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NCAS · 2016 · 140 standards

Illinois Elementary Music Standards

Every Illinois PK–5 general music standard in one place, grade by grade, with the Prodigies lesson that teaches each one.

Illinois does not publish a separate set of music standards. It uses the National Core Arts Standards (NCAS), so the standards below are the NCAS music standards, Pre-K to Grade 5.

Illinois Arts Learning Standards music use NCAS codes (e.g. MU:Cr1.1.Ka) with verbatim NCAS enduring understandings ('The creative ideas, concepts, and feelings that influence musicians' work emerge from a variety of sources') and essential questions. Official: isbe.net/Documents/Music-Standards.pdf.

Official nameIllinois Arts Learning Standards: Music
Published byIllinois State Board of Education
Adopted2016
Grades on this pagePK–5
Standards on this page140
Code formatMU:Cr1.1.PKa
Organized byCreating, Performing, Responding, Connecting
Official sourceisbe.net

Illinois Pre-K music standards

18 standards.

Creating 5

Performing 7

Responding 4

Connecting 2

Illinois Kindergarten music standards

19 standards.

Creating 6

Performing 7

Responding 4

Connecting 2

Illinois Grade 1 music standards

20 standards.

Creating 6

Performing 8

Responding 4

Connecting 2

Illinois Grade 2 music standards

20 standards.

Creating 6

Performing 8

Responding 4

Connecting 2

Illinois Grade 3 music standards

21 standards.

Creating 6

Performing 9

Responding 4

Connecting 2

Illinois Grade 4 music standards

21 standards.

Creating 6

Performing 9

Responding 4

Connecting 2

Illinois Grade 5 music standards

21 standards.

Creating 6

Performing 9

Responding 4

Connecting 2

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The Illinois PK–5 music standards checklist

Every standard on this page as a one-page-per-grade PDF with a box to tick, ready for your curriculum map, your evaluation binder, or the next time someone asks “how is this standards-aligned?”

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Questions teachers ask

What are the Illinois music standards called?

Illinois Arts Learning Standards: Music, published by the Illinois State Board of Education (2016).

How many elementary music standards does Illinois have?

This page lists 140 standards: 18 in Pre-K, 19 in Kindergarten, 20 in Grade 1, 20 in Grade 2, 21 in Grade 3, 21 in Grade 4, 21 in Grade 5.

Does Illinois use the National Core Arts Standards?

Yes. Illinois adopts the National Core Arts Standards directly.

Where can I find the official document?

The official source is https://www.isbe.net/Documents/Music-Standards.pdf. 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 Illinois standards?

Prodigies PK-5 has a lesson for 136 of the 140 standards on this page (97%). Every lesson is tagged to these codes. Try it free for 30 days.