Maine Elementary Music Standards

Listen and respond to diverse music experiences by singing, playing, moving, etc.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12)

Explore expressive qualities of music through movement.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12); Compound Meter Part II (3, Wk 20)

Explore music that represents a range of emotions.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3); Chord Theory Part IV (5, Wk 33)

Explore how music is used for a variety of purposes and occasions.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12); Hand Signs (K, Wk 28)

Explore music from a variety of societal, cultural, and historical contexts and respond through singing, listening, or moving.

Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Adagio, Andante and Moderato (K, Wk 22)

With guidance, explore vocal range, pitch flexibility, and types of voices (i.e., whisper, speak, sing, call/shout, thinking/audiate.).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Twinkle Twinkle (PK, Wk 28); Short & Long Stars (PK, Wk 2)

With guidance, explore a variety of classroom instruments.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12); Beet & Watermelon (K, Wk 16)

With guidance, perform simple songs and echo phrases.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 16)

Share short songs as a group with others, in formal and/or informal settings.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Fabulous F (K, Wk 10); Harmonizing Part III (3, Wk 31)

With substantial guidance, explore the concept of audiation.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Short & Long with D (K, Wk 7); Hi High C (K, Wk 11)

With guidance, explore vocal flexibility and songs within an appropriate vocal range.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Melodies with Low C and High c (5, Wk 27); Major Chords (2, Wk 18)

With guidance, use movement to explore pulse in duple and triple meter.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2); Rhythm Reivew Part I (3, Wk 3)

With guidance, explore music opposites (e.g., loud/soft, high/low, fast/slow, etc.).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Wheels on the Bus (K, Wk 35); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34)

Demonstrate taking turns and active listening skills.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 36); Do Re Mi Intro (PK, Wk 16)

With guidance, perform songs and poems as a group and respond to teacher cues (i.e., my turn-your turn, start-stop, etc.).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hand Signs (K, Wk 27); Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1)

With guidance, explore vocal and instrumental sounds.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11); Singing (2, Wk 21)

Explore visual and kinesthetic representations of sound.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12); Hello Am Chord Part III (5, Wk 15)

With guidance, explore ways to change a familiar song or poem.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder King/Queen 2 - Introduction to Transposing (4, Wk 24); Major Chords (2, Wk 16)

With guidance, identify characteristics and themes within diverse music experiences.

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

Respond to expressive qualities of music through movement.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part II (3, Wk 20); Hello Am Chord Part II (5, Wk 14)

With guidance, identify emotions and personal connections that relate to a selected piece of music.

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

Explore how music relates to other disciplines when experiencing music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Types of Ukuleles (5, Wk 2); Recorder Lord/Lady 3 - G Major Arpeggio (4, Wk 20)

With guidance, experience repertoire from a variety of societal, cultural, and historical contexts by singing, moving, and playing in a manner appropriate to the context of the music.

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

With guidance, sing in head voice and demonstrate types of voices.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Twinkle Twinkle (PK, Wk 28); Short & Long Stars (PK, Wk 2)

With guidance, perform on a variety of classroom instruments with proper posture and basic techniques.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 4 - Gently Sleep (4, Wk 10); Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11)

With guidance, perform a variety of melodies and call-and-response songs.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: 5 Note Melodies (1, Wk 28); Seconds - Part II (3, Wk 9)

Share short songs as a group with others, in formal and/or informal settings. With guidance, apply teacher-provided feedback.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36); Resolutions (3, Wk 28)

As a group, audiate and perform the motions of a poem and/or song.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: F Major Chord (2, Wk 15); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27)

With guidance, show melodic contour and echo a variety of tonal patterns and/or fragments vocally.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Do, Re, Mi Review (1, Wk 5); Hand Signs (K, Wk 28)

With guidance, maintain a steady pulse in duple and triple meter.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Pizza Rhythms (2, Wk 9); Compound Meter Part I (3, Wk 19)

With guidance, identify music opposites using applicable descriptors.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Ode to Joy Performance (1, Wk 33); Melodies with Frere Jacques (5, Wk 29)

Explore cooperative skills (individual and group responsibilities) in order to perform as a group.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major & G Major Chords (1, Wk 20); C Major Scale (1, Wk 31)

With guidance, perform words, motions, and/or instruments of songs and poems in time with the group.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: G Major Chord (1, Wk 22); Wheels on the Bus (K, Wk 35)

With guidance, improvise/create short answers, rhythmic patterns, beat motions, and/or word substitutions.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Blueberry (1, Wk 26); Rhythim Review (2, Wk 4)

With guidance, choose visual and kinesthetic representations of sound.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Fifths Part I (3, Wk 17); Bye Bye Baby Bunting (PK, Wk 24)

With guidance, apply collaborative alterations to a familiar song or poem.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Page 4 - B A Shield Patterns (4, Wk 4); C & G Best Friends (K, Wk 19)

With guidance, discuss music characteristics.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hi High C (K, Wk 11); Sevenths & Octaves (3, Wk 27)

Represent expressive qualities of music through movement.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Song Form Review (2, Wk 20); Muffin Man (2, Wk 29)

With guidance, discuss emotions and personal connections that relate to a selected piece of music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Chromatic Intervals (3, Wk 33)

With guidance, identify relationships between music and another art or discipline outside the arts.

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

With guidance, discuss characteristics of music from a variety of societal, cultural, and historical contexts.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Steps (2, Wk 6); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6)

Sing in head voice with proper posture.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Page 1 - Basic Techniques (4, Wk 1); Hello C Chord Part II (5, Wk 9)

Perform on a variety of classroom instruments with appropriate hand placement.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Page 3 - B Shield Patterns (4, Wk 3); Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11)

Explore and perform basic forms in music (i.e., binary, ternary, rondo, etc.).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Color Coding Your Ukulele (5, Wk 7)

Share short songs as a group with others, in formal and/or informal settings. As a group, reflect on performances and apply feedback.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)

With guidance, independently audiate and perform the motions of a poem and/or song.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part II (3, Wk 9); Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11)

With guidance, recognize familiar tonal patterns and songs performed instrumentally and/or on a neutral syllable.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Simple Songs Review (2, Wk 28); C Major Scale (1, Wk 32)

With guidance, recognize rhythms of familiar songs and poems, performed instrumentally and/or on a neutral syllable.

Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: C Major Deskbells Review (2, Wk 26); Melodies, Lines and Spaces (1, Wk 4)

With guidance, discuss expressive qualities of music using applicable descriptors.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Muffin Man (2, Wk 29); Skidamarink (2, Wk 30)

With guidance, demonstrate active participation and communication skills in group music making (e.g., basic problem solving, compromise, inclusion, personal responsibility, etc.).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1); Major Chords (2, Wk 18)

With guidance, apply simple visual cues from a conductor to a performance.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Dragon 2 - C to G Five Note Scale (4, Wk 29); Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11)

With guidance, vocally and instrumentally improvise/create short melodies and rhythms.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24)

With guidance, plan and arrange visual and kinesthetic representations of sound.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Treble Clef Reivew (3, Wk 2); Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11)

With guidance, apply individually selected alterations to a familiar song or poem.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Scale Review Part II (2, Wk 2); Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11)

Discuss, compare, and contrast diverse music experiences.

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

Compare and contrast the elements of music through movement.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm Reivew Part I (3, Wk 3); Rhythm Reivew Part II (3, Wk 4)

Explore how personal interests and skills relate to choices when experiencing music.

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

With guidance, discuss relationships between music and another art or discipline outside the arts.

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

Explore and discuss characteristics of music from a variety of societal, cultural, and historical contexts.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part II (3, Wk 9); Compound Meter Part I (3, Wk 19)

Sing in head voice with increasing pitch accuracy using proper posture.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 36); Strumming Speed Exercise (5, Wk 24)

Perform songs on a variety of classroom instruments with appropriate technique, and in various tonalities and meters.

Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Harmonizing Part I (3, Wk 29); Introduction to Intervals (3, Wk 6)

Explore and perform music in basic forms with increasing technical accuracy at a consistent tempo.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Three Cs Part I (5, Wk 11); Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13)

Demonstrate short songs alone or with others, in formal and/or informal settings. With guidance, reflect on performances and apply feedback.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part II (3, Wk 9); Resolutions (3, Wk 28)

Demonstrate the ability to audiate with increasing accuracy by recreating familiar musical ideas alone.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Harmonizing Part III (3, Wk 31); Three Cs Part I (5, Wk 11)

With guidance, echo and decode, with increasing accuracy, a variety of tonal and rhythmic patterns and songs performed instrumentally and/or vocally.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11)

Discuss and describe expressive qualities of music using applicable descriptors.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part II (3, Wk 20); Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13)

Demonstrate active participation and communication skills in group music making (e.g., basic problem solving, compromise, inclusion, personal responsibility, etc.).

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

With guidance, apply simple visual and auditory cues from others.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Lord/Lady 1 - Let Us Play High c and High c (4, Wk 18); C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1)

Improvise/create melodic and rhythmic phrases to express a musical idea.

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

With guidance, plan and create rhythmic and melodic patterns through multiple pathways.

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)

With guidance, identify ways to use feedback toward musical ideas.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19)

Compare, contrast, and describe music ideas using appropriate terminology for music elements.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Introduction to Intervals (3, Wk 6); Fourths Part I (3, Wk 14)

Explore music elements that convey the song’s purpose.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Page 1 - Basic Techniques (4, Wk 1); Seconds - Part III (3, Wk 10)

Demonstrate an understanding of the expressive qualities of music through movement.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12); Seconds - Part II (3, Wk 9)

Explore how personal interests and skills relate to choices when creating, performing, and responding to music.

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

Identify relationships between music and another art or discipline outside the arts.

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

Explore characteristics of music from a variety of societal, cultural, and historical contexts when creating, performing, and responding to music.

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

Sing in head voice with increasing pitch accuracy using proper posture and breath support.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Page 5 - B A G Shield Patterns (4, Wk 5); Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11)

Perform songs on a variety of classroom instruments with appropriate technique in various tonalities and meters, and with appropriate dynamics.

Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Recorder King/Queen 4 - Dynamics (4, Wk 25); Dynamics (2, Wk 23)

Explore and perform music in basic forms with increasing accuracy, proper technique, and at a consistent tempo.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Page 1 - Basic Techniques (4, Wk 1); Recorder Page 2 - High D Shield Patterns (4, Wk 2)

Recreate music experiences alone or with others, in formal and/or informal settings. With guidance, reflect on performances and apply feedback.

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

Demonstrate the ability to audiate by accurately recreating familiar musical ideas alone.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Harmonizing Part III (3, Wk 31); Do, Re, Mi Review (1, Wk 7)

Echo and decode, with accuracy, a variety of tonal and rhythmic patterns and songs performed instrumentally and/or vocally. With guidance, read a variety of tonal and rhythmic patterns.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

Identify (visually and aurally) and describe common expressive musical symbols and elements.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); C Major Scale (1, Wk 32)

Identify skills and habits that support group music-making goals.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

With guidance, use visual and auditory cues from others to adjust a performance.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Lord/Lady 1 - Let Us Play High c and High c (4, Wk 18); C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1)

Improvise/create, both vocally and instrumentally, melodic and rhythmic phrases to express a musical idea with increasing complexity.

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)

Plan, create, and notate rhythmic and melodic patterns through multiple pathways.

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)

With guidance, use feedback to refine musical ideas.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder King/Queen 5 - The Rainbows Shine (4, Wk 26); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

Describe and interpret music ideas using appropriate terminology for music elements.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part I (3, Wk 8); Introduction to Intervals (3, Wk 6)

Explore the personal, cultural, and historical background of an artist to gain perspective on their intent.

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

Demonstrate an understanding of the elements and expressive qualities of music through structured and improvised movement.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13); Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12)

Demonstrate and explore how personal interests and skills relate to choices when creating, performing, and responding to music.

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

Demonstrate and explore how music relates to other disciplines when creating, performing, and responding to music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Scale Review Part II (2, Wk 2); Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24)

Demonstrate and explore characteristics of music from a variety of societal, cultural, and historical contexts when creating, performing, and responding to music.

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

Sing in head voice with increasing pitch accuracy, with proper posture, breath support, and appropriate tone.

Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13); Three Cs Part I (5, Wk 11)

Perform songs on a variety of classroom instruments with appropriate technique, in various tonalities and meters, with appropriate dynamics and articulations.

Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Recorder Page 2 - High D Shield Patterns (4, Wk 2)

Perform a rich and diverse repertoire with increasing technical accuracy and proper technique at a consistent tempo.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Strumming Basics (5, Wk 22); Three Cs Part I (5, Wk 11)

Recreate music experiences alone or with others, in formal and/or informal settings. Reflect on and refine performances by applying feedback.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

Demonstrate the ability to audiate by accurately recreating familiar and unfamiliar musical ideas alone.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Harmonizing Part III (3, Wk 31); Do, Re, Mi Review (1, Wk 7)

Echo, decode, and read, with accuracy, a variety of tonal and rhythmic patterns and songs performed instrumentally and/or vocally.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

Identify (visually and aurally), describe, and demonstrate musical terms and elements.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Types of Ukuleles (5, Wk 2); C Major Scale (1, Wk 31)

Identify and demonstrate skills and habits that positively affect group music-making goals.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (1, Wk 29)

Use visual and auditory cues from others to adjust a performance.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Lord/Lady 1 - Let Us Play High c and High c (4, Wk 18); C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1)

Improvise/create, both vocally and instrumentally, melodic and rhythmic phrases to express a musical idea which conveys a specific purpose.

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)

Plan, create, notate, and refine rhythmic and melodic patterns to convey musical ideas.

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 feedback to refine musical ideas.

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