New Jersey Elementary Music Standards

Explore, create and improvise musical ideas using rhythmic and melodic patterns in various meters and tonalities.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Lightly Row Performance Part I - Steps & Skips (2, Wk 33)

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 organize and document personal musical ideas.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25); Ode to Joy Performance (1, Wk 34)

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 musical ideas to peers or informal audience.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 34); 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: Lightly Row Performance Part I - Steps & Skips (2, Wk 33); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34)

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

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)

Demonstrate knowledge of basic music concepts (e.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (1, Wk 29); The Itsy Bitsy Spider (1, Wk 30)

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

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

Demonstrate understanding of basic expressive qualities (e.g., dynamics, 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)

Tonality and meter) in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance. ,esraeheR.

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

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: Wheels on the Bus (K, Wk 36); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 34)

Demonstrate and explain how personal interests and experiences influence musical selection for specific purposes.

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

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

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Fa, Sol, La (1, Wk 12); Ode to Joy Performance (1, Wk 34)

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

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Fa, Sol, La (1, Wk 12); Recorder Knight 5 - Bounce High, Bounce Low (4, Wk 16)

Apply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music.

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. This Performance Expectation is embedded in the following Artistic Processes: : 1.3A.2.Cr2a, 1.3A.2.Cr3b, 1.3A.2.Pr5e, 1.3A.2.Re7a.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: What note is it? (K, Wk 30); Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (1, Wk 29)

Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life. This Performance Expectation is embedded in the following Artistic Processes: 1.3A.2.Cr2a, 1.3A.2.Cr3b, 1.3A.2.Pr5e, 1.3A.2.Re7a.

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

Generate and improvise rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic ideas, and simple accompaniment patterns and chord changes. Explain connection to specific purpose and context (e.g., social, cultural, historical). expertise, context, and expressive intent.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hello C Chord Part III (5, Wk 10); Resolutions (3, Wk 28)

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

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Welcome (5, Wk 1)

Use standard and/or iconic notation and/or recording technology to document personal rhythmic, melodic, and two-chord harmonic musical ideas. to new ideas, persistence, and the application of appropriate criteria. work?.

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 collaboratively developed criteria, showing improvement over time and explaining rationale for changes.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 36); Recorder Page 4 - B A Shield Patterns (4, Wk 4)

Present to others final versions of personally and collaboratively created music that demonstrates craftsmanship. Explain connection to expressive intent.

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

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

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Introduction to Intervals (3, Wk 6); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

Demonstrate an understanding of the structure and expanded music concepts (e.g., rhythm, pitch, form, and harmony) in music selected for performance.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Three Cs Part II (5, Wk 12); Chord Theory Part I (5, Wk 30)

Analyze selected music by reading and performing using standard notation.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Treble Clef Reivew (3, Wk 2); Seconds - Part I (3, Wk 8)

Explain how context (e.g., personal, social, cultural, historical) informs performances.

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

Convey creator's intent through the performers' interpretive decisions of expanded expressive qualities (e.g., dynamics, tempo, timbre, articulation/style). to create products. evaluate, and refine their performance over time through openness to new ideas,.

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

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

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

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 (i.e., social, cultural, historical). their interests, experiences, understandings, and purposes. Response to music understanding the structure and context of music inform a response?.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part III (3, Wk 10); Recorder Page 1 - Basic Techniques (4, Wk 1)

Evaluate musical works and performances, applying established criteria, and explain appropriateness to the context, citing evidence from the elements of music. performance(s) is informed by analysis, interpretation, and established criteria. performance(s)?.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Intervals in C Major (3, Wk 7)

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

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

Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music. This Performance Expectation is embedded in the following Artistic Processes: 1.3A.5.Cr2a, 1.3A.5.Cr3b, 1.3A.5.Pr4e, 1.3A.5.Re7a historical contexts to deepen understanding. ideas, and knowledge to creating, performing, and responding. life inform creating, performing, and responding to music?.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27)

Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life. This Performance Expectation is embedded in the following Artistic Processes: 1.3A.5.Cr2a, 1.3A.5.Cr3b, 1.3A.5.Pr4e, 1.3A.5.Re7a.

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