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Pennsylvania Grade 5 Music Standards
Every Grade 5 standard from the Pennsylvania Academic Standards for the Arts and Humanities (2002), grouped by strand, with the Prodigies PK-5 lessons that teach each one.
Grade 5 has 33 music standards in Pennsylvania: Production, Performance and Exhibition of Dance, Music, Theatre and Visual Arts (11); Historical and Cultural Contexts (11); Critical Response (7); Aesthetic Response (4).
Prodigies PK-5 has a lesson for 32 of 33 of them.
| Official name | Pennsylvania Academic Standards for the Arts and Humanities (2002) |
|---|---|
| Published by | Pennsylvania Department of Education |
| Adopted | 2002 |
| Grades on this page | Grade 5 |
| Standards on this page | 33 |
| Code format | 9.1.5.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 |
The Grade 5 standards
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); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34); Recorder Page 1 - Basic Techniques (4, Wk 1)
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); Recorder Page 3 - B Shield Patterns (4, Wk 3); Recorder Page 4 - B A Shield Patterns (4, Wk 4)
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); Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1); Ode to Joy Performance (1, Wk 33)
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); Major Chords (2, Wk 18); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)
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); Major Chords (2, Wk 18); Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24)
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); Seconds - Part II (3, Wk 9); Fifths Part II (3, Wk 18)
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); Wheels on the Bus (K, Wk 36); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 34)
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); 5 Note Melodies (1, Wk 27); Mi Sol Stars (PK, Wk 20)
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); Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1); Do, Re, Mi (K, Wk 9)
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); Recorder Dragon 6 - Baby Shark (4, Wk 33); Recorder Dragon 4 - Dinosaur (4, Wk 31)
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); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25)
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); Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17)
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); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1)
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); Chord Theory Part I (5, Wk 30); Harmonizing Part I (3, Wk 29)
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); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 34); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34)
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); Strumming Basics (5, Wk 22); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6)
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); Melodies, Lines and Spaces (1, Wk 4); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)
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); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Sevenths & Octaves (3, Wk 27)
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); C Major scale note review (K, Wk 34); Mi Sol La Intro (PK, Wk 21)
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); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34); Recorder Squire 4 - Gently Sleep (4, Wk 10)
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); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 34)
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); Resolutions (3, Wk 28); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34)
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); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34); C Major & G Major (K, Wk 26)
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); Sevenths & Octaves (3, Wk 27); Aloha A and Hall of the mountain king (K, 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); Fabulous F (K, Wk 10); C & G Best Friends (K, Wk 19)
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); Skips (2, Wk 8); Song Form Review (2, Wk 20)
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); Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Aloha A and Hall of the mountain king (K, Wk 24)
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); Do, Re, Mi Review (1, Wk 6); Hello C (K, Wk 5)
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); Strumming Bonus Tip (5, Wk 23); Finding notes on the Treble Clef (1, Wk 3)
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); Compound Meter Part II (3, Wk 20); Singing (2, Wk 21)
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); Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24); C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25)
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); Compound Meter Part I (3, Wk 19); Major Chords (2, Wk 16)
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); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 34)
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