Missouri Elementary Music Standards

With substantial guidance, explore and experience a variety of music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12); Hand Signs (K, Wk 28)

With substantial guidance, explore favorite musical ideas (such as movements, vocalizations or instrumental accompaniments).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Cherry (PK, Wk 25); Do Mi Sol Slide (PK, Wk 5)

With substantial guidance, consider personal, peer and teacher feedback when demonstrating and refining personal musical ideas.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 36); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

With substantial guidance, share revised personal musical ideas with peers.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hot Cross Buns (PK, Wk 19); Mi Sol Stars (PK, Wk 20)

With substantial guidance, demonstrate and state preference for varied musical selections.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11); Recorder Knight 2 - Breath Technique (4, Wk 13)

With substantial guidance, explore and demonstrate awareness of musical contrasts.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C and Shh (PK, Wk 3); Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36)

With substantial guidance, explore music’s expressive qualities (such as voice quality, dynamics, and tempo).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

With substantial guidance, practice and demonstrate what they like about their own performances.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Scale (PK, Wk 32); Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11)

With substantial guidance, apply personal, peer, and teacher feedback to refine performances.

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

With substantial guidance, perform music with expression.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 34); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)

With substantial guidance, state personal interests and demonstrate why they prefer some music selections over others.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Harmonizing Part II (3, Wk 30)

With substantial guidance, explore musical contrasts in music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36); Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11)

With substantial guidance, explore music’s expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13)

With substantial guidance, talk about personal and expressive preferences in music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sound vs Noise/Bell or Boomwhacker? (K, Wk 23); Song Form Review (2, Wk 20)

Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Avocado (PK, Wk 26); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.

Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Merrily We Roll Along (PK, Wk 18); Hot Cross Buns (PK, Wk 19)

With guidance, explore and experience music concepts (such as beat and melodic contour).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Tuning your Ukulele (5, Wk 4); Mi Sol Stars (PK, Wk 20)

With guidance, generate musical ideas (such as movements or motives).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Wheels on the Bus (2, Wk 32); Do Mi Sol Slide (PK, Wk 5)

With guidance, demonstrate and choose favorite musical ideas.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Major Chords (2, Wk 18)

With guidance, organize personal musical ideas using iconic notation and/or recording technology.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

With guidance, apply personal, peer and teacher feedback in refining personal musical ideas.

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

With guidance, demonstrate a final version of personal musical ideas to peers.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Twinkle Twinkle (PK, Wk 28)

With guidance, demonstrate and state personal interest in varied musical selections.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hot Cross Buns (PK, Wk 19); Mi Sol Stars (PK, Wk 20)

With guidance, explore and demonstrate awareness of music contrasts (such as high/low, loud/soft, same/different) in a variety of music selected for performance.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15); Wheels on the Bus (K, Wk 35)

With guidance, demonstrate awareness of expressive qualities (such as voice quality, dynamics, and tempo) that support the creators’ expressive intent.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Adagio, Andante and Moderato (K, Wk 22); Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15)

With guidance, apply personal, teacher, and peer feedback to refine performances.

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

With guidance, use suggested strategies in rehearsal to improve the expressive qualities of music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part III - Rehearsal (2, Wk 35); Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36)

With guidance, perform music with expression.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

Perform appropriately for the audience.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Wheels on the Bus (K, Wk 36); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 34)

With guidance, list personal interests and experiences and demonstrate why they prefer some music selections over others.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Welcome (5, Wk 1)

With guidance, demonstrate how a specific music concept (such as beat or melodic direction) is used in music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Mi Sol Stars (PK, Wk 20); Itsy Bitsy Spider (2, Wk 31)

With guidance, demonstrate awareness of expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo) that reflect creators’/performers’ expressive intent.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36); Dynamics (2, Wk 23)

With guidance, apply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)

Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 35)

Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.

Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Merrily We Roll Along (PK, Wk 18)

With limited guidance, create musical ideas (such as answering a musical question) for a specific purpose.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder Knight 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, and A (4, Wk 17)

With limited guidance, generate musical ideas in multiple tonalities (such as major and minor) and meters (such as duple and triple).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25); Rhythm (2, Wk 22)

With limited guidance, demonstrate and discuss personal reasons for selecting musical ideas that represent expressive intent.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Mi, Sol, La (1, Wk 8); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27)

With limited guidance, use iconic or standard notation and/or recording technology to document and organize personal musical ideas.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Melodies, Lines and Spaces (1, Wk 4); C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25)

With limited guidance, discuss and apply personal, peer and teacher feedback to refine personal musical ideas.

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

With limited guidance, convey expressive intent for a specific purpose by presenting a final version of personal musical ideas to peers or informal audience.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 34)

With limited guidance, demonstrate and discuss personal interest in, knowledge about, and purpose of varied musical selections.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Welcome (5, Wk 1)

With limited guidance, demonstrate knowledge of music concepts (such as beat and melodic contour ) in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Tuning your Ukulele (5, Wk 4); Recorder Squire 2 - Warm Up #1 (4, Wk 8)

When analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmic patterns using iconic or standard notation.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: 5 Note Melodies (1, Wk 28); Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6)

Demonstrate and describe music’s expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13)

With limited guidance, apply personal, teacher, and peer feedback to refine performances.

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

With limited guidance, use suggested strategies in rehearsal to address interpretive challenges of music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Lightly Row Performance Part III - Rehearsal (2, Wk 35)

With limited guidance, perform music for a specific purpose with expression.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)

Perform appropriately for the audience and purpose .

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 34); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27)

With limited guidance, identify and demonstrate how personal interests and experiences influence musical selection for specific purposes.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17); Welcome (5, Wk 1)

With limited guidance, demonstrate and identify how specific music concepts (such as beat or pitch) are used in various styles of music for a purpose .

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Strumming Basics (5, Wk 22); Itsy Bitsy Spider (2, Wk 31)

With limited guidance, demonstrate and identify expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo ) that reflect creators’/ performers’ expressive intent.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36)

With limited guidance, apply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music for specific purposes.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)

Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (1, Wk 29); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.

Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Fifths Part I (3, Wk 17); Merrily We Roll Along (PK, Wk 18)

Improvise rhythmic and melodic patterns and musical ideas for a specific purpose.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Itsy Bitsy Spider (2, Wk 31)

Generate musical patterns and ideas within the context of a given tonality (such as major and minor) and meter (such as duple and triple).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Pizza Rhythms (2, Wk 9); Compound Meter Part I (3, Wk 19)

Demonstrate and explain personal reasons for selecting patterns and ideas for music that represent expressive intent.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Wheels on the Bus (2, Wk 32); Song Form Review (2, Wk 20)

Use iconic or standard notation and/or recording technology to combine, sequence, and document personal musical ideas.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Steps (2, Wk 5); C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25)

Interpret and apply personal, peer and teacher feedback to revise personal music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Color Coding Your Ukulele (5, Wk 7)

Convey expressive intent for a specific purpose by presenting a final version of personal musical ideas to peers or informal audience.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27)

Demonstrate and explain personal interest in, knowledge about, and purpose of varied musical selections.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts (such as tonality and meter) in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Pizza Rhythms (2, Wk 9); Compound Meter Part I (3, Wk 19)

When analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmic and melodic patterns using iconic or standard notation.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11); Rhythm (2, Wk 22)

Demonstrate understanding of expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo) and how creators use them to convey expressive intent.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36)

Apply established criteria to judge the accuracy, expressiveness and effectiveness of performances.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part III - Rehearsal (2, Wk 35); Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36)

Rehearse, identify and apply strategies to address interpretive, performance, and technical challenges of music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part III - Rehearsal (2, Wk 35); Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36)

Perform music for a specific purpose with expression and technical accuracy.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)

Perform appropriately for the audience and purpose.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 34); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27)

Explain and demonstrate how personal interests and experiences influence musical selection for specific purposes.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1)

Describe how specific music concepts are used to support a specific purpose in music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Itsy Bitsy Spider (2, Wk 31); Finding notes on the Treble Clef (1, Wk 3)

Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts and how they support creators’/ performers’ expressive intent.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34)

Apply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music for specific purposes.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Lightly Row Performance Part III - Rehearsal (2, Wk 35)

Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Scale Review Part II (2, Wk 2); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.

Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Fifths Part I (3, Wk 17); Recorder King/Queen 2 - Introduction to Transposing (4, Wk 24)

Improvise rhythmic and melodic ideas, and describe connection to specific purpose and context (such as personal and social).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19)

Generate musical ideas (such as rhythms and melodies) within a given tonality and/or meter.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part I (3, Wk 19); Compound Meter Part II (3, Wk 20)

Demonstrate selected musical ideas for a simple improvisation or composition to express intent, and describe connection to a specific purpose and context.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder Knight 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, and A (4, Wk 17)

Use standard and/or iconic notation and/or recording technology to document personal rhythmic and melodic musical ideas.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Seconds - Part I (3, Wk 8)

Evaluate, refine, and document revisions to personal musical ideas, applying teacher provided and collaboratively developed criteria and feedback.

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

Present the final version of personal created music to others, and describe connection to expressive intent .

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Fifths Part II (3, Wk 18); Harmonizing Part I (3, Wk 29)

Demonstrate and explain how the selection of music to perform is influenced by personal interest, knowledge, purpose and context.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Introduction to Intervals (3, Wk 6); C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1)

Demonstrate understanding of the structure in music selected for performance.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 34); Three Cs Part II (5, Wk 12)

When analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmic patterns and melodic phrases using iconic and standard notation.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: The Itsy Bitsy Spider (1, Wk 30); Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11)

Describe how context (such as personal and social) can inform a performance.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25); Welcome (5, Wk 1)

Demonstrate and describe how intent is conveyed through expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13)

Apply teacher provided and collaboratively - developed criteria and feedback to evaluate accuracy of ensemble performances.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36)

Rehearse to refine technical accuracy, expressive qualities, and identified performance challenges.

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

Perform music with expression and technical accuracy.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)

Demonstrate performance decorum and audience etiquette appropriate for the context and venue .

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 36); Recorder Knight 5 - Bounce High, Bounce Low (4, Wk 16)

Demonstrate and describe how selected music connects to and is influenced by specific interests, experiences, or purposes.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17)

Demonstrate and describe how a response to music can be informed by the structure, the use of the elements of music, and context (such as personal and social).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part III (3, Wk 10); Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 35)

Demonstrate and describe how the expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo ) are used in performers’ interpretations to reflect expressive intent.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36)

Evaluate musical works and performances, applying established criteria, and describe appropriateness to the context .

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Recorder Knight 3 - Doggie, Doggie (4, Wk 14)

Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 35)

Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.

Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Fifths Part I (3, Wk 17); Sevenths & Octaves (3, Wk 27)

Improvise rhythmic, melodic and harmonic ideas, and explain connection to specific purpose and context (such as social and cultural).

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)

Generate musical ideas (such as rhythms, melodies, and simple accompaniment patterns) within related tonalities (such as major and minor) and meters.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Semitones (3, Wk 32); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19)

Demonstrate selected and organized musical ideas for an improvisation, arrangement, or composition to express intent, and explain connection to purpose and context.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Knight 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, and A (4, Wk 17); Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24)

Use standard and/or iconic notation and/or recording technology to document personal rhythmic, melodic, and simple harmonic musical ideas.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part I (3, Wk 8); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

Evaluate, refine, and document revisions to personal music, applying teacherprovided and collaboratively developed criteria and feedback to show improvement over time.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 36); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 36)

Present the final version of personal created music to others, and explain connection to expressive intent.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 4 - Gently Sleep (4, Wk 10); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

Demonstrate and explain how the selection of music to perform is influenced by personal interest, knowledge, context and technical skill .

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Knight 1 - Let Us Play E G A (4, Wk 12); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

Demonstrate understanding of the structure and the elements of music (such as rhythm, pitch, and form ) in music selected for performance.

Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Song Form Review (2, Wk 20); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34)

When analyzing selected music, read and perform using iconic and/or standard notation.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); Key of G Major (3, Wk 34)

Explain how context (such as social and cultural) informs a performance.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17)

Demonstrate and explain how intent is conveyed through interpretive decisions and expressive qualities (such as dynamics, tempo, and timbre).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 4 - Gently Sleep (4, Wk 10); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27)

Apply teacher provided and collaboratively developed criteria and feedback to evaluate accuracy and expressiveness of ensemble and personal performances.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)

Rehearse to refine technical accuracy and expressive qualities, and address performance challenges.

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

Perform music, alone or with others, with expression and technical accuracy and appropriate interpretation.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)

Demonstrate performance decorum and audience etiquette appropriate for the context, venue, and genre .

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Knight 5 - Bounce High, Bounce Low (4, Wk 16); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 36)

Demonstrate and explain how selected music connects to and is influenced by specific interests, experiences, purposes, or contexts.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17)

Demonstrate and explain how responses to music are informed by the structure, the use of the elements of music, and context (such as social and cultural).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Page 1 - Basic Techniques (4, Wk 1); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6)

Demonstrate and explain how the expressive qualities (such as dynamics, tempo, and timbre ) are used in performers’ and personal interpretations to reflect expressive intent.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 4 - Gently Sleep (4, Wk 10); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

Evaluate musical works and performances, applying established criteria, and explain appropriateness to the context.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Recorder Knight 3 - Doggie, Doggie (4, Wk 14)

Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 35)

Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.

Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Recorder King/Queen 2 - Introduction to Transposing (4, Wk 24); Fifths Part I (3, Wk 17)

Improvise rhythmic, melodic and harmonic ideas, and explain connection to specific purpose and context (such as social, cultural, and historical).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6)

Generate musical ideas (such as rhythms, melodies, and accompaniment patterns) within specific related tonalities, meters and simple chord changes.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Chord Theory Part III (5, Wk 32); Hello C Chord Part II (5, Wk 9)

Demonstrate selected and developed musical ideas for improvisations, arrangements, or compositions to express intent, and explain connection to purpose and context.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Chord Progressions Part I (5, Wk 18)

Use standard and/or iconic notation and/or recording technology to document personal rhythmic, melodic, and two chord harmonic musical ideas.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part I (3, Wk 8); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)

Evaluate, refine, and document revisions to personal music, applying teacherprovided and collaboratively developed criteria and feedback, and explain rationale for changes.

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

Present the final version of personal created music to others that demonstrates craftsmanship, and explain connection to expressive intent.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13); Hello C Chord Part I (5, Wk 8)

Demonstrate and explain how the selection of music to perform is influenced by personal interest, knowledge, and context, as well as their personal and others’ technical skill.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Triad Part I (PK, Wk 29)

Demonstrate understanding of the structure and the elements of music (such as rhythm, pitch, form, and harmony) in music selected for performance.

Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Hello C Chord Part I (5, Wk 8); Hello C Chord Part III (5, Wk 10)

When analyzing selected music, read and perform using standard notation.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); Key of G Major (3, Wk 34)

Explain how context (such as social, cultural, and historical ) informs performances.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6)

Demonstrate and explain how intent is conveyed through interpretive decisions and expressive qualities (such as dynamics, tempo, timbre, and articulation/style e).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13); Recorder Squire 4 - Gently Sleep (4, Wk 10)

Apply teacher provided and established criteria and feedback to evaluate the accuracy and expressiveness of ensemble and personal performances.

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

Rehearse to refine technical accuracy and expressive qualities to address challenges, and show improvement over time.

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

Perform music, alone or with others, with expression, technical accuracy and appropriate interpretation.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

Demonstrate performance decorum and audience etiquette appropriate for the context, venue, genre, and style .

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Knight 5 - Bounce High, Bounce Low (4, Wk 16); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 35)

Demonstrate and explain, citing evidence, how selected music connects to and is influenced by specific interests, experiences, purposes, or contexts.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Strumming Basics (5, Wk 22)

Demonstrate and explain, citing evidence, how responses to music are informed by the structure, the use of the elements of music, and context (such as social, cultural, and historical).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Hello C Chord Part III (5, Wk 10)

Demonstrate and explain, citing evidence, how responses to music are informed by the structure, the use of the elements of music, and context (such as social, cultural, and historical).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Hello C Chord Part III (5, Wk 10)

Demonstrate and explain how the expressive qualities (such as dynamics, tempo, timbre, and articulation ) are used in performers’ and personal interpretations to reflect expressive intent.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13); Recorder Squire 4 - Gently Sleep (4, Wk 10)

Evaluate musical works and performances, applying established criteria, and explain appropriateness to the context, citing evidence from the elements of music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 36); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)

Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 35); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)