South Carolina Elementary Music Standards

I can imitate a musical statement by sight and sound.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hi High C (K, Wk 11); C & G Chords (1, Wk 23)

I can match sound and pattern.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Do, Re, Mi (K, Wk 9); Beet & Grapefruit (K, Wk 17)

I can imitate a given music rhythm or sound using symbols.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Itsy Bitsy Spider (2, Wk 31); Rhythm Review Part III (3, Wk 5)

I can imitate simple rhythm patterns within a given meter.

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

I can identify same and different rhythms patterns.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Page 4 - B A Shield Patterns (4, Wk 4); Strumming Basics (5, Wk 22)

I can echo simple rhythm patterns.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3); Short & Long with D (K, Wk 7)

I can use my voice in many ways.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Singing (2, Wk 21); 1 8 They're Great (K, Wk 13)

I can sing songs in my range.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Song Form Review (2, Wk 20); Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1)

I can use my voice to imitate other sounds.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hi High C (K, Wk 11); Hello C (K, Wk 5)

I can make sounds with classroom instruments and other sound sources.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Watermelon (K, Wk 16); Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1)

I can use my body to make sounds.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3); Short & Long with D (K, Wk 7)

I can play pitched and unpitched instruments.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: What note is it? (K, Wk 29); Recorder King/Queen 5 - The Rainbows Shine (4, Wk 26)

I can follow the teacher when I use classroom instruments.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Major Chords (2, Wk 18); Lightly Row Performance Part I - Steps & Skips (2, Wk 33)

I can read rhythm patterns.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11); Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3)

I can read rhythm patterns with my voice, body, and instruments. Sample Learning Targets  I can read quarter notes/rests. 

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1); Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3)

I can read basic rhythms.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Ode to Joy Performance (1, Wk 34); Pizza Rhythms (2, Wk 10)

I can identify contrasts in music.

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

I can identify dynamics and steady beat.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Wheels on the Bus (K, Wk 35); Dynamics (2, Wk 23)

I can identify same and different sound sources.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12); 1 8 They're Great (K, Wk 13)

I can name same and different sections.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15); Finding notes on the Treble Clef (1, Wk 3)

I can use my words to talk about music.

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

I can listen and respond to music. Sample Learning Targets

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Hand Signs (K, Wk 27)

I can answer a musical question. I can match sound and pattern. I can identify simple forms. Sample Learning Targets Sample Learning Targets 

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Skips (2, Wk 8); Wheels on the Bus (2, Wk 32)

 I can identify call and response as a musical form.  I can identify AB/ABA form in simple songs.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Song Form Review (2, Wk 20); Rhythm (2, Wk 22)

I can identify same and different patterns.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Holiday Songs (1, Wk 15); Song Form Review (2, Wk 20)

I can imitate simple tonal patterns within a given key and tonality.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Chord Theory Part III (5, Wk 32); Hi High C (K, Wk 11)

I can identify same and different melodic patterns.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Song Form Review (2, Wk 20); Recorder Page 4 - B A Shield Patterns (4, Wk 4)

I can echo simple tonal patterns.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2); Short & Long Stars (PK, Wk 2)

I can use my singing voice.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C and Shh (PK, Wk 3); Low C, High C (PK, Wk 7)

I can match pitch when I sing.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Singing (2, Wk 21); C and Shh (PK, Wk 3)

I can sing with my head voice and chest voice.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Singing (2, Wk 21); Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2)

I can imitate short rhythmic patterns.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3); Short & Long with D (K, Wk 7)

I can echo an ostinato rhythm pattern.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3)

I can play melodic patterns using steps and skips.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: The Itsy Bitsy Spider (1, Wk 30); Lightly Row Performance Part I - Steps & Skips (2, Wk 33)

I can ask and answer musical questions using instruments.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sound vs Noise/Bell or Boomwhacker? (K, Wk 23); Thirds Part I (3, Wk 11)

I can read simple rhythmic and melodic notation.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); 5 Note Melodies (1, Wk 27)

I can name notes in treble clef.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Finding notes on the Treble Clef (1, Wk 3); 5 Note Melodies (1, Wk 27)

I can read simple quarter, eighth, half, whole notes, and rests.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Watermelon (K, Wk 16); Ode to Joy Performance (1, Wk 34)

I can identify the elements of music.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Singing (2, Wk 21); Muffin Man (2, Wk 29)

I can identify changes in dynamics, tempo and rhythm.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3)

I can name voice types and instrument families.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Short & Long with D (K, Wk 7); Hello C (K, Wk 5)

I can identify examples of some basic musical forms.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); What note is it? (K, Wk 29)

I can demonstrate how to be an audience member in different musical settings.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Wheels on the Bus (K, Wk 36)

I can model and describe audience behavior in different settings.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Wheels on the Bus (K, Wk 36)

I can arrange a musical idea.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Treble Clef Reivew (3, Wk 2); Do, Re, Mi (K, Wk 9)

I can use rhythm patterns, songs or words to create a musical idea. Sample Learning Targets  I can arrange a sound poem. 

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19)

I can create a musical idea given specific instructions. Sample Learning Targets Sample Learning Targets Sample Learning Targets 

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Skips (2, Wk 8)

I can imitate simple tonal patterns within a given key and tonality.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Chord Theory Part III (5, Wk 32); Hi High C (K, Wk 11)

I can improvise simple ostinati patterns within a given meter. Sample Learning Targets Sample Learning Targets Sample Learning Targets 

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Compound Meter Part I (3, Wk 19)

I can improvise rhythm patterns, songs or chants to create a musical idea. Sample Learning Targets  I can use body percussion to echo a rhythm pattern. Sample Learning Targets

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1)

I can sing, chant, and move to demonstrate a steady beat.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythim Review (2, Wk 4); Singing (2, Wk 21)

I can sing or move using a steady beat. Sample Learning Targets Sample Learning Targets Sample Learning Targets  I can echo, speak, chant, sing and

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Watermelon (K, Wk 16); Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1)

I can use good posture and breath support when I sing. Sample Learning Targets Sample Learning Targets Sample Learning Targets 

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Page 4 - B A Shield Patterns (4, Wk 4); Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11)

I can play and read rhythmic, melodic, and chord patterns.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Chord Theory Part III (5, Wk 32); Chord Progressions Part III (5, Wk 20)

I can use music notation to play instruments. Sample Learning Targets  I can echo your pattern by clapping. Sample Learning Targets  I can play classroom instruments to follow a rhythm pattern.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Guava Review (2, Wk 12); Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6)

I can play pentatonic scales on instruments. Sample Learning Targets Sample Learning Targets Sample Learning Targets  I can echo your patterns with my

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Lord/Lady 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, A, B, D (4, Wk 22); C Major Scale (5, Wk 34)

I can identify rhythmic notation. Sample Learning Targets Sample Learning Targets Sample Learning Targets  I can follow my teacher’s pattern on

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11)

I can read, write simple rhythmic and melodic standard notation.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: 5 Note Melodies (1, Wk 27); Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6)

I can read standard notation. Sample Learning Targets Sample Learning Targets   

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Finding notes on the Treble Clef (1, Wk 3); Melodies, Lines and Spaces (1, Wk 4)

I can read meter in 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4. Sample Learning Targets Sample Learning Targets Sample Learning Targets  I can clap a rhythm pattern from

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part I (3, Wk 19); Seconds - Part III (3, Wk 10)

I can describe how the music elements are used.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Muffin Man (2, Wk 29); Skidamarink (2, Wk 30)

I can use appropriate vocabulary to describe pitch, tempo, and dynamics. Sample Learning Targets Sample Learning Targets Sample Learning Targets 

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

I can identify by sight and sound voice types and classroom instruments. Sample Learning Targets Sample Learning Targets Sample Learning Targets 

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part III (3, Wk 10); Fourths Part I (3, Wk 14)

I can identify examples of complex musical forms. Sample Learning Targets Sample Learning Targets Sample Learning Targets 

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Beet & Watermelon (K, Wk 16)

I can use musical vocabulary to describe personal preference choices.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15)

I can talk and write about music using musical vocabulary. Sample Learning Targets Sample Learning Targets  I can talk about music I listen to at

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Ode to Joy Performance (1, Wk 33); Parts of the Ukulele (5, Wk 3)

I can explain the use of ostinato to arrange a melodic idea.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Treble Clef Reivew (3, Wk 2); Do, Re, Mi (K, Wk 9)

I can construct arrangements of simple pieces for voices or instruments.

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)

I can improvise short melodic question and answer patterns.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Recorder Knight 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, and A (4, Wk 17)

I can improvise simple tonal patterns within a given key.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Recorder Knight 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, and A (4, Wk 17)

I can improvise rhythmic and melodic patterns to create a musical phrase.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Recorder Knight 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, and A (4, Wk 17)

I can sing a variety of simple part songs.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part II (3, Wk 9); Compound Meter Part I (3, Wk 19)

I can sing 2-part songs.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Song Form Review (2, Wk 20); Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1)

I can sing with appropriate diction and articulation.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11); Recorder Page 2 - High D Shield Patterns (4, Wk 2)

I can play accompaniments and simple songs on classroom instruments.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Scale Review Part II (2, Wk 2); Major Chords (2, Wk 18)

I can play accompanyments and songs in major and minor tonalities.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Thirds Part I (3, Wk 11); Three Cs Part I (5, Wk 11)

I can play using proper technique and posture.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Harmonizing Part I (3, Wk 29); Recorder Page 2 - High D Shield Patterns (4, Wk 2)

I can play in treble and bass clefs.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Types of Ukuleles (5, Wk 2)

I can explain note names and basic rhythms.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Treble Clef Reivew (3, Wk 2); Ode to Joy Performance (1, Wk 34)

I can read all notes in treble and bass clefs.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Finding notes on the Treble Clef (1, Wk 3); Melodies, Lines and Spaces (1, Wk 4)

I can read basic rhythms including dotted rhythms.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Grapefruit (K, Wk 17); Grapefruit Review (1, Wk 25)

I can explain how the elements of music are used in a variety of genres, cultures, and time periods.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21); Welcome (5, Wk 1)

IM.6.1 I can listen, identify, and explain pitch, tempo, I can examine the elements of pitch, tempo, and dynamics to describe music of different and dynamics in a variety of musical styles styles. presented aurally and visually.

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

I can listen to and identify orchestral, band, and electronic instruments

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2); Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3)

I can examine musical forms to describe a musical style.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34); Seconds, Thirds and Fourths Review (3, Wk 16)

I can use musical vocabulary to critique a performance.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15); Melodies, Lines and Spaces (1, Wk 4)

I can describe the quality of a musical performance.

Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sound vs Noise/Bell or Boomwhacker? (K, Wk 23); Seconds - Part II (3, Wk 9)