Massachusetts Grades 5–6 Music Standards

The Grades 5–6 standards

Creating 4

• 5-6.M.1

  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); Hello Bells (K, Wk 4); Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12)

• 5-6.M.2a

  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); 5 Note Melodies (1, Wk 27); Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6)

• 5-6.M.2b

  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); Melodies, Lines and Spaces (1, Wk 4)

• 5-6.M.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); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34); Beet & Guava (1, Wk 19)

Performing 3

• 5-6.M.4

  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); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

• 5-6.M.5

  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); Recorder Squire 2 - Warm Up #1 (4, Wk 8); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27)

• 5-6.M.6

  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); Recorder Dragon 2 - C to G Five Note Scale (4, Wk 29); What note is it? (K, Wk 29)

Responding 3

• 5-6.M.7

  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); Song Form Review (2, Wk 20); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)

• 5-6.M.8

  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); Finding notes on the Treble Clef (1, Wk 3); Melodies, Lines and Spaces (1, Wk 4)

• 5-6.M.9

  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); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36)

Connecting 2

• 5-6.M.10

  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); Mi Sol Stars (PK, Wk 20); Lucy Locket (PK, Wk 22)

• 5-6.M.11

  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); 1 8, They’re Great (PK, Wk 9); Mi Sol Stars (PK, Wk 20)