National Kindergarten Music Standards

The Kindergarten standards

Creating 6

• MU:Cr1.1.Ka

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

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2); Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3); Hello Bells (K, Wk 4)

• MU:Cr1.1.Kb

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

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3); Hello Bells (K, Wk 4); Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6)

• MU:Cr2.1.Ka

  With guidance, demonstrate and choose favorite musical ideas

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3); Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); Short & Long with D (K, Wk 7); Beet & Cherry (K, Wk 8)

• MU:Cr2.1.Kb

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

• MU:Cr3.1.Ka

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

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3); Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6)

• MU:Cr3.2.Ka

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

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3); Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); Short & Long with D (K, Wk 7); Beet & Cherry (K, Wk 8)

Performing 7

• MU:Pr4.1.Ka

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

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); Beet & Cherry (K, Wk 8); Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15)

• MU:Pr4.2.Ka

  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: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2); Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3); Hello Bells (K, Wk 4)

• MU:Pr4.3.Ka

  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: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2); Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3); Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6)

• MU:Pr5.1.Ka

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

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hello C (K, Wk 5); Fabulous F (K, Wk 10); Aloha A and Hall of the mountain king (K, Wk 24); Bonjour B and Sol Ti Re (K, Wk 25)

• MU:Pr5.1.Kb

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

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C & G Best Friends (K, Wk 19); Adagio, Andante and Moderato (K, Wk 22); C & D (K, Wk 31); C & E, C & F (K, Wk 32)

• MU:Pr6.1.Ka

  With guidance, perform music with expression

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hello Bells (K, Wk 4); Hello C (K, Wk 5); Short & Long with D (K, Wk 7); Fabulous F (K, Wk 10)

• MU:Pr6.1.Kb

  Perform appropriately for the audience

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hello C (K, Wk 5); Fabulous F (K, Wk 10); 1 8 They're Great (K, Wk 13); Birds Fly (K, Wk 14)

Responding 4

• MU:Re7.1.Ka

  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); Adagio, Andante and Moderato (K, Wk 22)

• MU:Re7.2.Ka

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

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2); Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3); Hello Bells (K, Wk 4)

• MU:Re8.1.Ka

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

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Adagio, Andante and Moderato (K, Wk 22); Sound vs Noise/Bell or Boomwhacker? (K, Wk 23); Wheels on the Bus (K, Wk 35)

• MU:Re9.1.Ka

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

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3); Hi High C (K, Wk 11); 1 8 They're Great (K, Wk 13)

Connecting 2

• MU:Cn10.0.Ka

  Demonstrate how interests, knowledge,and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music: - MU:Cr3.2.Ka With guidance, demonstrate a final version of personal musical ideas to peers. - MU:Pr4.1.Ka With guidance, demonstrate and state personal interest in varied musical selections. - MU:Pr4.3.Ka 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: Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3); Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); Beet & Cherry (K, Wk 8)

• MU:Cn11.0.Ka

  Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life: - MU:Pr4.2.Ka 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. - MU:Re7.2.Ka With guidance, demonstrate how a specific music concept (such as beat or melodic direction) is used in music. - MU:Re9.1.Ka With guidance, apply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Adagio, Andante and Moderato (K, Wk 22); Sound vs Noise/Bell or Boomwhacker? (K, Wk 23); Hand Signs (K, Wk 27)