM4.PR.1Sing a varied repertoire of music, alone and with others.
Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Fabulous F (K, Wk 10)
ESGM4.PR.1.aSing accompanied and unaccompanied melodies within an appropriate range using head voice.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sevenths & Octaves (3, Wk 27); Melodies with Low C and High c (5, Wk 27)
ESGM4.PR.1.bSing with others (e.g. rounds, canons, game songs, partner songs, and ostinato).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Page 3 - B Shield Patterns (4, Wk 3); Recorder Squire 2 - Warm Up #1 (4, Wk 8)
ESGM4.PR.1.cSing multiple songs representing various genres, tonalities, meters, and cultures, including at least one song in a foreign language.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Semitones (3, Wk 32); Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2)
ESGM4.PR.1.dSing expressively, following the cues of a conductor.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Dragon 2 - C to G Five Note Scale (4, Wk 29); Sixths Part II (3, Wk 25)
ESGM4.PR.2Perform a varied repertoire of music on instruments, alone and with others.
Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2); Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3)
ESGM4.PR.2.aPerform rhythmic patterns with body percussion and a variety of instruments using appropriate technique.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11); Guava Review (2, Wk 12)
ESGM4.PR.2.bPerform body percussion and instrumental parts, including ostinatos, while other students play or sing contrasting parts.
Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Semitones (3, Wk 32); Skips (2, Wk 8)
ESGM4.PR.2.cPerform simple major/minor melodic patterns with appropriate technique.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 4 - Gently Sleep (4, Wk 10); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27)
ESGM4.PR.2.dPerform multiple songs representing various genres, tonalities, meters, and cultures.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder King/Queen 4 - Dynamics (4, Wk 25); Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21)
ESGM4.PR.2.ePerform instrumental parts expressively, following the cues of a conductor.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Dragon 2 - C to G Five Note Scale (4, Wk 29); Sixths Part II (3, Wk 25)
ESGM4.PR.3Read and Notate music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm (2, Wk 22); Seconds - Part I (3, Wk 8)
ESGM4.PR.3.aRead, notate, and identify, in various meters, iconic or standard notation (e.g. quarter notes, quarter rests, barred eighth notes, half notes, half rests, dotted half notes, barred sixteenth notes, whole notes, whole rests).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25)
ESGM4.PR.3.bRead and notate melodic patterns within a treble clef staff.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Treble Clef Reivew (3, Wk 2); 5 Note Melodies (1, Wk 28)
ESGM4.PR.3.cRead, notate, and identify standard symbols (e.g. repeat sign, bar line, double bar line, 1st and 2nd endings, coda, time signatures, accent mark, crescendo/decrescendo).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Dynamics (2, Wk 23)
Responding 16
ESGM4.RE.1Listen to, analyze, and describe music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 34); Recorder Squire 4 - Gently Sleep (4, Wk 10)
ESGM4.RE.1.aDistinguish between repeating and contrasting sections, phrases, and formal structures (e.g. AB, ABA, verse/refrain, rondo, introduction, coda).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Song Form Review (2, Wk 20); Skips (2, Wk 8)
ESGM4.RE.1.bDescribe music using appropriate vocabulary (e.g. fortissimo/pianissimo, presto/largo/moderato/allegro/adagio, legato/staccato, major/minor), intervals (e.g. step, skip, repeat, leap), timbre adjectives (e.g. dark/bright), and texture adjectives (e.g. thick/thin).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13)
ESGM4.RE.1.cIdentify and classify (e.g. families, ensembles) classroom, orchestral, American folk, and world instruments by sight and sound.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part I - Steps & Skips (2, Wk 33); Seconds - Part III (3, Wk 10)
ESGM4.RE.1.dAurally distinguish between various ensembles.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); Short & Long with D (K, Wk 7)
ESGM4.RE.1.eAurally distinguish between soprano, alto, tenor, and bass instruments and voices.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: What note is it? (K, Wk 29); Short & Long Stars (PK, Wk 2)
ESGM4.RE.1.fAurally identify tonal center.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: F Major Chord (1, Wk 24); C Major scale note review (K, Wk 34)
ESGM4.RE.2Evaluate music and music performances.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Major Chords (2, Wk 17)
ESGM4.RE.2.aUse teacher-provided and collaboratively developed criteria for evaluation of music and music performances (e.g. learned, student-composed, improvised).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Page 4 - B A Shield Patterns (4, Wk 4); Ode to Joy Performance (1, Wk 35)
ESGM4.RE.2.bUse formal and/or informal criteria to evaluate music and musical performances by themselves and others.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Page 3 - B Shield Patterns (4, Wk 3); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)
ESGM4.RE.2.cRefine music performances by applying personal, peer, and teacher feedback.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)
ESGM4.RE.2.dExplain personal preferences for specific musical works using appropriate vocabulary.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Finding notes on the Treble Clef (1, Wk 3)
ESGM4.RE.3Move to a varied repertoire of music, alone and with others.
Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Fabulous F (K, Wk 10)
ESGM4.RE.3.aRespond to contrasts and events in music with locomotor and non-locomotor movement.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12); Rhythm Reivew Part I (3, Wk 3)
ESGM4.RE.3.bPerform choreographed and non-choreographed movements.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Do Mi Sol Slide (PK, Wk 5); The Itsy Bitsy Spider (PK, Wk 15)
ESGM4.RE.3.cPerform line and circle dances, including traditional folk dances.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Recorder Squire 4 - Gently Sleep (4, Wk 10)
Connecting 7
ESGM4.CN.1Connect music to the other fine arts and disciplines outside the arts.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1); Best Friends, C and G (PK, Wk 4)
ESGM4.CN.1.aDiscuss connections between music and the other fine arts.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Chromatic Intervals (3, Wk 33)
ESGM4.CN.1.bDiscuss connections between music and disciplines outside the fine arts
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Chromatic Intervals (3, Wk 33)
ESGM4.CN.2Connect music to history and culture.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21); Welcome (5, Wk 1)
ESGM4.CN.2.aPerform and respond to music from various historical periods and cultures.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21)
ESGM4.CN.2.bDiscuss how sounds and music are used in daily lives.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13)
ESGM4.CN.2.cDescribe and demonstrate performance etiquette and appropriate audience behavior.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Knight 5 - Bounce High, Bounce Low (4, Wk 16); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 35)
Georgia Grade 5 music standards
45 standards. Grade 5 page, with more lesson ideas →
Creating 6
ESGM5.CR.1Improvise melodies, variations, and accompaniments. Improvise rhythmic phrases.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Recorder Knight 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, and A (4, Wk 17)
ESGM5.CR.1.aImprovise melodies and accompaniments.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Melodies with Row Your Boat (5, Wk 28); Melodies with Frere Jacques (5, Wk 29)
ESGM5.CR.2Compose and arrange music within specified guidelines.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Chord Progressions Part I (5, Wk 18); Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6)
ESGM5.CR.2.aCreate rhythmic and melodic motives to enhance literature.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Melodies with Row Your Boat (5, Wk 28); Melodies with Frere Jacques (5, Wk 29)
ESGM5.CR.2.bCompose music (with or without text) within an octave scale in simple meter (e.g. quarter notes, quarter rests, barred eighth notes, half notes, half rests, dotted half notes, barred sixteenth notes, whole notes, whole rests, dotted quarter notes, single eighth notes, eighth rests, triplets).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Chord Progressions Part I (5, Wk 18); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)
ESGM5.CR.2.cArrange rhythmic patterns to create simple forms, instrumentation, and various styles.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Chord Theory Part III (5, Wk 32); Rhythim Review (2, Wk 4)
Performing 15
ESGM5.PR.1Sing a varied repertoire of music, alone and with others.
Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Fabulous F (K, Wk 10)
ESGM5.PR.1.aSing accompanied and unaccompanied melodies within an appropriate range using head voice.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Melodies with Low C and High c (5, Wk 27); Sevenths & Octaves (3, Wk 27)
ESGM5.PR.1.bSing with others (e.g. rounds, canons, game songs, partner songs, ostinatos).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Page 3 - B Shield Patterns (4, Wk 3); Recorder Squire 2 - Warm Up #1 (4, Wk 8)
ESGM5.PR.1.cSing multiple songs representing various genres, tonalities, meters, and cultures, including at least one song in a foreign language.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Semitones (3, Wk 32); Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2)
ESGM5.PR.1.dSing expressively, following the cues of a conductor.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Dragon 2 - C to G Five Note Scale (4, Wk 29); Sixths Part II (3, Wk 25)
ESGM5.PR.2Perform a varied repertoire of music on instruments, alone and with others.
Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2); Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3)
ESGM5.PR.2.aPerform rhythmic patterns with body percussion and a variety of instruments using appropriate technique.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11); Guava Review (2, Wk 12)
ESGM5.PR.2.bPerform simple major/minor melodic patterns with appropriate technique.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 4 - Gently Sleep (4, Wk 10); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27)
ESGM5.PR.2.cPerform body percussion and instrumental parts, including ostinatos, while other students play or sing contrasting parts.
Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Semitones (3, Wk 32); Skips (2, Wk 8)
ESGM5.PR.2.dPerform multiple songs representing various genres, tonalities, meters, and cultures.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Chord Progressions Part III (5, Wk 20)
ESGM5.PR.2.ePerform instrumental parts expressively, following the cues of a conductor.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sixths Part II (3, Wk 25); Recorder Dragon 2 - C to G Five Note Scale (4, Wk 29)
ESGM5.PR.3Read and Notate music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm (2, Wk 22); Seconds - Part I (3, Wk 8)
ESGM5.PR.3.aRead, notate, and identify, in various meters, iconic, and standard notation (e.g. quarter notes, quarter rests, barred eighth notes, half notes, half rests, dotted half notes, barred sixteenth notes, whole notes, whole rests, dotted quarter notes, single eighth notes, eighth rests, triplets).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25)
ESGM5.PR.3.bRead and notate melodic patterns within a treble clef staff.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Treble Clef Reivew (3, Wk 2); 5 Note Melodies (1, Wk 28)
ESGM5.PR.3.cRead, notate, and identify standard symbols (e.g. repeat sign, bar line, double bar line, time signatures, crescendo/decrescendo, 1st and 2nd endings, coda, accent mark, accelerando/ritardando, sharp/flat).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Dynamics (2, Wk 23)
Responding 16
ESGM5.RE.1Listen to, analyze, and describe music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 34); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34)
ESGM5.RE.1.aDistinguish between repeating and contrasting sections, phrases, and formal structures (e.g. AB, ABA, verse/refrain, rondo, introduction, coda, theme/variations).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Three Cs Part II (5, Wk 12)
ESGM5.RE.1.bDescribe music using appropriate vocabulary (e.g. fortissimo/pianissimo, presto/largo/moderato/allegro/adagio, legato/staccato, major/minor), intervals (e.g. step, skip, repeat, leap), timbre adjectives (e.g. dark/bright), and texture (e.g. unison/harmony).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13); Chord Progressions Part III (5, Wk 20)
ESGM5.RE.1.cIdentify and classify (e.g. families, ensembles) classroom, orchestral, American folk and world instruments by sight and sound.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part I - Steps & Skips (2, Wk 33); Seconds - Part III (3, Wk 10)
ESGM5.RE.1.dAurally distinguish between various ensembles.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); Short & Long with D (K, Wk 7)
ESGM5.RE.1.eAurally distinguish between soprano, alto, tenor, and bass instruments and voices.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Types of Ukuleles (5, Wk 2); Hello C Chord Part I (5, Wk 8)
ESGM5.RE.1.fAurally identify tonal center.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: F Major Chord (1, Wk 24); C Major scale note review (K, Wk 34)
ESGM5.RE.2Evaluate music and music performances.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Major Chords (2, Wk 17)
ESGM5.RE.2.aUse teacher-provided and collaboratively developed criteria for evaluation of music and music performances (e.g. learned, student composed, improvised).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Page 4 - B A Shield Patterns (4, Wk 4); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19)
ESGM5.RE.2.bUse formal and/or informal criteria to evaluate music and musical performances by themselves and others.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part II (3, Wk 9); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19)
ESGM5.RE.2.cRefine music performances by applying personal, peer, and teacher feedback.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hello F Chord Part II (5, Wk 17); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)
ESGM5.RE.2.dExplain personal preferences for specific musical works using appropriate vocabulary.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Finding notes on the Treble Clef (1, Wk 3)
ESGM5.RE.3Move to a varied repertoire of music, alone and with others.
Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Fabulous F (K, Wk 10)
ESGM5.RE.3.aRespond to contrasts and events in music with locomotor and non-locomotor movement.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12); Rhythm Reivew Part I (3, Wk 3)
ESGM5.RE.3.bPerform choreographed and non-choreographed movements.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Do Mi Sol Slide (PK, Wk 5); The Itsy Bitsy Spider (PK, Wk 15)
ESGM5.RE.3.cPerform line and circle dances, including traditional folk dances.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part I - Steps & Skips (2, Wk 33); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17)
Connecting 8
ESGM5.CN.1Connect music to the other fine arts and disciplines outside the arts.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1); Best Friends, C and G (PK, Wk 4)
ESGM5.CN.1.aDiscuss connections between music and the other fine arts.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Chromatic Intervals (3, Wk 33); Hi High C (K, Wk 11)
ESGM5.CN.1.bDiscuss connections between music and disciplines outside the fine arts.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Chromatic Intervals (3, Wk 33); Hi High C (K, Wk 11)
ESGM5.CN.1.cDescribe various career paths in music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythim Review (2, Wk 3); Pizza Rhythms (2, Wk 9)
ESGM5.CN.2Connect music to history and culture.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Hello C Chord Part III (5, Wk 10)
ESGM5.CN.2.aPerform and respond to music from various historical periods and cultures.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Hello C Chord Part III (5, Wk 10)
ESGM5.CN.2.bDiscuss how sounds and music are used in daily lives.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13); Chord Progressions Part IV (5, Wk 21)
ESGM5.CN.2.cDescribe and demonstrate performance etiquette and appropriate audience behavior.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Knight 5 - Bounce High, Bounce Low (4, Wk 16); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 35)
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The Georgia K–5 music standards checklist
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Questions teachers ask
What are the Georgia music standards called?
Georgia Standards of Excellence: Elementary General Music (2018), published by the Georgia Department of Education (2018).
How many elementary music standards does Georgia have?
This page lists 248 standards: 39 in Kindergarten, 38 in Grade 1, 39 in Grade 2, 41 in Grade 3, 46 in Grade 4, 45 in Grade 5.
Does Georgia use the National Core Arts Standards?
Yes. The GA Music are built on the NCAS artistic processes, with Georgia's own codes and wording.
Where can I find the official document?
The official source is https://asn.desire2learn.com/resources/D2975911. This page copies the standard text word for word and adds grade-by-grade navigation and lesson matches.
Is there a music curriculum aligned to the Georgia standards?
Prodigies PK-5 has a lesson for 227 of the 248 standards on this page (92%). Every lesson is tagged to these codes. Try it free for 30 days.