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Minnesota Elementary Music Standards
Every Minnesota K–5 general music standard in one place, grade by grade, with the Prodigies lesson that teaches each one.
Minnesota elementary music is taught to the Minnesota 2018 K-12 Academic Standards in the Arts: Music, published by the Minnesota Department of Education in 2018.
They are organized by Create, Perform, Respond, and Connect.
| Official name | Minnesota 2018 K-12 Academic Standards in the Arts: Music |
|---|---|
| Published by | Minnesota Department of Education |
| Adopted | 2018 |
| Grades on this page | K–5 |
| Standards on this page | 54 |
| Code format | 3.0.2.2.1 |
| Organized by | Create, Perform, Respond, Connect |
| Official source | education.mn.gov |
Minnesota Kindergarten music standards
9 standards. Kindergarten page, with more lesson ideas →
Create 3
3.0.2.2.1Improvise musical sounds in response to teacher cues.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); C Chord Slide (PK, Wk 10)
3.0.2.3.1Choose a musical sound to share.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Short & Long Stars (PK, Wk 2); C and Shh (PK, Wk 3)
3.0.2.4.1Change selected musical sounds using teacher feedback.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11); C Major Deskbells Review (2, Wk 26)
Perform 2
3.0.3.5.1Demonstrate moving, singing, and playing instruments with others.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12); 1 8 They're Great (K, Wk 13)
3.0.3.6.1Make a musical choice while singing, playing instruments, or moving to explore the effects of musical elements. For example: High/low; loud/soft; fast/slow.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Wheels on the Bus (K, Wk 35); Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15)
Respond 2
3.0.4.7.1Identify musical opposites while listening to and interacting with a variety of music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12); Hand Signs (K, Wk 28)
3.0.4.8.1Identify which of two contrasting musical selections is preferred, and tell why.
Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Song Form Review (2, Wk 20); Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13)
Connect 2
3.0.5.9.1Sing or play instruments using a familiar song that you have learned.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sixths Part II (3, Wk 25); Recorder Page 2 - High D Shield Patterns (4, Wk 2)
3.0.5.10.1Sing, play instruments, or listen to music 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)
Minnesota Grade 1 music standards
9 standards. Grade 1 page, with more lesson ideas →
Create 3
3.1.2.2.1Generate musical ideas using a limited set of rhythms or pitches.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Rhythim Review (2, Wk 4)
3.1.2.3.1Choose musical ideas to share using a limited set of rhythms or pitches.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)
3.1.2.4.1Change selected musical ideas using teacher feedback.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11)
Perform 2
3.1.3.5.1Demonstrate moving, singing, and playing instruments with others, and alone.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Four Finger Fretting Exercise (5, Wk 26); Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12)
3.1.3.6.1Follow the teacher to start, stop and stay together throughout an established musical form.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Song Form Review (2, Wk 20); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34)
Respond 2
3.1.4.7.1Identify steady beat while listening to and interacting with a variety of music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythim Review (2, Wk 4); Strumming Basics (5, Wk 22)
3.1.4.8.1Identify differences between two contrasting musical selections.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Short & Long with D (K, Wk 7); Beet & Cherry (K, Wk 8)
Connect 2
3.1.5.9.1Identify an emotion experienced when singing, playing instruments or listening to music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Page 2 - High D Shield Patterns (4, Wk 2); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)
3.1.5.10.1Sing, play instruments or listen to music from various cultures, including music from Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities.
Minnesota Grade 2 music standards
9 standards. Grade 2 page, with more lesson ideas →
Create 3
3.2.2.2.1Generate rhythmic or melodic patterns.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Itsy Bitsy Spider (2, Wk 31); Recorder Page 4 - B A Shield Patterns (4, Wk 4)
3.2.2.3.1Preserve personal rhythmic or melodic patterns using a system of notation or recording technology.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Itsy Bitsy Spider (2, Wk 31); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)
3.2.2.4.1Change selected rhythmic or melodic patterns using feedback from others.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19)
Perform 2
3.2.3.5.1Develop vocal and instrumental skills to perform a variety of music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Singing (2, Wk 21); Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13)
3.2.3.6.1Perform music with and for others, using technical accuracy and expression.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)
Respond 2
3.2.4.7.1Identify repeating patterns and expressive elements while listening to and interacting with a variety of music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Song Form Review (2, Wk 20); Wheels on the Bus (2, Wk 32)
3.2.4.8.1Apply personal preferences in evaluation when listening to music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sound vs Noise/Bell or Boomwhacker? (K, Wk 23); Hot Cross Buns (PK, Wk 19)
Connect 2
3.2.5.9.1Identify a part of a musical selection that connects with you personally.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 16)
3.2.5.10.1Sing and play instruments from different genres of music from various time periods and places.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Chord Progressions Part III (5, Wk 20)
Minnesota Grade 3 music standards
9 standards. Grade 3 page, with more lesson ideas →
Create 3
3.3.2.2.1Create or improvise rhythmic or melodic patterns containing long sounds, short sounds and rests.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Recorder Lord/Lady 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, A, B, D (4, Wk 22)
3.3.2.3.1Organize chosen musical patterns into phrases using a system of notation or recording technology.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Treble Clef Reivew (3, Wk 2); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)
3.3.2.4.1Arrange musical patterns using feedback from others.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Treble Clef Reivew (3, Wk 2); Recorder Page 3 - B Shield Patterns (4, Wk 3)
Perform 2
3.3.3.5.1Refine vocal and instrumental skills to perform a variety of music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part II (3, Wk 9); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)
3.3.3.6.1Perform music for a specific purpose, using technical accuracy, expression, and interpretation.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)
Respond 2
3.3.4.7.1Identify and describe elements that make contrasting musical selections different from each other.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part III (3, Wk 10); Song Form Review (2, Wk 20)
3.3.4.8.1Explain personal preference of music selections by identifying music elements that generate personal interest.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hello Bells (K, Wk 4); Hello C (K, Wk 5)
Connect 2
3.3.5.9.1Describe a memory, feeling, or story associated with music that is listened to or performed.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Semitones (3, Wk 32); Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13)
3.3.5.10.1Describe cultural uses of music from different time periods and places.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21)
Minnesota Grade 4 music standards
9 standards. Grade 4 page, with more lesson ideas →
Create 3
3.4.2.2.1Create or improvise melodic phrases using specified tonalities.
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)
3.4.2.3.1Organize chosen musical phrases into a short composition using a system of notation or recording technology.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Treble Clef Reivew (3, Wk 2)
3.4.2.4.1Revise a musical composition as a group using feedback from others.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Recorder Knight 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, and A (4, Wk 17)
Perform 2
3.4.3.5.1Apply developing vocal and instrumental skills to improve performance.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 2 - Warm Up #1 (4, Wk 8); Recorder Knight 1 - Let Us Play E G A (4, Wk 12)
3.4.3.6.1Perform music by accurately responding to musical terms.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hi High C (K, Wk 11); 1 8 They're Great (K, Wk 13)
Respond 2
3.4.4.7.1Identify and describe elements that create contrasting performances of the same musical selection.
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)
3.4.4.8.1Apply teacher-provided criteria to evaluate musical selections or performances, citing specific elements and characteristics.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Sevenths & Octaves (3, Wk 27)
Connect 2
3.4.5.9.1Describe emotions experienced when performing or listening to a musical selection and relate it a personal experiences.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Page 2 - High D Shield Patterns (4, Wk 2); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)
3.4.5.10.1Compare and contrast cultural uses of music from different time periods and places.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Welcome (5, Wk 1)
Minnesota Grade 5 music standards
9 standards. Grade 5 page, with more lesson ideas →
Create 3
3.5.2.2.1Create or improvise rhythmic or melodic phrases using specific tonalities, meters or chord changes.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Chord Progressions Part IV (5, Wk 21); Chord Theory Part I (5, Wk 30)
3.5.2.3.1Organize chosen musical phrases into a given form using a system of notation or recording technology.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Song Form Review (2, Wk 20); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)
3.5.2.4.1Revise a musical composition using feedback from others and self-reflection.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Harmonizing Part II (3, Wk 30); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 36)
Perform 2
3.5.3.5.1Demonstrate vocal or instrumental skills appropriate to the performance of music's cultural context.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 35); Seconds - Part II (3, Wk 9)
3.5.3.6.1Perform music by responding to notation and active listening.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25); Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6)
Respond 2
3.5.4.7.1Identify the elements used in a musical selection to convey its possible intent.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Semitones (3, Wk 32)
3.5.4.8.1Apply collaboratively developed and teacher-provided criteria to evaluate musical selections or performances, citing specific elements and characteristics.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36); Recorder Page 4 - B A Shield Patterns (4, Wk 4)
Connect 2
3.5.5.9.1Compare and contrast emotions experienced when performing or listening to two different musical selections.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Key of G Major (3, Wk 34); F Major Chord (2, Wk 15)
3.5.5.10.1Describe relationships of musical genres to cultural or historical contexts.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Bonjour B and Sol Ti Re (K, Wk 25)
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The Minnesota K–5 music standards checklist
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Questions teachers ask
What are the Minnesota music standards called?
Minnesota 2018 K-12 Academic Standards in the Arts: Music, published by the Minnesota Department of Education (2018).
How many elementary music standards does Minnesota have?
This page lists 54 standards: 9 in Kindergarten, 9 in Grade 1, 9 in Grade 2, 9 in Grade 3, 9 in Grade 4, 9 in Grade 5.
Does Minnesota use the National Core Arts Standards?
Not directly. Minnesota uses its own framework, organized by Create, Perform, Respond, Connect. The ideas overlap a lot with NCAS, which is why our compare tool can line them up.
Where can I find the official document?
The official source is https://education.mn.gov/MDE/dse/stds/arts/. This page copies the standard text word for word and adds grade-by-grade navigation and lesson matches.
Is there a music curriculum aligned to the Minnesota standards?
Prodigies PK-5 has a lesson for 52 of the 54 standards on this page (96%). Every lesson is tagged to these codes. Try it free for 30 days.