Nevada Grade 4 Music Standards

The Grade 4 standards

• MU:Cr1.4.1

  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); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17)

• MU:Cr1.4.2

  Describe 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); Beet & Cherry (K, Wk 8); Types of Ukuleles (5, Wk 2)

• MU:Cr1.4.3

  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); Hello C Chord Part II (5, Wk 9); Itsy Bitsy Spider (2, Wk 31)

• MU:Cr2.4.1

  Demonstrate 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); Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24); Welcome (5, Wk 1)

• MU:Cr2.4.2

  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); Rhythim Review (2, Wk 4); 5 Note Melodies (1, Wk 27)

• MU:Cr3.4.1

  Evaluate, 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); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 36); Chord Theory Part II (5, Wk 31)

• MU:Cr3.4.2

  Present 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); Surf Chords (5, Wk 6); Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13)

• MU:Pr4.4.1

  With 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); Recorder King/Queen 5 - The Rainbows Shine (4, Wk 26); Tuning your Ukulele (5, Wk 4)

• MU:Pr4.4.2

  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); Rhythm (2, Wk 22); Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1)

• MU:Pr4.4.3

  Analyze 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); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34); Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6)

• MU:Pr4.4.4

  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); C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25); 1 8 They're Great (K, Wk 13)

• MU:Pr4.4.5

  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); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13)

• MU:Pr5.4.1

  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); Recorder Page 3 - B Shield Patterns (4, Wk 3); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)

• MU:Pr5.4.2

  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); Lightly Row Performance Part III - Rehearsal (2, Wk 35); Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36)

• MU:Pr6.4.1

  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); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

• MU:Pr6.4.2

  Demonstrate 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); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 35); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 36)

• MU:Re7.4.1

  Demonstrate 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); Compound Meter Part III (3, Wk 21); Strumming Basics (5, Wk 22)

• MU:Re7.4.2

  Demonstrate 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); Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21); Welcome (5, Wk 1)

• MU:Re8.4.1

  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); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13)

• MU:Re9.4.1

  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); Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 36); 1 8 They're Great (K, Wk 13)

• MU:Cn10.4.1

  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: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 35); C Major Scale Review Part II (2, Wk 2)

• MU:Cn11.4.1

  Classify 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); Chord Progressions Part I (5, Wk 18); Chord Theory Part I (5, Wk 30)