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Pennsylvania Elementary Music Standards
Every Pennsylvania K–5 general music standard in one place, grade by grade, with the Prodigies lesson that teaches each one.
Pennsylvania elementary music is taught to the Pennsylvania Academic Standards for the Arts and Humanities (2002), published by the Pennsylvania Department of Education in 2002.
They are organized by Production, Performance and Exhibition of Dance, Music, Theatre and Visual Arts, Historical and Cultural Contexts, Critical Response, and Aesthetic Response.
Pennsylvania writes benchmarks for the end of Grade 3 and the end of Grade 5, so the standards are grouped that way below.
| Official name | Pennsylvania Academic Standards for the Arts and Humanities (2002) |
|---|---|
| Published by | Pennsylvania Department of Education |
| Adopted | 2002 |
| Grades on this page | K–5 |
| Standards on this page | 66 |
| Code format | 9.1.3.A |
| Organized by | Production, Performance and Exhibition of Dance, Music, Theatre and Visual Arts, Historical and Cultural Contexts, Critical Response, Aesthetic Response |
| Official source | education.pa.gov |
Pennsylvania Grade 3 music standards
33 standards. Grade 3 page, with more lesson ideas →
Production, Performance and Exhibition of Dance, Music, Theatre and Visual Arts 11
9.1.3.AKnow and use the elements and principles of each art form to create works in the arts and humanities. Elements of Music: • duration • intensity • pitch • timbre Principles of Music: • composition • form • genre • harmony • rhythm • texture.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm Review Part III (3, Wk 5); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)
9.1.3.BRecognize, know, use and demonstrate a variety of appropriate arts elements and principles to produce, review and revise original works in the arts. Music: • sing • play an instrument • read and notate music • compose and arrange • improvise.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part III (3, Wk 10); Perfect Intervals Review (3, Wk 23)
9.1.3.CRecognize and use fundamental vocabulary within each of the arts forms.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Recorder Squire 1 - Let Us Play G A B (4, Wk 7)
9.1.3.DUse knowledge of varied styles within each art form through a performance or exhibition of unique work.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34); Song Form Review (2, Wk 20)
9.1.3.EDemonstrate the ability to define objects, express emotions, illustrate an action or relate an experience through creation of works in the arts.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27)
9.1.3.FIdentify works of others through a performance or exhibition (e.g., exhibition of student paintings based on the study of Picasso).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Resolutions (3, Wk 28); Recorder Page 2 - High D Shield Patterns (4, Wk 2)
9.1.3.GRecognize the function of rehearsals and practice sessions.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sevenths & Octaves (3, Wk 27); C Major & G Major Review (2, Wk 14)
9.1.3.HHandle materials, equipment and tools safely at work and performance spaces.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Introduction to Music Class (3, Wk 1); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6)
9.1.3.IIdentify arts events that take place in schools and in communities.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Page 4 - B A Shield Patterns (4, Wk 4); C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1)
9.1.3.JKnow and use traditional and contemporary technologies for producing, performing and exhibiting works in the arts or the works of others.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Resolutions (3, Wk 28); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27)
9.1.3.KKnow and use traditional and contemporary technologies for furthering knowledge and understanding in the humanities.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27)
Historical and Cultural Contexts 11
9.2.3.AExplain the historical, cultural and social context of an individual work in the arts.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Introduction to Intervals (3, Wk 6); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6)
9.2.3.BRelate works in the arts chronologically to historical events (e.g., 10,000 B.C. to present).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6)
9.2.3.CRelate works in the arts to varying styles and genre and to the periods in which they were created (e.g., Bronze Age, Ming Dynasty, Renaissance, Classical, Modern, Post-Modern, Contemporary, Futuristic, others).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Harmonizing Part I (3, Wk 29); Fifths Part II (3, Wk 18)
9.2.3.DAnalyze a work of art from its historical and cultural perspective.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds, Thirds and Fourths Review (3, Wk 16); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)
9.2.3.EAnalyze how historical events and culture impact forms, techniques and purposes of works in the arts (e.g., Gilbert and Sullivan operettas).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6)
9.2.3.FKnow and apply appropriate vocabulary used between social studies and the arts and humanities.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Melodies, Lines and Spaces (1, Wk 4)
9.2.3.GRelate works in the arts to geographic regions: • Africa • Asia • Australia • Central America • Europe • North America • South America.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Sevenths & Octaves (3, Wk 27)
9.2.3.HIdentify, describe and analyze the work of Pennsylvania Artists in dance, music, theatre and visual arts.
Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17); Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12)
9.2.3.IIdentify, explain and analyze philosophical beliefs as they relate to works in the arts (e.g., classical architecture, rock music, Native American dance, contemporary American musical theatre).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Seconds, Thirds and Fourths Review (3, Wk 16)
9.2.3.JIdentify, explain and analyze historical and cultural differences as they relate to works in the arts (e.g., plays by Shakespeare, works by Michelangelo, ethnic dance and music).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6)
9.2.3.KIdentify, explain and analyze traditions as they relate to works in the arts (e.g., story telling – plays, oral histories – poetry, work songs – blue grass).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Resolutions (3, Wk 28)
Critical Response 7
9.3.3.ARecognize critical processes used in the examination of works in the arts and humanities. • Compare and contrast • Analyze • Interpret • Form and test hypotheses • Evaluate/form judgments.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Song Form Review (2, Wk 20); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34)
9.3.3.BKnow that works in the arts can be described by using the arts elements, principles and concepts (e.g., use of color, shape and pattern in Mondrian's Broadway Boogie-Woogie; use of dynamics, tempo, texture in Ravel's Bolero).
Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Seconds - Part III (3, Wk 10); Three Cs Part I (5, Wk 11)
9.3.3.CKnow classification skills with materials and processes used to create works in the arts (e.g., sorting and matching textiles, musical chants, television comedies).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Mi, Sol, La (1, Wk 10); Fa, Sol, La (1, Wk 13)
9.3.3.DExplain meanings in the arts and humanities through individual works and the works of others using a fundamental vocabulary of critical response.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Harmonizing Part II (3, Wk 30); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)
9.3.3.ERecognize and identify types of critical analysis in the arts and humanities. • Contextual criticism • Formal criticism • Intuitive criticism.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part II (3, Wk 9); Sound vs Noise/Bell or Boomwhacker? (K, Wk 23)
9.3.3.FKnow how to recognize and identify similar and different characteristics among works in the arts (e.g., Amish and Hawaiian quilts, Navaho weavings and Kente cloth from West Africa).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part III (3, Wk 21); Sevenths & Octaves (3, Wk 27)
9.3.3.GKnow and demonstrate what a critic's position or opinion is related to works in the arts and humanities (e.g., I like patriotic songs because…; The movie was enjoyed for its exceptional special effects).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Recorder Page 1 - Basic Techniques (4, Wk 1)
Aesthetic Response 4
9.4.3.AKnow how to respond to a philosophical statement about works in the arts and humanities (e.g., "Can artworks that depict or are about ugly or unpleasant things ever be beautiful?").
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1); Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24)
9.4.3.BKnow how to communicate an informed individual opinion about the meaning of works in the arts (e.g., works of an artist of the month).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part III (3, Wk 21); Major Chords (2, Wk 16)
9.4.3.CRecognize that the environment of the observer influences individual aesthetic responses to works in the arts (e.g., the effect of live music as opposed to listening to the same piece on a car radio).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part III (3, Wk 21); Harmonizing Part II (3, Wk 30)
9.4.3.DRecognize that choices made by artists regarding subject matter and themes communicate ideas through works in the arts and humanities (e.g., artist's interpretation through the use of classical ballet of the American West in Agnes De Mille's Rodeo).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)
Pennsylvania Grade 5 music standards
33 standards. Grade 5 page, with more lesson ideas →
Production, Performance and Exhibition of Dance, Music, Theatre and Visual Arts 11
9.1.5.AKnow and use the elements and principles of each art form to create works in the arts and humanities. Elements of Music: • duration • intensity • pitch • timbre Principles of Music: • composition • form • genre • harmony • rhythm • texture.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Chord Progressions Part I (5, Wk 18); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19)
9.1.5.BRecognize, know, use and demonstrate a variety of appropriate arts elements and principles to produce, review and revise original works in the arts. Music: • sing • play an instrument • read and notate music • compose and arrange • improvise.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Page 1 - Basic Techniques (4, Wk 1); Recorder Page 2 - High D Shield Patterns (4, Wk 2)
9.1.5.CKnow and use fundamental vocabulary within each of the arts forms.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Melodies, Lines and Spaces (1, Wk 4)
9.1.5.DDescribe and use knowledge of a specific style within each art form through a performance or exhibition of a unique work.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34); Song Form Review (2, Wk 20)
9.1.5.EKnow and demonstrate how arts can communicate experiences, stories or emotions through the production of works in the arts.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17)
9.1.5.FDescribe works of others through performance or exhibition in two art forms.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Resolutions (3, Wk 28)
9.1.5.GIdentify the function and benefits of rehearsal and practice sessions.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 36); Lightly Row Performance Part III - Rehearsal (2, Wk 35)
9.1.5.HUse and maintain materials, equipment and tools safely at work and performance spaces.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Finding notes on the Treble Clef (1, Wk 3)
9.1.5.IDescribe arts events that take place in schools and in communities.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Page 4 - B A Shield Patterns (4, Wk 4); C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1)
9.1.5.JApply traditional and contemporary technologies for producing, performing and exhibiting works in the arts or the works of others.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Recorder King/Queen 5 - The Rainbows Shine (4, Wk 26)
9.1.5.KApply traditional and contemporary technology in furthering knowledge and understanding in the humanities.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hello C Chord Part III (5, Wk 10); The Chords on the Bus (PK, Wk 14)
Historical and Cultural Contexts 11
9.2.5.AExplain the historical, cultural and social context of an individual work in the arts.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6)
9.2.5.BRelate works in the arts chronologically to historical events (e.g., 10,000 B.C. to present).
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)
9.2.5.CRelate works in the arts to varying styles and genre and to the periods in which they were created (e.g., Bronze Age, Ming Dynasty, Renaissance, Classical, Modern, Post-Modern, Contemporary, Futuristic, others).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Strumming Bonus Tip (5, Wk 23)
9.2.5.DAnalyze a work of art from its historical and cultural perspective.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6)
9.2.5.EAnalyze how historical events and culture impact forms, techniques and purposes of works in the arts (e.g., Gilbert and Sullivan operettas).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Hello C Chord Part III (5, Wk 10)
9.2.5.FKnow and apply appropriate vocabulary used between social studies and the arts and humanities.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Parts of the Ukulele (5, Wk 3); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6)
9.2.5.GRelate works in the arts to geographic regions: • Africa • Asia • Australia • Central America • Europe • North America • South America.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Parts of the Ukulele (5, Wk 3); Holding your Ukulele (5, Wk 5)
9.2.5.HIdentify, describe and analyze the work of Pennsylvania Artists in dance, music, theatre and visual arts.
Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17); Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12)
9.2.5.IIdentify, explain and analyze philosophical beliefs as they relate to works in the arts (e.g., classical architecture, rock music, Native American dance, contemporary American musical theatre).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 34); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)
9.2.5.JIdentify, explain and analyze historical and cultural differences as they relate to works in the arts (e.g., plays by Shakespeare, works by Michelangelo, ethnic dance and music).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6)
9.2.5.KIdentify, explain and analyze traditions as they relate to works in the arts (e.g., story telling – plays, oral histories – poetry, work songs – blue grass).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 34); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)
Critical Response 7
9.3.5.AIdentify critical processes in the examination of works in the arts and humanities. • Compare and contrast • Analyze • Interpret • Form and test hypotheses • Evaluate/form judgments.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Song Form Review (2, Wk 20)
9.3.5.BDescribe works in the arts comparing similar and contrasting characteristics (e.g., staccato in Grieg's In the Hall of the Mountain King and in tap dance).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hi High C (K, Wk 11); Recorder King/Queen 2 - Introduction to Transposing (4, Wk 24)
9.3.5.CClassify works in the arts by forms in which they are found (e.g., farce, architecture, graphic design).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Finding notes on the Treble Clef (1, Wk 3); C Major & G Major Chords (1, Wk 20)
9.3.5.DCompare similar and contrasting important aspects of works in the arts and humanities based on a set of guidelines using a comprehensive vocabulary of critical response.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Parts of the Ukulele (5, Wk 3); Seconds, Thirds and Fourths Review (3, Wk 16)
9.3.5.EDescribe and use types of critical analysis in the arts and humanities. • Contextual criticism • Formal criticism • Intuitive criticism.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part II (3, Wk 9); Sound vs Noise/Bell or Boomwhacker? (K, Wk 23)
9.3.5.FKnow how to recognize the process of criticism in identifying and analyzing characteristics among works in the arts.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sevenths & Octaves (3, Wk 27); Hi High C (K, Wk 11)
9.3.5.GDescribe a critic's position or opinion about selected works in the arts and humanities (e.g., student's presentation of a critical position on Walt Disney's Evolution of Mickey and Minnie Mouse).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Strumming Speed Exercise (5, Wk 24); C Major Scale (5, Wk 34)
Aesthetic Response 4
9.4.5.AIdentify uses of expressive symbols that show philosophical meanings in works in the arts and humanities (e.g., American TV ads versus Asian TV ads).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)
9.4.5.BInvestigate and communicate multiple philosophical views about works in the arts.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Holding your Ukulele (5, Wk 5); Perfect Intervals Review (3, Wk 23)
9.4.5.CIdentify the attributes of various audiences' environments as they influence individual aesthetic response (e.g., Beatles' music played by the Boston Pops versus video taped concerts from the 1970s).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Strumming Bonus Tip (5, Wk 23); Introduction to Intervals (3, Wk 6)
9.4.5.DExplain choices made regarding media, technique, form, subject matter and themes that communicate the artist's philosophy within a work in the arts and humanities (e.g., selection of stage lighting in Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story to communicate mood).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Three Cs Part II (5, Wk 12); Song Form Review (2, Wk 20)
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The Pennsylvania K–5 music standards checklist
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Questions teachers ask
What are the Pennsylvania music standards called?
Pennsylvania Academic Standards for the Arts and Humanities (2002), published by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (2002).
How many elementary music standards does Pennsylvania have?
This page lists 66 standards: 33 in Grade 3, 33 in Grade 5.
Does Pennsylvania use the National Core Arts Standards?
Not directly. Pennsylvania uses its own framework, organized by Production, Performance and Exhibition of Dance, Music, Theatre and Visual Arts, Historical and Cultural Contexts, Critical Response, Aesthetic Response. The ideas overlap a lot with NCAS, which is why our compare tool can line them up.
Where can I find the official document?
The official source is https://www.education.pa.gov/. 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 Pennsylvania standards?
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