Massachusetts Elementary Music Standards

With prompting and support, sing or play short original musical ideas.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Chord Progressions Part IV (5, Wk 21); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)

Focus on and pursue a process or idea to completion during play and experimentation with music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Harmonizing Part III (3, Wk 31); Recorder Squire 1 - Let Us Play G A B (4, Wk 7)

Name and demonstrate vocal production types (including speaking, singing, whispering).

Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2); Beet & Watermelon (K, Wk 16)

With prompting and support, choose favorite musical ideas, practicing and demonstrating them vocally or on an instrument.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Holding your Ukulele (5, Wk 5); Hello C Chord Part II (5, Wk 9)

Contrast different musical element opposites (including fast-slow, high-low, quiet-loud) through singing, playing, or moving.

Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Hello C (PK, Wk 1); Short & Long Stars (PK, Wk 2)

Demonstrate beat competency by using a steady beat when performing pieces that incorporate simple rhythmic patterns (e.g., body percussion, classroom instruments, or movement.)

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11); Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1)

Perform a short original musical idea through singing and playing with expression.

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

Meet expectations of an audience member (e.g., listening quietly, clapping at the end).

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

Share observations regarding diverse musical works (e.g., world, popular, folk, classical, etc.).

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

Articulate personal responses to music (e.g., "this piece made me feel..." "this piece made me think...").

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Mi Sol Stars (PK, Wk 20); Introduction to Music Class (3, Wk 1)

Identify examples of music they hear or perform in their daily life (e.g. in advertisements or radio).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); What note is it? (K, Wk 29)

Move to different genres and styles of music (e.g., classical, jazz, rock, country, hip-hop).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Best Friends, C and G (PK, Wk 4); Chord Progressions Part III (5, Wk 20)

Improvise short original musical ideas.

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

Connect multiple original musical ideas together into a single piece.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Scale (1, Wk 31); Do Mi Sol Slide (PK, Wk 5)

Explore different musical ideas by experimenting with the voice or instruments.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Wheels on the Bus (2, Wk 32); Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15)

Sing songs using head voice, appropriately produced tone quality, and correct posture.

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

Individually sing and play simple phrases following basic standard notation (e.g., half and quarter notes or matching simple pentatonic patterns).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Guava Review (2, Wk 12); Do, Re, Mi Review (1, Wk 5)

Sing and play in groups matching dynamic levels and responding to the cues of a conductor.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Ode to Joy Performance (1, Wk 35); Dynamics (2, Wk 23)

With support, identify basic elements in familiar songs (including tempo, dynamics, rhythm, melody).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1)

Categorize musical works by feeling or mood.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part II (3, Wk 9); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

Demonstrate active listening as an audience member (e.g., noticing details, making connections).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Ode to Joy Performance (1, Wk 36); Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36)

Make connections between personal experience and a musical work.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Scale Review Part II (2, Wk 2); Chromatic Intervals (3, Wk 33)

Identify different genres and styles of music (e.g., folk songs, lullaby, jazz, reggae).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27)

Sing or play original musical ideas that explore more complex rhythmic and melodic concepts (including, syncopation, three-four time signature, and minor keys).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Recorder Knight 2 - Breath Technique (4, Wk 13)

Organize original musical ideas with clear beginnings, middles, and endings; using simple binary or ternary forms.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)

Respond to a musical challenge and hypothesize possible solutions.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Lord/Lady 3 - G Major Arpeggio (4, Wk 20); Fourths Part I (3, Wk 14)

Individually read moderately complicated rhythms and melodies (e.g., melodies with alternating eighth notes, quarter notes and half notes, pentatonic and diatonic tonalities) in standard notation in treble clef.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Treble Clef Reivew (3, Wk 2); Ode to Joy Performance (1, Wk 34)

Sing and play musical canons, rounds, and music in at least two parts.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sixths Part II (3, Wk 25); Semitones (3, Wk 32)

Sing and play in groups responding appropriately to 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)

Analyze how expressive qualities (e.g. tempo, dynamics, timbre) are used to demonstrate a composer's musical intent.

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)

Explain the relationship between culture, venue, and audience behavior (e.g., street performance, symphony).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); F Major Chord (2, Wk 15)

Identify how the elements of music (e.g., tempo, dynamics, rhythm, melody, harmony) can be used to support the artist's purpose.

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

Distinguish one's own preferences in music from those of others (e.g., friends or family).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24); Fabulous F (K, Wk 10)

Describe ways music is different from other forms of everyday sounds. (i.e. what is the role of artistic intent).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17)

Generate interdisciplinary musical ideas using a variety of non-traditional sound sources (e.g., found sounds, digital technology, unusual voices).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Short & Long Stars (PK, Wk 2); Singing (2, Wk 21)

Document original simple melodic ideas with standard notation.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part I (3, Wk 8); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)

Organize musical ideas using expanded forms such as rondo and theme and variations.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Three Cs Part I (5, Wk 11); Rhythim Review (2, Wk 3)

Improvise and compare different versions of a single musical idea (e.g., adding flourishes, altering rhythms).

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)

Identify standard notation symbols and musical terms referring to dynamics, tempo, articulations, meter, and expression and apply them when performing.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Compound Meter Part II (3, Wk 20)

Sing and play music written in 3 parts using appropriate technique.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Chord Progressions Part III (5, Wk 20); Chord Progressions Part IV (5, Wk 21)

Sing and play in groups responding to cues from a conductor exhibiting stylistic elements.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Ode to Joy Performance (1, Wk 35); Wheels on the Bus (K, Wk 35)

Analyze how an artwork's form (e.g., use of repetition, contrasting patterns, phrases, and themes) supports the composer's intention.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hello C Chord Part II (5, Wk 9); Parts of the Ukulele (5, Wk 3)

Use specific vocabulary to identify details about a musical work.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Perfect Intervals Review (3, Wk 23)

Apply a rubric to evaluate a musical work (e.g. a rubric that includes accuracy, sound quality, and expressiveness).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 36); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)

Describe and demonstrate one's personal musical style and preferences.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sound vs Noise/Bell or Boomwhacker? (K, Wk 23); Hot Cross Buns (PK, Wk 19)

Identify influential music from different periods and how they impacted music at the time and potentially today.

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