National Grade 1 Music Standards

The Grade 1 standards

Creating 6

• MU:Cr1.1.1a

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

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1); Upbeat (1, Wk 2); Finding notes on the Treble Clef (1, Wk 3); Melodies, Lines and Spaces (1, Wk 4)

• MU:Cr1.1.1b

  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: Beet & Guava (1, Wk 19); Beet & Blueberry (1, Wk 26)

• MU:Cr2.1.1a

  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); Fa, Sol, La (1, Wk 14)

• MU:Cr2.1.1b

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

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Guava (1, Wk 19); C Major & G Major Chords (1, Wk 20); Beet & Blueberry (1, Wk 26); Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (1, Wk 29)

• MU:Cr3.1.1a

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

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Guava (1, Wk 19); Beet & Blueberry (1, Wk 26)

• MU:Cr3.2.1a

  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: Beet & Guava (1, Wk 19); Beet & Blueberry (1, Wk 26)

Performing 8

• MU:Pr4.1.1a

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

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Do, Re, Mi Review (1, Wk 7); Mi, Sol, La (1, Wk 8); Fa, Sol, La (1, Wk 13); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 15)

• MU:Pr4.2.1a

  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: Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1); Upbeat (1, Wk 2); Finding notes on the Treble Clef (1, Wk 3); Melodies, Lines and Spaces (1, Wk 4)

• MU:Pr4.2.1b

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

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Do, Re, Mi Review (1, Wk 7); Mi, Sol, La (1, Wk 8); Fa, Sol, La (1, Wk 12); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 15)

• MU:Pr4.3.1a

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

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1); Upbeat (1, Wk 2); Fa, Sol, La (1, Wk 14); Fa Sol La Part IV (1, Wk 18)

• MU:Pr5.1.1a

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

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Mi, Sol, La (1, Wk 10); Fa, Sol, La (1, Wk 13); Fa Sol La Part IV (1, Wk 18); Grapefruit Review (1, Wk 25)

• MU:Pr5.1.1b

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

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Fa, Sol, La (1, Wk 14)

• MU:Pr6.1.1a

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

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1); Upbeat (1, Wk 2); Finding notes on the Treble Clef (1, Wk 3); Melodies, Lines and Spaces (1, Wk 4)

• MU:Pr6.1.1b

  Perform appropriately for the audience and purpose

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Mi, Sol, La (1, Wk 10); Fa, Sol, La (1, Wk 13); C Major Chord Review (1, Wk 21); G Major Chord (1, Wk 22)

Responding 4

• MU:Re7.1.1a

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

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Fa, Sol, La (1, Wk 14); C Major & G Major Chords (1, Wk 20); Beet & Blueberry (1, Wk 26)

• MU:Re7.2.1a

  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: Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1); Upbeat (1, Wk 2); Finding notes on the Treble Clef (1, Wk 3); Melodies, Lines and Spaces (1, Wk 4)

• MU:Re8.1.1a

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

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Fa, Sol, La (1, Wk 14); 5 Note Melodies (1, Wk 27)

• MU:Re9.1.1a

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

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Do, Re, Mi Review (1, Wk 7); Mi, Sol, La (1, Wk 10); Fa, Sol, La (1, Wk 13); C & G Chords (1, Wk 23)

Connecting 2

• MU:Cn10.0.1a

  Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music: - MU:Cr2.1.1a With limited guidance, demonstrate and discuss personal reasons for selecting musical ideas that represent expressive intent. - MU:Cr3.2.1a With limited guidance, convey expressive intent for a specific purpose by presenting a final version of personal musical ideas to peers or informal audience. - MU:Pr4.3.1a Demonstrate and describe music’s expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo). - MU:Re7.1.1a With limited guidance, identify and demonstrate how personal interests and experiences influence musical selection for specific purposes.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Mi, Sol, La (1, Wk 10); Fa, Sol, La (1, Wk 13); Beet & Guava (1, Wk 19); C Major & G Major Chords (1, Wk 20)

• MU:Cn11.0.1a

  Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life: - MU:Cr1.1.1a With limited guidance, create musical ideas (such as answering a musical question) for a specific purpose. - MU:Pr4.2.1a With limited guidance, demonstrate knowledge of music concepts (such as beat and melodic contour) in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance. - MU:Pr6.1.1a With limited guidance, perform music for a specific purpose with expression. - MU:Re7.2.1a With limited guidance, demonstrate and identify how specific music concepts (such as beat or pitch) is used in various styles of music for a purpose. - MU:Re9.1.1a With limited guidance, apply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music for specific purposes.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Fa, Sol, La (1, Wk 14); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 15); C & G Chords (1, Wk 23); Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (1, Wk 29)