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Michigan Grade 5 Music Standards
Every Grade 5 standard from the Michigan Merit Curriculum: Arts Education, Music, grouped by strand, with the Prodigies PK-5 lessons that teach each one.
Grade 5 has 29 music standards in Michigan: Performing (10); Creating (6); Analyzing in Context (7); Analyzing in Music (3); Valuing Music / Aesthetic Decision Making (3).
Prodigies PK-5 has a lesson for 27 of 29 of them.
| Official name | Michigan Merit Curriculum: Arts Education, Music |
|---|---|
| Published by | Michigan Department of Education |
| Adopted | 2011 |
| Grades on this page | Grade 5 |
| Standards on this page | 29 |
| Code format | ART.M.I.5.1 |
| Organized by | Performing, Creating, Analyzing in Context, Analyzing in Music, Valuing Music / Aesthetic Decision Making |
| Official source | michigan.gov |
The Grade 5 standards
Performing 10
ART.M.I.5.1Sing and play independently with accurate rhythm, pitch, intonation, with appropriate timbre, technique, and tempo within various musical contexts.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Strumming Bonus Tip (5, Wk 23); Hello Am Chord Part II (5, Wk 14); Chord Progressions Part III (5, Wk 20); Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11)
ART.M.I.5.2Sing from memory and play a varied repertoire of music representing genres and styles from diverse cultures.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Strumming Basics (5, Wk 22); Hello Am Chord Part III (5, Wk 15); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6)
ART.M.I.5.3Sing expressively with appropriate dynamics, phrasing, and interpretation.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Muffin Man (2, Wk 29); Sixths Part II (3, Wk 25); Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36)
ART.M.I.5.5Demonstrate ensemble techniques by blending timbre, matching dynamic levels, and responding to the cues of the conductor.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Strumming Bonus Tip (5, Wk 23); Recorder King/Queen 4 - Dynamics (4, Wk 25); Ode to Joy Performance (1, Wk 35); Wheels on the Bus (K, Wk 35)
ART.M.I.5.6Demonstrate technical skills on rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic instruments.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Knight 1 - Let Us Play E G A (4, Wk 12); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Fa, Sol, La (1, Wk 13); C & D (K, Wk 31)
ART.M.I.5.7Perform rhythmic and melodic patterns when presented aurally.
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); Itsy Bitsy Spider (2, Wk 31); Recorder Knight 2 - Breath Technique (4, Wk 13)
ART.M.I.5.8Perform independent instrumental parts while other students sing or play contrasting parts.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part III (3, Wk 10); Skips (2, Wk 8); Beet & Passionfruit (2, Wk 13); Song Form Review (2, Wk 20)
ART.M.I.5.9Use a system to read rhythmic notation in various meters.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythim Review (2, Wk 4); Pizza Rhythms (2, Wk 10); Rhythm (2, Wk 22); Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6)
ART.M.I.5.10Use a system to read pitch notation in various tonalities.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Treble Clef Reivew (3, Wk 2); C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1); C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25); Finding notes on the Treble Clef (1, Wk 3)
ART.M.I.5.11Recognize the basic expressive markings of music and demonstrate their understanding through performance.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13); Recorder Knight 5 - Bounce High, Bounce Low (4, Wk 16); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Fa, Sol, La (1, Wk 12)
Creating 6
ART.M.II.5.1Create 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.5.2Create through exploration, improvisation, and composition, answers in the same style to given rhythmic and melodic phrases.
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); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)
ART.M.II.5.3Create through exploration, improvisation, and composition, simple rhythmic variations and simple melodic embellishments on familiar melodies.
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); Recorder Knight 3 - Doggie, Doggie (4, Wk 14)
ART.M.II.5.4Create and arrange songs and instrumental pieces within specified guidelines.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Chord Progressions Part I (5, Wk 18); 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); Treble Clef Reivew (3, Wk 2)
ART.M.II.5.5Use a variety of traditional and non-traditional sound sources and electronic media when composing, arranging, and improvising.
Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Mi, Sol, La (1, Wk 10); Fa, Sol, La (1, Wk 13); G Major Chord (1, Wk 22); Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3)
ART.M.II.5.6Create and arrange music to accompany readings, dramatizations, or visual media.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11); 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); Treble Clef Reivew (3, Wk 2)
Analyzing in Context 7
ART.M.III.5.1Identify music forms when presented aurally.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21); C Major Scale (1, Wk 32); C Major scale note review (K, Wk 34); Short & Long Stars (PK, Wk 2)
ART.M.III.5.2Use invented or standard notation to transcribe music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25); Finding notes on the Treble Clef (1, Wk 3); Melodies, Lines and Spaces (1, Wk 4)
ART.M.III.5.3Understand and respect that there are different responses to specific art works in a global community.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part III (3, Wk 21); Resolutions (3, Wk 28); Finding notes on the Treble Clef (1, Wk 3); Hand Signs (K, Wk 27)
ART.M.III.5.4Use music vocabulary to analyze, describe, and evaluate music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 34); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34); Intervals in C Major (3, Wk 7)
ART.M.III.5.5Identify and describe a variety of sound sources, including orchestral, band, electronic, world instruments, and voices.
Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Types of Ukuleles (5, Wk 2); Hello C Chord Part III (5, Wk 10); Twinkle Twinkle (PK, Wk 28)
ART.M.III.5.6Devise criteria for objective evaluation of performances and compositions.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Chord Progressions Part I (5, Wk 18); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); C Major Songs - What song is it? (2, Wk 27); Do, Re, Mi Review (1, Wk 5)
ART.M.III.5.7Explain, using music vocabulary, personal aesthetic response to music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 35); Beet & Avocado (PK, Wk 26); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Melodies, Lines and Spaces (1, Wk 4)
Analyzing in Music 3
ART.M.IV.5.1Describe distinguishing characteristics of representative music genres and styles from various historic periods and cultures.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Chord Progressions Part III (5, Wk 20); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Sevenths & Octaves (3, Wk 27); Hi High C (K, Wk 11)
ART.M.IV.5.2Describe how elements of music are used in examples from world cultures.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17); Singing (2, Wk 21)
ART.M.IV.5.3Demonstrate audience appropriate behavior for the context and style of music performed.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 36); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 34); Recorder Knight 5 - Bounce High, Bounce Low (4, Wk 16)
Valuing Music / Aesthetic Decision Making 3
ART.M.V.5.1Observe and identify similarities and differences in the meanings of common vocabulary used in the various arts.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17); Short & Long with D (K, Wk 7)
ART.M.V.5.2Observe and identify cross-curricular connections.
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); C Major Scale Review Part II (2, Wk 2)
ART.M.V.5.3Discuss the various rationales for using music in daily experiences.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27)
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The Michigan Grade 5 music standards checklist
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