Kentucky Elementary Music Standards

With guidance, explore and experience music concepts.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11); Recorder Knight 2 - Breath Technique (4, Wk 13)

With guidance, generate musical ideas.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11); Recorder Knight 2 - Breath Technique (4, Wk 13)

With guidance, explore and choose favorite musical ideas.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Major Chords (2, Wk 18)

With guidance, organize personal musical ideas using iconic notation and/or recording technology.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

With guidance, apply various feedback to refine personal musical ideas.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

With guidance, present a version of personal musical ideas.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Twinkle Twinkle (PK, Wk 28)

With guidance, explore the intent of various musical selections and state personal interests.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Knight 2 - Breath Technique (4, Wk 13); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27)

With guidance, explore and demonstrate awareness of music contrasts in a variety of music selected for performance.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hand Signs (K, Wk 28); Birds Fly (K, Wk 14)

With guidance, demonstrate awareness of expressive qualities that support the creators’ expressive intent.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part III - Rehearsal (2, Wk 35); Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36)

With guidance, use feedback and suggested strategies in rehearsal to improve the expressive qualities of music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part III - Rehearsal (2, Wk 35); Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36)

With guidance, perform music with expression.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

Perform appropriately for the audience.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Wheels on the Bus (K, Wk 36); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 34)

With guidance, list personal interests and experiences and demonstrate why some music selections are preferred over others.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Welcome (5, Wk 1)

With guidance, demonstrate how a specific music concept is used in music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hand Signs (K, Wk 27); Compound Meter Part III (3, Wk 21)

With guidance, explore expressive qualities that reflect creators’/performers’ expressive intent.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36); Recorder Squire 4 - Gently Sleep (4, Wk 10)

With guidance, apply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)

Recognize an experience and/or emotion that is conveyed when listening to, improvising or performing music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Recorder Page 2 - High D Shield Patterns (4, Wk 2)

With guidance, describe and demonstrate the sounds in a piece of music from various cultures.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Holiday Songs (1, Wk 15); Rhythim Review (2, Wk 4)

With limited guidance, create musical ideas for a specific purpose.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder Knight 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, and A (4, Wk 17)

With limited guidance, generate musical ideas in multiple tonalities and meters.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: F Major Chord (1, Wk 24); C Major Scale (1, Wk 31)

With limited guidance, explore and choose favorite musical ideas.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Major Chords (2, Wk 18)

With limited guidance, use iconic or standard notation and/or recording technology to document and organize personal musical ideas.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Melodies, Lines and Spaces (1, Wk 4); C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25)

With limited guidance, discuss and apply various feedback to refine personal musical ideas.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

With limited guidance, present a version of personal musical ideas that conveys expressive intent for a specific purpose.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Mi, Sol, La (1, Wk 8); Fa, Sol, La (1, Wk 12)

With limited guidance, explore and discuss the purpose of, and knowledge about, varied musical selections and personal interests.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

With limited guidance, demonstrate knowledge of music concepts in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21); Welcome (5, Wk 1)

When analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmic patterns using iconic or standard notation.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: 5 Note Melodies (1, Wk 28); Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6)

With limited guidance, demonstrate and describe music’s expressive qualities that support the creators’ expressive intent.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

With guidance, use feedback and suggested strategies in rehearsal to address interpretive challenges of music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)

With limited 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)

Perform appropriately for the audience and purpose.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 34); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27)

With limited guidance, identify and demonstrate how personal interests and experiences influence musical selection for specific purposes.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17); Welcome (5, Wk 1)

With limited guidance, demonstrate and identify how specific music concepts are used in various styles of music for a purpose.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Chord Progressions Part III (5, Wk 20)

With limited guidance, explore and identify expressive qualities that reflect creators’/performers’ expressive intent.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36); Recorder Squire 4 - Gently Sleep (4, Wk 10)

With limited guidance, apply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music for specific purposes.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)

Relate a familiar experience and/or emotion expressed in a piece of music. Identify the elements that communicate this connection.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sevenths & Octaves (3, Wk 27); Recorder Page 1 - Basic Techniques (4, Wk 1)

With limited guidance, discuss and demonstrate the sounds in a piece of music from various cultures.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Holiday Songs (1, Wk 15); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6)

Improvise rhythmic patterns, melodic patterns and musical ideas for a specific purpose.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Itsy Bitsy Spider (2, Wk 31)

Generate musical patterns and ideas within the context of a given tonality and meter.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Pizza Rhythms (2, Wk 9); Rhythim Review (2, Wk 4)

Create and explain personal reasons for selecting patterns and ideas for music that represent expressive intent.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Wheels on the Bus (2, Wk 32); Song Form Review (2, Wk 20)

Use iconic or standard notation and/or recording technology to combine, sequence and document personal musical ideas.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Steps (2, Wk 5); C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25)

Interpret and apply various feedback to revise personal music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Color Coding Your Ukulele (5, Wk 7); Perfect Intervals Review (3, Wk 23)

Present a version of personal musical ideas that conveys expressive intent for a specific purpose.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27)

Identify and explain the purpose of, and knowledge about, varied musical selections and personal interests.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21); Welcome (5, Wk 1)

When analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmic patterns and melodic patterns using iconic or standard notation.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11); Rhythm (2, Wk 22)

Demonstrate understanding of expressive qualities and how creators use them to convey expressive intent.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13)

Rehearse, identify and apply feedback and strategies to address interpretive, performance and technical challenges of music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36); Lightly Row Performance Part III - Rehearsal (2, Wk 35)

Perform music for a specific purpose with expression and technical accuracy.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)

Perform appropriately for the audience and purpose.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 34); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27)

Explain how personal interests and experiences influence musical selection for specific purposes.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1)

Describe how specific music concepts are used to support a specific purpose in music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Itsy Bitsy Spider (2, Wk 31); Finding notes on the Treble Clef (1, Wk 3)

Share knowledge of expressive qualities and how they support creators’/performers’ expressive intent.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36); C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1)

Apply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music for specific purposes.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Lightly Row Performance Part III - Rehearsal (2, Wk 35)

Describe, create and/or perform a piece of music that expresses personal meaning and explain how certain Elements of Music express this personal meaning.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

Relate an observed musical performance to the culture or environment in which the music was created and performed.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Watermelon (K, Wk 16); Do, Re, Mi (K, Wk 9)

Improvise rhythmic and melodic ideas and describe connection to specific purpose and context.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19)

Generate musical ideas within a given tonality and/or meter.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part I (3, Wk 19); Seconds - Part III (3, Wk 10)

Create selected musical ideas for a simple improvisation or composition to express intent and describe connection to a specific purpose and context.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder Knight 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, and A (4, Wk 17)

Use standard and/or iconic notation and/or recording technology to document personal rhythmic and melodic musical ideas.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Seconds - Part I (3, Wk 8)

Evaluate, refine and document revisions to personal musical ideas, applying teacher-provided and collaboratively developed criteria and feedback.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

Present the final version of personally created music to others and describe 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)

Identify and explain how the selection of music to perform is influenced by personal interest, knowledge, purpose and context.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Introduction to Intervals (3, Wk 6); C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1)

Demonstrate understanding of the form in music selected for performance.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Song Form Review (2, Wk 20); Three Cs Part II (5, Wk 12)

When analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmic patterns and melodic phrases using iconic and standard notation.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: The Itsy Bitsy Spider (1, Wk 30); Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11)

Describe how personal and social context informs a performance.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25); Welcome (5, Wk 1)

Demonstrate and describe how intent is conveyed through expressive qualities including dynamics and tempo.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15)

Apply teacher-provided and collaboratively developed criteria and feedback to refine technical accuracy, expressive qualities and identified performance challenges.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

Perform music with expression and technical accuracy.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)

Demonstrate performance decorum and audience etiquette appropriate for the context and venue.

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)

Describe how selected music connects to, and is influenced by, specific interests, experiences or purposes.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17)

Describe how a response to music can be informed by the structure, the use of the Elements of Music and personal and social context.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 35)

Describe how the expressive qualities are used in performers’ interpretations to reflect expressive intent.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36)

Evaluate musical works and performances, applying established criteria, and describe appropriateness to the context.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Recorder Knight 3 - Doggie, Doggie (4, Wk 14)

Compare the musical relationships expressed in a piece of music to relationships with another piece of music. Explain how they are the same or different.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Fifths Part I (3, Wk 17); Recorder King/Queen 2 - Introduction to Transposing (4, Wk 24)

Explain how a musical performance communicates authentic aspects of the culture, society or community from which the music originated.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Page 2 - High D Shield Patterns (4, Wk 2); Parts of the Ukulele (5, Wk 3)

Improvise rhythmic, melodic and harmonic ideas and explain connection to specific purpose and context.

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)

Create musical ideas within a chosen tonality and meter.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Compound Meter Part I (3, Wk 19)

Create selected and organized musical ideas for an improvisation, arrangement or composition to express intent and explain connection to purpose and context.

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)

Use standard and/or iconic notation and/or recording technology to document personal rhythmic, melodic and simple harmonic musical ideas.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part I (3, Wk 8); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

Evaluate, refine and document revisions to personal music, applying teacher-provided and collaboratively developed criteria and feedback to show improvement over time.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 36); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 36)

Present the final version of personally created music to others and explain connection to expressive intent.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13)

Demonstrate and explain how the selection of music to perform is influenced by personal interest, knowledge, context and technical skill.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Knight 1 - Let Us Play E G A (4, Wk 12); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

Demonstrate understanding of the form and the Elements of Music in music selected for performance.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 34); Recorder Page 1 - Basic Techniques (4, Wk 1)

When analyzing selected music, read and perform using iconic and/or standard notation.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); Key of G Major (3, Wk 34)

Explain how social and cultural context informs a performance.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17)

Demonstrate and explain how intent is conveyed through interpretive decisions and expressive qualities including dynamics, tempo and timbre.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder King/Queen 4 - Dynamics (4, Wk 25); Recorder Page 1 - Basic Techniques (4, Wk 1)

Apply teacher-provided and collaboratively developed criteria and feedback to refine technical accuracy and expressive qualities and address performance challenges.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)

Perform music, alone or with others, with expression and technical accuracy.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)

Demonstrate performance decorum and audience etiquette appropriate for the context, venue and genre.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Knight 5 - Bounce High, Bounce Low (4, Wk 16); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 36)

Explain how selected music connects to, and is influenced by, specific interests, experiences, purposes or contexts.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17)

Explain how responses to music are informed by the structure, the use of the Elements of Music and social and cultural context.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Welcome (5, Wk 1)

Explain how the expressive qualities are used in performers’ and personal interpretations to reflect expressive intent.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 4 - Gently Sleep (4, Wk 10); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

Evaluate musical works and performances, applying established criteria, and explain appropriateness to the context.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Recorder Knight 3 - Doggie, Doggie (4, Wk 14)

Compare the main idea of a piece of music to personal experiences, relationships, ideas or perspectives.

Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1)

Select and describe music from a specific genre or style and explain how the music relates to the culture, society, community or historical period from which the music originated.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21)

Improvise rhythmic, melodic and harmonic ideas and explain connection to specific purpose and context.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Lord/Lady 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, A, B, D (4, Wk 22); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19)

Create musical ideas within a specific tonality and meter with simple chord changes.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Chord Theory Part III (5, Wk 32); Chord Progressions Part IV (5, Wk 21)

Create selected and developed musical ideas for improvisations, arrangements or compositions to express intent and explain connection to purpose and context.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Chord Progressions Part I (5, Wk 18); Welcome (5, Wk 1)

Use standard and/or iconic notation and/or recording technology to document personal rhythmic, melodic and two-chord harmonic musical ideas.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part I (3, Wk 8); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

Evaluate, refine and document revisions to personal music, applying teacher-provided and collaboratively developed criteria and feedback and explain rationale for changes.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)

Present the final version of personally created music to others that demonstrates craftsmanship and explain connection to expressive intent.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13); Hello C Chord Part I (5, Wk 8)

Demonstrate and explain how intent is conveyed through interpretive decisions and expressive qualities including dynamics, tempo and articulation/style.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Strumming Speed Exercise (5, Wk 24); Dynamics (2, Wk 23)

Demonstrate and explain how the selection of music to perform is influenced by personal interest, knowledge and context, as well as their personal and others’ technical skill.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Triad Part I (PK, Wk 29)

Demonstrate understanding of the form and the Elements of Music in music selected for performance.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Three Cs Part II (5, Wk 12); Song Form Review (2, Wk 20)

When analyzing selected music, read and perform using standard notation.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); Key of G Major (3, Wk 34)

Explain how social, cultural and historical context informs performances.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6)

Apply teacher-provided and established criteria and feedback to refine technical accuracy and expressive qualities to address challenges and show improvement over time.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

Perform music, alone or with others, with expression, technical accuracy and appropriate interpretation.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

Demonstrate performance decorum and audience etiquette appropriate for the context, venue, genre and style.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Knight 5 - Bounce High, Bounce Low (4, Wk 16); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 35)

Explain, citing evidence, how selected music connects to, and is influenced by, specific interests, experiences, purposes or contexts.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Strumming Basics (5, Wk 22)

Explain, citing evidence, how responses to music are informed by the structure, the use of the Elements of Music and social, cultural and historical context.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6)

Explain, and cite evidence, how the expressive qualities are used in performers and personal interpretations to reflect expressive intent.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36)

Evaluate musical works and performances, applying established criteria, and explain appropriateness to the context, citing evidence from the Elements of Music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 36); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)

Compare two pieces of music with contrasting themes or musical material. Discuss emotions, feelings and ideas evoked by each.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27)

Describe how the musical elements and expressive qualities in a selected genre or style communicate the ideas and perspectives of the culture, community or historical period from which the music originated.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Hello C Chord Part III (5, Wk 10)