Michigan Kindergarten Music Standards

The Kindergarten standards

Performing 11

• ART.M.I.K.1

  Demonstrate uses of the voice, proper instrumental technique, and steady beat.

  Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Rhythim Review (2, Wk 4); Treble Clef Reivew (3, Wk 2); Harmonizing Part I (3, Wk 29); Recorder Page 1 - Basic Techniques (4, Wk 1)

• ART.M.I.K.2

  Sing and play music from a variety of styles and cultures.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21); Welcome (5, Wk 1)

• ART.M.I.K.3

  Sing and play expressively utilizing extreme opposites of dynamics and interpretation.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15); Wheels on the Bus (K, Wk 35); Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Sixths Part II (3, Wk 25)

• ART.M.I.K.4

  Sing melodies with confidence in a large group.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Skips (2, Wk 8); Hello C Chord Part II (5, Wk 9); Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (1, Wk 29); The Itsy Bitsy Spider (1, Wk 30)

• ART.M.I.K.5

  Follow cues of the conductor to begin and for a cut-off.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Wheels on the Bus (K, Wk 35); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 33); Ode to Joy Performance (1, Wk 35); Do Re Mi Intro (PK, Wk 16)

• ART.M.I.K.6

  Play a steady beat.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2); Beet & Watermelon (K, Wk 16); Wheels on the Bus (K, Wk 35); Strumming Basics (5, Wk 22)

• ART.M.I.K.7

  Replicate short rhythmic and melodic patterns.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Page 4 - B A Shield Patterns (4, Wk 4); Recorder Knight 2 - Breath Technique (4, Wk 13); Itsy Bitsy Spider (2, Wk 31); Recorder Page 5 - B A G Shield Patterns (4, Wk 5)

• ART.M.I.K.8

  Play a steady beat in a group while other students sing a song.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Wheels on the Bus (K, Wk 35); Beet & Watermelon (K, Wk 16); G Major Chord (1, Wk 22); Recorder Squire 2 - Warm Up #1 (4, Wk 8)

• ART.M.I.K.9

  Use a system to read quarter notes and quarter rests.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11); Treble Clef Reivew (3, Wk 2); Ode to Joy Performance (1, Wk 34)

• ART.M.I.K.10

  Use a system to read two or more pitches. (sol, mi).

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hand Signs (K, Wk 27); C & G (K, Wk 33); Muffin Man (2, Wk 29); Do Mi Sol Slide (PK, Wk 5)

• ART.M.I.K.11

  Recognize contrasting expressions of music.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Song Form Review (2, Wk 20); Singing (2, Wk 21); Skidamarink (2, Wk 30); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 36)

Creating 6

• ART.M.II.K.1

  Create through exploration, improvisation, and composition, an accompaniment for a selection with non-pitched percussion classroom instruments.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Grapefruit (K, Wk 17); 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); Hello C Chord Part III (5, Wk 10)

• ART.M.II.K.2

  Create through exploration, improvisation, and composition, an answer to a melodic question.

  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); Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

• ART.M.II.K.3

  Create vocal embellishments for a song or rhyme.

  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); C Chord Slide (PK, Wk 10); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19)

• ART.M.II.K.4

  Create a song about self and family.

  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); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17); Steps (2, Wk 6)

• ART.M.II.K.5

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

  Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3); Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); Hand Signs (K, Wk 28); Best Friends, C and G (PK, Wk 4)

• ART.M.II.K.6

  Add vocal and physical responses to a selection presented in kindergarten.

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

Analyzing in Context 7

• ART.M.III.K.1

  Identify echo songs and recognize the same and different sections of the music when presented aurally.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15); Song Form Review (2, Wk 20); Skips (2, Wk 8); Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21)

• ART.M.III.K.2

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

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

• ART.M.III.K.3

  Describe the music performed and presented in kindergarten by moving, drawing, or through other appropriate responses.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Cherry (K, Wk 8); Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1); Introduction to Music Class (3, Wk 1); Seconds - Part II (3, Wk 9)

• ART.M.III.K.4

  Introduce music vocabulary emphasizing opposites; i.e. fast and slow, loud and soft.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15); Beet & Watermelon (K, Wk 16); Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34)

• ART.M.III.K.5

  Categorize the timbre of non-pitched percussion instruments. Identify male, female, and children’s voices.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sound vs Noise/Bell or Boomwhacker? (K, Wk 23); Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15); Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11); Recorder King/Queen 5 - The Rainbows Shine (4, Wk 26)

• ART.M.III.K.6

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

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1); Do, Re, Mi Review (1, Wk 5); Mi, Sol, La (1, Wk 11); Fa, Sol, La (1, Wk 12)

• ART.M.III.K.7

  Identify and support personal reactions to a musical selection.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 35); Hot Cross Buns (PK, Wk 19)

Analyzing in Music 3

• ART.M.IV.K.1

  Identify and describe distinguishing characteristics of starkly contrasting styles.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hi High C (K, Wk 11); What note is it? (K, Wk 29); Sevenths & Octaves (3, Wk 27); Song Form Review (2, Wk 20)

• ART.M.IV.K.2

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

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Watermelon (K, Wk 16); Welcome (5, Wk 1); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17); Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21)

• ART.M.IV.K.3

  Demonstrate audience appropriate behavior for the context and style of music presented and performed in kindergarten.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 34); Recorder Knight 5 - Bounce High, Bounce Low (4, Wk 16); Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 36)

Valuing Music / Aesthetic Decision Making 3

• ART.M.V.K.1

  Observe and identify similarities and differences in the meanings of common vocabulary used in the various kindergarten arts.

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

• ART.M.V.K.2

  Observe and identify cross-curricular connections within the kindergarten curriculum.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Do, Re, Mi (K, Wk 9); Hi High C (K, Wk 11); Compound Meter Part III (3, Wk 21); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

• ART.M.V.K.3

  Discuss the various rationales for using music in daily experiences.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17); Welcome (5, Wk 1); Compound Meter Part II (3, Wk 20)