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OR Music · 2015 · 159 standards

Oregon Elementary Music Standards

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

Oregon elementary music is taught to the Oregon Music Standards (ODE), published by the Oregon Department of Education in 2015.

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

Official nameOregon Music Standards (ODE)
Published byOregon Department of Education
Adopted2015
Grades on this pagePK–5
Standards on this page159
Code formatMU.1.CR1.PK.1
Organized byCreating, Performing, Responding, Connecting
Official sourceoregon.gov

Oregon Pre-K music standards

19 standards. Pre-K page, with more lesson ideas →

Creating 5

Performing 4

Responding 4

Connecting 6

Oregon Kindergarten music standards

21 standards. Kindergarten page, with more lesson ideas →

Creating 6

Performing 5

Responding 4

Connecting 6

Oregon Grade 1 music standards

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

Creating 6

Performing 5

Responding 4

Connecting 9

Oregon Grade 2 music standards

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

Creating 6

Performing 5

Responding 4

Connecting 9

Oregon Grade 3 music standards

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

Creating 6

Performing 5

Responding 4

Connecting 10

Oregon Grade 4 music standards

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

Creating 5

Performing 5

Responding 3

Connecting 10

Oregon Grade 5 music standards

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

Creating 5

Performing 5

Responding 3

Connecting 10

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The Oregon PK–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 Oregon music standards called?

Oregon Music Standards (ODE), published by the Oregon Department of Education (2015).

How many elementary music standards does Oregon have?

This page lists 159 standards: 19 in Pre-K, 21 in Kindergarten, 24 in Grade 1, 24 in Grade 2, 25 in Grade 3, 23 in Grade 4, 23 in Grade 5.

Does Oregon use the National Core Arts Standards?

Yes. The OR Music are built on the NCAS artistic processes, with Oregon's own codes and wording.

Where can I find the official document?

The official source is https://www.oregon.gov/ode/educator-resources/standards/arts/Pages/default.aspx. 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 Oregon standards?

Prodigies PK-5 has a lesson for 159 of the 159 standards on this page (100%). Every lesson is tagged to these codes. Try it free for 30 days.