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Nevada Elementary Music Standards
Every Nevada K–5 general music standard in one place, grade by grade, with the Prodigies lesson that teaches each one.
Nevada elementary music is taught to the Nevada Academic Content Standards: Music (2017-18), published by the Nevada Department of Education in 2017.
They are organized by General Music K-8.
| Official name | Nevada Academic Content Standards: Music (2017-18) |
|---|---|
| Published by | Nevada Department of Education |
| Adopted | 2017 |
| Grades on this page | K–5 |
| Standards on this page | 129 |
| Code format | MU:Cr1.K.1 |
| Organized by | General Music K-8 |
| Official source | doe.nv.gov |
Nevada Kindergarten music standards
20 standards. Kindergarten page, with more lesson ideas →
MU:Cr1.K.1With guidance, explore and experience music concepts (such as pulse and melodic contour).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Tuning your Ukulele (5, Wk 4); Mi Sol Stars (PK, Wk 20)
MU:Cr1.K.2With 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)
MU:Cr2.K.1With guidance, choose and demonstrate and choose musical ideas.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder King/Queen 5 - The Rainbows Shine (4, Wk 26); Tuning your Ukulele (5, Wk 4)
MU:Cr2.K.2With 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)
MU:Cr3.K.1With 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)
MU:Cr3.K.2With 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)
MU:Pr4.K.1With 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)
MU:Pr4.K.2With 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)
MU:Pr4.K.3With 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)
MU:Pr4.K.4With guidance, sing and play instruments with age-appropriate literature.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11); Recorder Knight 2 - Breath Technique (4, Wk 13)
MU:Pr5.K.1With 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)
MU:Pr5.K.2With 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)
MU:Pr6.K.1With 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)
MU:Pr6.K.2Perform appropriately for the audience.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Wheels on the Bus (K, Wk 36); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 34)
MU:Re7.K.1With 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)
MU:Re7.K.2With guidance, listen to and identify specific music concepts (such as pulse or melodic direction) used in music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Mi Sol Stars (PK, Wk 20); Itsy Bitsy Spider (2, Wk 31)
MU:Re8.K.1With guidance, interact with of 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)
MU:Re9.K.1With 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)
MU:Cn10.K.1Describe how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music. Embedded within:.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 35)
MU:Cn11.K.1Compare and contrast relationships between music and the other arts other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life. Embedded within:.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sound vs Noise/Bell or Boomwhacker? (K, Wk 23); Fifths Part I (3, Wk 17)
Nevada Grade 1 music standards
22 standards. Grade 1 page, with more lesson ideas →
MU:Cr1.1.1With 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)
MU:Cr1.1.2With 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)
MU:Cr2.1.1With 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)
MU:Cr2.1.2With limited guidance, use iconic or standard notation and/or recording technology to document and organize personal musical ideas.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm (2, Wk 22); C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25)
MU:Cr3.1.1With 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)
MU:Cr3.1.2With 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)
MU:Pr4.1.1With guidance, sing and play instruments to age-appropriate literature.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11); Recorder Knight 2 - Breath Technique (4, Wk 13)
MU:Pr4.1.2With limited guidance, select and discuss personal interest in, knowledge about, and purpose of varied musical repertoire.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1)
MU:Pr4.1.3With limited guidance, listen to, sing, perform, and respond to music concepts (such as pulse and melodic contour) in selected repertoire.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1); C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25)
MU:Pr4.1.4Analyze, classify, or compare and contrast selected music, explaining the connections to specific interests, experiences, purposes, or contexts.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sound vs Noise/Bell or Boomwhacker? (K, Wk 23); C Major & G Major (K, Wk 26)
MU:Pr4.1.5Read and perform rhythmic patterns using iconic or standard notation.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); Rhythm (2, Wk 22)
MU:Pr5.1.1With 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)
MU:Pr5.1.2With 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)
MU:Pr6.1.1With limited guidance, perform music for a specific purpose with expression through singing, playing and moving.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Compound Meter Part II (3, Wk 20)
MU:Pr6.1.2Perform 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)
MU:Re7.1.1With 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)
MU:Re7.1.2With 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)
MU:Re8.1.1With 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)
MU:Re9.1.1With 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)
MU:Cn10.1.1Describe how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music. Embedded within:.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (1, Wk 29); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)
MU:Cn11.1.1Demonstrate understanding relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life. Embedded within:.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: What note is it? (K, Wk 30); It's Raining, It's Pouring (PK, Wk 23)
MU:Cn11.1.2With limited guidance, demonstrate knowledge of listen to, sing, perform, and/or respond to concepts in music from a variety of cultures.
Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Color Coding Your Ukulele (5, Wk 7)
Nevada Grade 2 music standards
22 standards. Grade 2 page, with more lesson ideas →
MU:Cr1.2.1Explore and 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)
MU:Cr1.2.2Generate 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)
MU:Cr2.2.1Describe 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)
MU:Cr2.2.2Organize and develop musical ideas using Use iconic or standard notation and/or recording technology to combine, sequence, and document personal musical ideas.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Seconds - Part I (3, Wk 8)
MU:Cr3.2.1Interpret, explain 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)
MU:Cr3.2.2Convey 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)
MU:Pr4.2.1With guidance, sing and play instruments to age-appropriate literature.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11); Recorder Knight 2 - Breath Technique (4, Wk 13)
MU:Pr4.2.2With limited guidance, select and discuss personal interest in, knowledge about, and purpose of varied musical selections. repertoire.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)
MU:Pr4.2.3With limited guidance, listen to, sing, perform, and respond to music concepts (such as pulse and melodic contour selected repertoire.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25); Tuning your Ukulele (5, Wk 4)
MU:Pr4.2.4Analyze, classify, or compare and contrast selected music, explaining the connections to specific interests, experiences, purposes, or contexts.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34); Seconds, Thirds and Fourths Review (3, Wk 16)
MU:Pr4.2.5Read and perform rhythmic patterns using iconic or standard notation.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm (2, Wk 22); Rhythim Review (2, Wk 4)
MU:Pr5.2.1Apply 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)
MU:Pr5.2.2Rehearse, 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)
MU:Pr6.2.1Perform music for a specific purpose with expression and technical accuracy through singing, performing and/or moving.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)
MU:Pr6.2.2Perform 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)
MU:Re7.2.1Explain 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)
MU:Re7.2.2Describe 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)
MU:Re8.2.1Demonstrate 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)
MU:Re9.2.1Critique and 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)
MU:Cn10.2.1Identify and describe how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music. Embedded within:.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Scale Review Part II (2, Wk 2); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)
MU:Cn11.2.1Describe, classify or explain relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life. Embedded within:.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Fifths Part I (3, Wk 17); Sevenths & Octaves (3, Wk 27)
MU:Cn11.2.2With limited guidance, listen to, sing, perform, and/or respond to concepts in music from a variety of cultures.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6)
Nevada Grade 3 music standards
21 standards. Grade 3 page, with more lesson ideas →
MU:Cr1.3.1Explore and improvise rhythmic and melodic ideas.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19)
MU:Cr1.3.2Generate 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)
MU:Cr2.3.1Perform 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)
MU:Cr2.3.2Organize and develop musical ideas using 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); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)
MU:Cr3.3.1Evaluate, 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)
MU:Cr3.3.2Present 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)
MU:Pr4.3.1Sing and play instruments to age-appropriate literature.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Types of Ukuleles (5, Wk 2); Parts of the Ukulele (5, Wk 3)
MU:Pr4.3.2Select, describe 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)
MU:Pr4.3.3Listen to, sing, perform, and respond or move to the structure in music selected for performance.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Three Cs Part II (5, Wk 12); Song Form Review (2, Wk 20)
MU:Pr4.3.4Analyze selected music, read and perform rhythmic patterns and melodic phrases using iconic and standard notation.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11)
MU:Pr4.3.5Describe 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)
MU:Pr5.3.1Demonstrate 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)
MU:Pr6.3.1Perform music with expression and technical accuracy.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Compound Meter Part II (3, Wk 20)
MU:Pr6.3.2Demonstrate 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)
MU:Re7.3.1Demonstrate 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)
MU:Re7.3.2Demonstrate 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)
MU:Re8.3.1Demonstrate 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)
MU:Re9.3.1Evaluate 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)
MU:Cn10.3.1Describe how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music. Embedded within:.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 35)
MU:Cn11.3.1Describe, classify or explain relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life. Embedded within:.
Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Fifths Part I (3, Wk 17); Sevenths & Octaves (3, Wk 27)
MU:Cn11.3.2Listen to, sing, perform, and/or respond to concepts in music from a variety of cultures.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part I (3, Wk 19); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6)
Nevada Grade 4 music standards
22 standards. Grade 4 page, with more lesson ideas →
MU:Cr1.4.1Improvise 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)
MU:Cr1.4.2Describe how sounds and short musical ideas can be used to represent personal experiences, moods, visual images, and/or storylines.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Short & Long with D (K, Wk 7)
MU:Cr1.4.3Generate 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)
MU:Cr2.4.1Demonstrate selected Select and organize 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); C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1)
MU:Cr2.4.2Use 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)
MU:Cr3.4.1Evaluate, refine, and document revisions to personal music, applying teacher-provided and collaboratively-developed criteria and feedback to show improvement over time.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 36); Recorder Dragon 4 - Dinosaur (4, Wk 31)
MU:Cr3.4.2Present the final version of personally created music to others, and explain connection to expressive intent.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 4 - Gently Sleep (4, Wk 10); Mi, Sol, La (1, Wk 8)
MU:Pr4.4.1With guidance, sing and play instruments to age-appropriate literature.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11); Recorder Knight 2 - Breath Technique (4, Wk 13)
MU:Pr4.4.2Demonstrate 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)
MU:Pr4.4.3Analyze selected music, to read and perform using iconic and/or standard notation.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11); Seconds - Part I (3, Wk 8)
MU:Pr4.4.4Explain how context (such as social and cultural) informs a performance.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17)
MU:Pr4.4.5Demonstrate 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)
MU:Pr5.4.1Apply 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)
MU:Pr5.4.2Rehearse 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)
MU:Pr6.4.1Perform 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)
MU:Pr6.4.2Demonstrate performance decorum and audience etiquette appropriate for the context.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Knight 5 - Bounce High, Bounce Low (4, Wk 16); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 36)
MU:Re7.4.1Demonstrate Select 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)
MU:Re7.4.2Demonstrate Analyze 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)
MU:Re8.4.1Demonstrate 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)
MU:Re9.4.1Evaluate 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)
MU:Cn10.4.1Describe how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music. Embedded within:.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)
MU:Cn11.4.1Classify and explain relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life. Embedded within:.
Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Recorder King/Queen 2 - Introduction to Transposing (4, Wk 24); Fifths Part I (3, Wk 17)
Nevada Grade 5 music standards
22 standards. Grade 5 page, with more lesson ideas →
MU:Cr1.5.1Improvise 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); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17)
MU:Cr1.5.3Generate 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)
MU:Cr2.5.1Demonstrate Organize 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)
MU:Cr2.5.2Organize and develop musical ideas using standard and/or iconic notation and/or recording tech.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); F Major Chord (2, Wk 15)
MU:Cr3.5.1Evaluate, refine, and document revisions to personal music, applying teacher-provided 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)
MU:Cr3.5.2Present 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)
MU:Pr4.5.1Sing and play instruments to age-appropriate literature.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Types of Ukuleles (5, Wk 2); Parts of the Ukulele (5, Wk 3)
MU:Pr4.5.2Demonstrate and Select 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)
MU:Pr4.5.3Demonstrate understanding of the elements of music (such as rhythm, pitch, form, and.
Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Song Form Review (2, Wk 20); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34)
MU:Pr4.5.4When analyzing Analyze selected music, read and perform using standard notation.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part I (3, Wk 8); Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11)
MU:Pr4.5.5Describes 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)
MU:Pr4.5.6Demonstrate and explain how intent is conveyed through interpretive decisions and expressive qualities (such as dynamics, tempo, timbre, and articulation/style).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13); Recorder Squire 4 - Gently Sleep (4, Wk 10)
MU:Pr5.5.1Apply 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)
MU:Pr5.5.2Rehearse 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)
MU:Pr6.5.1Perform 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)
MU:Pr6.5.2Demonstrate 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)
MU:Re7.5.1Demonstrate 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)
MU:Re7.5.2Analyze 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)
MU:Re8.5.1Demonstrate 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)
MU:Re9.5.1Evaluate 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)
MU:Cn10.5.1Describe how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music. Embedded within:.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 35); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)
MU:Cn11.5.1Classify and explain relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life. Embedded within.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Fifths Part I (3, Wk 17); Sevenths & Octaves (3, Wk 27)
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What are the Nevada music standards called?
Nevada Academic Content Standards: Music (2017-18), published by the Nevada Department of Education (2017).
How many elementary music standards does Nevada have?
This page lists 129 standards: 20 in Kindergarten, 22 in Grade 1, 22 in Grade 2, 21 in Grade 3, 22 in Grade 4, 22 in Grade 5.
Does Nevada use the National Core Arts Standards?
Not directly. Nevada uses its own framework, organized by General Music K-8. 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://doe.nv.gov/standards-instructional-support/standards/. 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 Nevada standards?
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