Music Standards Hub

NM Music · 2022 · 112 standards

New Mexico Elementary Music Standards

Every New Mexico K–5 general music standard in one place, grade by grade, with the Prodigies lesson that teaches each one.

New Mexico elementary music is taught to the New Mexico Music Content Standards (K-5), published by the New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) in 2022.

They are built on the National Core Arts Standards, organized by the four artistic processes: Creating, Performing, Responding, and Connecting.

Official nameNew Mexico Music Content Standards (K-5)
Published byNew Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED)
Adopted2022
Grades on this pageK–5
Standards on this page112
Code formatMU:Cr1.1.Ka
Organized byCreating, Performing, Responding, Connecting
Official sourceweb.ped.nm.gov

New Mexico Kindergarten music standards

17 standards. Kindergarten page, with more lesson ideas →

Creating 6

Performing 7

Responding 4

New Mexico Grades K–5 music standards

2 standards. Grades K–5 page, with more lesson ideas →

New Mexico Grade 1 music standards

18 standards. Grade 1 page, with more lesson ideas →

Creating 6

Performing 8

Responding 4

New Mexico Grade 2 music standards

18 standards. Grade 2 page, with more lesson ideas →

Creating 6

Performing 8

Responding 4

New Mexico Grade 3 music standards

19 standards. Grade 3 page, with more lesson ideas →

Creating 6

Performing 9

Responding 4

New Mexico Grade 4 music standards

19 standards. Grade 4 page, with more lesson ideas →

Creating 6

Performing 9

Responding 4

New Mexico Grade 5 music standards

19 standards. Grade 5 page, with more lesson ideas →

Creating 6

Performing 9

Responding 4

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The New Mexico K–5 music standards checklist

Every standard on this page as a one-page-per-grade PDF with a box to tick, ready for your curriculum map, your evaluation binder, or the next time someone asks “how is this standards-aligned?”

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Questions teachers ask

What are the New Mexico music standards called?

New Mexico Music Content Standards (K-5), published by the New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) (2022).

How many elementary music standards does New Mexico have?

This page lists 112 standards: 17 in Kindergarten, 2 in Grades K–5, 18 in Grade 1, 18 in Grade 2, 19 in Grade 3, 19 in Grade 4, 19 in Grade 5.

Does New Mexico use the National Core Arts Standards?

Yes. The NM Music are built on the NCAS artistic processes, with New Mexico's own codes and wording.

Where can I find the official document?

The official source is https://web.ped.nm.gov/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 New Mexico standards?

Prodigies PK-5 has a lesson for 109 of the 112 standards on this page (97%). Every lesson is tagged to these codes. Try it free for 30 days.