New York State Elementary Music Standards, Pre-K to Grade 5

With substantial guidance, explore and experience a variety of music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12); Hand Signs (K, Wk 28)

With substantial guidance, explore favorite musical ideas (such as movements, vocalizations, or instrumental accompaniments).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Cherry (PK, Wk 25); Do Mi Sol Slide (PK, Wk 5)

With substantial guidance, select and keep track of the order for performing original musical ideas, using iconic notation and/or recording technology.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25)

With substantial guidance, consider personal, peer, and teacher feedback when demonstrating and refining musical ideas.

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

With substantial guidance, share revised musical ideas with peers.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C & G Best Friends (K, Wk 18); Major Chords (2, Wk 17)

With substantial guidance, demonstrate and state preference for varied musical selections provided by the teacher.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 33); Recorder King/Queen 4 - Dynamics (4, Wk 25)

With substantial guidance, explore and demonstrate awareness of musical contrasts.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C and Shh (PK, Wk 3); Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36)

With substantial guidance, explore music’s expressive qualities (such as voice quality, dynamics, and tempo).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

With substantial guidance, practice and demonstrate what they like about their own performances.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Scale (PK, Wk 32); Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11)

With substantial guidance, apply personal, peer, and teacher 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)

Respond appropriately to aural and visual cues.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Mi Sol La Intro (PK, Wk 21); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 35)

With substantial guidance, perform music with expression.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 34); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)

Respond appropriately to aural and visual cues.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Mi Sol La Intro (PK, Wk 21); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 35)

With substantial guidance, state personal interests and demonstrate why they prefer some teacher-provided music selections over others.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Harmonizing Part II (3, Wk 30)

With substantial guidance, explore musical contrasts in music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36); Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11)

With substantial guidance, explore music’s expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13)

With substantial guidance, talk about personal and expressive preferences in music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sound vs Noise/Bell or Boomwhacker? (K, Wk 23); Song Form Review (2, Wk 20)

Explore and imitate sounds found in the environment.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3); Beet & Cherry (K, Wk 8)

Imagine and describe places, times, and reasons for making and listening to music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: 1 8, They’re Great (PK, Wk 9); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 35)

Illustrate musical ideas through movements (such as dramatizations of books or stories).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Cherry (PK, Wk 25); Baby Shark (PK, Wk 27)

Manipulate music concepts (such as tempo and dynamics) in order to express ideas.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15)

Perform/Explore folk music from a variety of cultures.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17); Lightly Row Performance Part I - Steps & Skips (2, Wk 33)

With substantial guidance, explore personal preferences for varied musical styles and repertoire.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hot Cross Buns (PK, Wk 19); Mi Sol Stars (PK, Wk 20)

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

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Tuning your Ukulele (5, Wk 4); Mi Sol Stars (PK, Wk 20)

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

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Wheels on the Bus (2, Wk 32); Do Mi Sol Slide (PK, Wk 5)

With guidance, demonstrate and select favorite musical ideas.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

With 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)

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

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

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

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Three Cs Part II (5, Wk 12)

With guidance, demonstrate and state personal interest in varied musical selections provided by the teacher.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3)

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: Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15); Wheels on the Bus (K, Wk 35)

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: Adagio, Andante and Moderato (K, Wk 22); Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15)

With 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)

With 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)

Respond appropriately to aural and visual cues.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: What note is it? (K, Wk 29); Sixths Part II (3, Wk 25)

With 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)

Perform appropriately for the audience.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Wheels on the Bus (K, Wk 36); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 34)

Respond appropriately to aural and visual cues.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: What note is it? (K, Wk 29); Sixths Part II (3, Wk 25)

With guidance, list personal interests and experiences and demonstrate why they prefer some teacher-provided music selections over others.

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

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

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Mi Sol Stars (PK, Wk 20); Itsy Bitsy Spider (2, Wk 31)

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

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36); Dynamics (2, Wk 23)

With 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)

Explore and imitate sounds found in the environment.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3); Beet & Cherry (K, Wk 8)

Imagine and describe places, times, and reasons for making and listening to music.

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

Illustrate musical ideas through movements (such as dramatizations of books or stories).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2)

Manipulate music concepts (such as tempo and dynamics) in order to express ideas.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15); Wheels on the Bus (K, Wk 35)

Explore folk music from a variety of cultures and discuss the music’s culture of origin.

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

With guidance, discuss preferences for varied musical styles and repertoire.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sound vs Noise/Bell or Boomwhacker? (K, Wk 23); Chord Progressions Part IV (5, Wk 21)

With 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)

With 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)

With 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)

With limited guidance, use iconic or standard notation and/or recording technology to document and organize musical ideas.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Melodies, Lines and Spaces (1, Wk 4); C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25)

With limited guidance, discuss and apply personal, peer, and teacher feedback to refine musical ideas.

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

With limited guidance, present a final version of musical ideas for a specific purpose to peers or an informal audience that conveys expressive intent for a specific purpose.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 34); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27)

With limited guidance, demonstrate and discuss personal interest in, knowledge of, and purpose of varied musical selections provided by the teacher.

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

With limited guidance, demonstrate knowledge of music concepts (such as beat and melodic contour) in music selected for performance.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Tuning your Ukulele (5, Wk 4); Recorder Squire 2 - Warm Up #1 (4, Wk 8)

When analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmic patterns, using iconic or standard notation, as appropriate to the musical tradition.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17); 5 Note Melodies (1, Wk 28)

Demonstrate and describe music’s expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13)

With 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)

With 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)

Respond appropriately to aural and visual cues.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sixths Part II (3, Wk 25); Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24)

With limited guidance, perform music for a specific purpose with expression.

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: Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 34); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27)

Respond appropriately to aural and visual cues.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sixths Part II (3, Wk 25); Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24)

With limited guidance, identify and demonstrate how personal interests and experiences influence selection of teacher-provided music for specific purposes.

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

With 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)

With 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)

With 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)

Explore and imitate sounds found in the environment.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3); Beet & Cherry (K, Wk 8)

Imagine and describe places, times, and reasons for making and listening to music.

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

Illustrate musical ideas through movements (such as dramatizations of books or stories).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Wheels on the Bus (2, Wk 32); Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1)

Manipulate music concepts (such as tempo, dynamics, and articulations) in order to express ideas.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15)

Perform folk music from a variety of cultures and discuss the music’s culture of origin.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27)

With limited guidance, state preferences for varied musical styles and repertoire.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sound vs Noise/Bell or Boomwhacker? (K, Wk 23); Rhythm (2, Wk 22)

Generate rhythmic and melodic patterns and musical ideas for a specific purpose.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Itsy Bitsy Spider (2, Wk 31); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

Generate musical ideas and patterns 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)

Demonstrate and identify 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 combine, sequence, and document musical ideas.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Steps (2, Wk 5); C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25)

Interpret and apply personal, peer, and teacher feedback to revise music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Color Coding Your Ukulele (5, Wk 7)

Present a final version of musical ideas for a specific purpose to peers or an informal audience that conveys expressive intent for a specific purpose.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27)

Demonstrate and explain personal interest in, knowledge of, and purpose of varied musical selections provided by the teacher.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34); Recorder King/Queen 4 - Dynamics (4, Wk 25)

Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts (such as major/minor tonality and meter) in music selected for performance.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Pizza Rhythms (2, Wk 9); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34)

When analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmic and melodic patterns, using iconic or standard notation, as appropriate to the musical tradition.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11); Rhythm (2, Wk 22)

Demonstrate knowledge of expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo) and how creators use them to convey expressive intent.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34)

Apply 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)

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)

Respond appropriately to aural and visual cues.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24); Sixths Part II (3, Wk 25)

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: Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 34); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27)

Respond appropriately to aural and visual cues.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24); Sixths Part II (3, Wk 25)

Explain and demonstrate how personal interests and experiences influence selection of teacher-provided music for specific purposes.

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

Describe and demonstrate 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)

Demonstrate 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)

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)

Generate musical soundscapes to portray stories, characters, emotions, and/or ideas.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Singing (2, Wk 21); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27)

Identify places, times, and reasons for making and listening to music.

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

Illustrate musical ideas through movements (such as dramatizations of books or stories).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Wheels on the Bus (2, Wk 32); Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1)

Manipulate music concepts in order to express ideas.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1)

Perform folk music from a variety of cultures and identify the music’s culture of origin.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part I - Steps & Skips (2, Wk 33); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17)

Describe and document preferences for varied musical styles and repertoire.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sound vs Noise/Bell or Boomwhacker? (K, Wk 23); Chord Progressions Part I (5, Wk 18)

Generate rhythmic and melodic ideas, and identify connection to specific purpose and/or context (such as personal and social).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Itsy Bitsy Spider (2, Wk 31); Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1)

Generate musical ideas (such as rhythms and melodies) within a given tonality and meter.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part I (3, Wk 19); Compound Meter Part II (3, Wk 20)

Demonstrate and identify selected musical ideas for a simple arrangement or composition to express intent, and identify connection to a specific purpose and/or context.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1)

Use standard and/or iconic notation and/or recording technology to combine, sequence, and document musical ideas.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part I (3, Wk 8); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)

Evaluate, refine, and document revisions to music, applying teacher- provided criteria and feedback.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Perfect Intervals Review (3, Wk 23); Harmonizing Part II (3, Wk 30)

Present the final version of 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)

Demonstrate and explain how the music that they selected to perform (from teacher- or student-provided options) is influenced by personal interest, knowledge, purpose, and context.

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

Demonstrate knowledge of the elements of music (such as rhythm and pitch) in music selected for performance.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 2 - Warm Up #1 (4, Wk 8); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34)

When analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmic and melodic patterns, using standard notation, as appropriate to the musical tradition.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11); Rhythm (2, Wk 22)

Describe 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)

Demonstrate and identify the context and 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)

Apply established criteria and feedback to evaluate accuracy of performances.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 36); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)

Identify and apply appropriate rehearsal strategies and show readiness to present.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 36); Lightly Row Performance Part III - Rehearsal (2, Wk 35)

Respond appropriately to aural and visual cues.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sixths Part II (3, Wk 25); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

Perform music with expression and technical accuracy.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)

Perform appropriately for the audience, venue, and context, demonstrating performance decorum.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 36); Introduction to Intervals (3, Wk 6)

Respond appropriately to aural and visual cues.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sixths Part II (3, Wk 25); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

Demonstrate and identify how selected music (from teacher or student- provided options) connects to and is influenced by specific interests, experiences, or purposes.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11)

Demonstrate and identify how a response to music can be informed by the use of the elements of music and by context (such as personal and social).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 35); C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25)

Demonstrate and identify 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)

Apply established criteria to evaluate musical works and performances, identifying appropriateness to the context.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Introduction to Intervals (3, Wk 6); Treble Clef Reivew (3, Wk 2)

Generate musical soundscapes to portray stories, characters, emotions, and/or ideas.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part I (3, Wk 19); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

Describe places, times, and reasons for making and listening to music.

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

Perform folk dances from a variety of cultures.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27)

Manipulate music concepts in order to express ideas.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)

Perform folk music from a variety of cultures and identify the music’s role(s) or meaning in its culture of origin.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6)

Document and preserve musical ideas or insights from varied musical styles and repertoire, using standard notation, as appropriate to the musical tradition.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part I (3, Wk 8); Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6)

Generate rhythmic and melodic ideas, and describe connection to specific purpose and context (such as social and cultural).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Itsy Bitsy Spider (2, Wk 31)

Generate musical ideas (such as rhythms, melodies, and simple accompaniment patterns) within tonalities (such as major and minor) and meters.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Semitones (3, Wk 32); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19)

Demonstrate selected and organized musical ideas for an arrangement and composition to express intent, and describe connection to purpose and context.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1)

Use standard notation and/or recording technology to combine, sequence, and document musical ideas.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part I (3, Wk 8); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)

Evaluate, refine, and document revisions to music, applying teacher-provided and collaboratively selected criteria and feedback.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Recorder Page 4 - B A Shield Patterns (4, Wk 4)

Present the final version of 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)

Demonstrate and explain how the music that they selected to perform (from teacher- or student- provided options) is influenced by personal interest, knowledge, purpose, context, and technical skill.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

Demonstrate knowledge of 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)

When analyzing selected music, read and perform, using standard notation, as appropriate to the musical tradition.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); Key of G Major (3, Wk 34)

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)

Demonstrate and identify the context and how intent is conveyed through interpretive decisions (such as dynamics and tempo).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Dynamics (2, Wk 23)

Apply established or collaboratively selected criteria and feedback to evaluate accuracy and expressiveness of performances.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

Identify and apply appropriate rehearsal strategies and show readiness to present.

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

Respond appropriately to aural and visual cues.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sixths Part II (3, Wk 25); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

Perform music with expression and technical accuracy.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

Perform appropriately for the audience, venue, context, and genre, demonstrating performance decorum.

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

Respond appropriately to aural and visual cues.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sixths Part II (3, Wk 25); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

Demonstrate and describe how selected music (from teacher or student- provided options) connects to and is influenced by specific interests, experiences, purposes, or contexts.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder King/Queen 4 - Dynamics (4, Wk 25); Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1)

Demonstrate and describe how responses to music are informed by the use of the elements of music and by context (such as social and cultural).

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

Demonstrate and describe how the expressive qualities (such as dynamics, tempo, and timbre) are used in performers’ interpretations to reflect expressive intent.

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)

Apply established criteria to evaluate musical works and performances, describing 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)

Create musical ostinati and/or sounds to accompany or portray events, a story, or to illustrate an abstract idea.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Knight 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, and A (4, Wk 17); Recorder Lord/Lady 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, A, B, D (4, Wk 22)

Describe places, times, and reasons for making and listening to music.

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

Perform folk dances from a variety of time periods and/or cultures.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27)

Manipulate music concepts in order to express ideas.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

Perform folk music from a variety of cultures and identify the music’s role(s) and meaning in its culture of origin.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27)

Document and preserve musical ideas or insights from varied musical styles and repertoire, using standard notation as appropriate to the musical tradition.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); Seconds - Part I (3, Wk 8)

Generate rhythmic and melodic ideas and explain connection to specific purpose and context.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Itsy Bitsy Spider (2, Wk 31); Recorder Page 4 - B A Shield Patterns (4, Wk 4)

Generate musical ideas and phrases within specific tonalities and meters.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Resolutions (3, Wk 28)

Demonstrate selected and developed musical ideas for 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)

Use standard notation and/or recording technology to combine, sequence, and document musical ideas.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part I (3, Wk 8); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)

Evaluate, refine, and document revisions to music, applying teacher-provided and collaboratively developed criteria and feedback, and describe the rationale for changes.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Recorder Page 4 - B A Shield Patterns (4, Wk 4)

Present the final version of created music to others that demonstrates craftsmanship, and explain connection to expressive intent.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Types of Ukuleles (5, Wk 2); Surf Chords (5, Wk 6)

Demonstrate and explain how the music that they selected to perform (from teacher- or student- provided options) is influenced by personal interest, knowledge, purpose, context, and their own and others’ technical skill.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21)

Demonstrate knowledge of the elements of music (such as rhythm, pitch, form, and harmony) in music selected for performance.

Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Hello C Chord Part I (5, Wk 8); Hello C Chord Part III (5, Wk 10)

When analyzing selected music, read and perform, using standard notation, as appropriate to the musical tradition.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); Key of G Major (3, Wk 34)

Explain 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)

Demonstrate and identify the context and how intent is conveyed through interpretive decisions (such as dynamics and tempo).

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13); Dynamics (2, Wk 23)

Apply established and collaboratively developed criteria and feedback to evaluate the accuracy and expressiveness of performances.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)

Identify and apply appropriate rehearsal strategies and show readiness to present.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 36); Lightly Row Performance Part III - Rehearsal (2, Wk 35)

Respond appropriately to aural and visual cues.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sixths Part II (3, Wk 25); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

Perform music with expression, technical accuracy, and interpretation.

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, venue, context, genre, and style, demonstrating performance decorum.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 36); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 36)

Respond appropriately to aural and visual cues.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sixths Part II (3, Wk 25); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

Demonstrate and explain how selected music (from teacher- or student-provided options) 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 how responses to music are informed by the use of the elements of music and by context (such as cultural and historical).

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

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

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13); Hello Am Chord Part II (5, Wk 14)

Apply established criteria to evaluate musical works and performances, explaining appropriateness to the context.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hello C Chord Part III (5, Wk 10); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)

Create musical ostinati and/or motifs to accompany or portray events, a story, or to illustrate an abstract idea.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Knight 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, and A (4, Wk 17); Recorder Lord/Lady 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, A, B, D (4, Wk 22)

Describe places, times, and reasons for making and listening to music.

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

Perform folk dances from a variety of time periods and cultures.

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

Identify how sound is created on a variety of instruments and other sound sources.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Types of Ukuleles (5, Wk 2)

Perform folk music from a variety of cultures, including some in foreign languages, and identify the music’s role(s) and meaning in its culture of origin.

Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Hello C Chord Part III (5, Wk 10)

Document and preserve musical ideas or insights from varied musical styles and repertoire, using standard notation as appropriate to the musical tradition.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); Seconds - Part I (3, Wk 8)