Michigan Grade 4 Music Standards

The Grade 4 standards

Performing 10

• ART.M.I.4.1

  Sing and play in a small group with accurate pitch, intonation, rhythm, and technique within various music contexts.

  Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Recorder Page 1 - Basic Techniques (4, Wk 1); Recorder Knight 2 - Breath Technique (4, Wk 13); Recorder Knight 3 - Doggie, Doggie (4, Wk 14); Chord Theory Part III (5, Wk 32)

• ART.M.I.4.2

  Expand repertoire.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Harmonizing Part I (3, Wk 29); C & G (K, Wk 33); Beet & Avocado (PK, Wk 26)

• ART.M.I.4.3

  Sing and play with understanding, expressively with appropriate dynamics, phrasing and interpretation.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13); Muffin Man (2, Wk 29)

• ART.M.I.4.5

  Blend timbres and match dynamic levels in the group in response to the cues of the conductor.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder King/Queen 4 - Dynamics (4, Wk 25); Do Re Mi Intro (PK, Wk 16); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 33); Sol Mi Melodies (K, Wk 20)

• ART.M.I.4.6

  Play rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic instruments.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Page 4 - B A Shield Patterns (4, Wk 4); Recorder Page 5 - B A G Shield Patterns (4, Wk 5); Recorder Knight 2 - Breath Technique (4, Wk 13); Intervals in C Major (3, Wk 7)

• ART.M.I.4.7

  Perform with accuracy, rhythmic, and melodic patterns.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Page 5 - B A G Shield Patterns (4, Wk 5); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Rhythim Review (2, Wk 4); Rhythm (2, Wk 22)

• ART.M.I.4.8

  Play instrumental parts independently while other students sing a contrasting part.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11); Fourths Part I (3, Wk 14); Key of G Major (3, Wk 34); Seconds - Part III (3, Wk 10)

• ART.M.I.4.9

  Use a system to read quarter notes and rests, eighth notes and rests, half notes and rests, whole notes and rests.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Treble Clef Reivew (3, Wk 2); Rhythim Review (2, Wk 3); Pizza Rhythms (2, Wk 9); Ode to Joy Performance (1, Wk 34)

• ART.M.I.4.10

  Use a system to read pitch notation for a minor scale.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Introduction to Music Class (3, Wk 1); Treble Clef Reivew (3, Wk 2); C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1)

• ART.M.I.4.11

  Recognize the basic expressive markings of music.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Mi, Sol, La (1, Wk 8); Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 34)

Creating 6

• ART.M.II.4.1

  Create through exploration, improvisation, and composition, rhythmic and melodic ostinati accompaniments.

  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); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24)

• ART.M.II.4.2

  Create through exploration, improvisation, and composition, answers that are rhythmic and melodic.

  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); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24)

• ART.M.II.4.3

  Create through exploration, improvisation, and composition, melodic embellishments on familiar melodies.

  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); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24)

• ART.M.II.4.4

  Arrange songs in various ways.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Treble Clef Reivew (3, Wk 2); Chord Theory Part I (5, Wk 30); Compound Meter Part II (3, Wk 20)

• ART.M.II.4.5

  Use a variety of traditional and non-traditional sound sources and electronic media when composing, arranging, and improvising appropriate to 4th grade.

  Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Recorder Squire 4 - Gently Sleep (4, Wk 10); Recorder Knight 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, and A (4, Wk 17); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Mi, Sol, La (1, Wk 10)

• ART.M.II.4.6

  Add vocal, instrumental, and physical responses to a selection presented in 4th grade.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Introduction to Music Class (3, Wk 1); Seconds, Thirds and Fourths Review (3, Wk 16); Seconds - Part II (3, Wk 9); Fifths Part I (3, Wk 17)

Analyzing in Context 6

• ART.M.III.4.1

  Identify theme and variation, coda, D.S. (Del Segno), D.C. (Da Capo), and other forms when presented aurally.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm Reivew Part I (3, Wk 3); Treble Clef Reivew (3, Wk 2); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); C Major Scale (1, Wk 32)

• ART.M.III.4.2

  Use invented or standard notation to transcribe increasingly difficult rhythms and melodies.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Knight 5 - Bounce High, Bounce Low (4, Wk 16); Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); Melodies, Lines and Spaces (1, Wk 4); 5 Note Melodies (1, Wk 27)

• ART.M.III.4.4

  In small groups, use music vocabulary to analyze, describe, and evaluate music.

  Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 34); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Recorder Squire 4 - Gently Sleep (4, Wk 10); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34)

• ART.M.III.4.5

  Identify the timbre of non-western instruments.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Page 1 - Basic Techniques (4, Wk 1); Recorder Page 2 - High D Shield Patterns (4, Wk 2); Recorder Page 3 - B Shield Patterns (4, Wk 3); Recorder Page 4 - B A Shield Patterns (4, Wk 4)

• ART.M.III.4.6

  Devise student-created criteria for objective evaluation of performances and compositions.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1); C Major Songs - What song is it? (2, Wk 27); Do, Re, Mi Review (1, Wk 5)

• ART.M.III.4.7

  Use music vocabulary and aesthetic vocabulary to describe personal response to music.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 35); Beet & Avocado (PK, Wk 26); Melodies, Lines and Spaces (1, Wk 4)

Analyzing in Music 3

• ART.M.IV.4.1

  Describe distinguishing instrumentation of music genres and styles from various cultures.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21); Chord Progressions Part III (5, Wk 20); Welcome (5, Wk 1)

• ART.M.IV.4.2

  Describe how elements of music are used in examples from world cultures, using music performed and presented in 4th grade.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21); Welcome (5, Wk 1); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17); Lightly Row Performance Part I - Steps & Skips (2, Wk 33)

• ART.M.IV.4.3

  Demonstrate audience appropriate behavior for the context and style of music presented and performed in 4th grade.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Recorder Knight 5 - Bounce High, Bounce Low (4, Wk 16); Recorder Lord/Lady 1 - Let Us Play High c and High c (4, Wk 18); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 34)

Valuing Music / Aesthetic Decision Making 3

• ART.M.V.4.1

  Observe and identify similarities and differences in the meanings of common vocabulary used in the various 4th grade arts.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17); Short & Long with D (K, Wk 7); Beet & Cherry (K, Wk 8)

• ART.M.V.4.2

  Observe and identify cross-curricular connections within the 4th grade curriculum.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Compound Meter Part III (3, Wk 21); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Chromatic Intervals (3, Wk 33)

• ART.M.V.4.3

  Discuss the various rationales for using music in daily experiences.

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