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Texas Kindergarten Music Standards
Every Kindergarten standard from the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, Fine Arts: Music, grouped by strand, with the Prodigies PK-5 lessons that teach each one.
Kindergarten has 15 music standards in Texas: Foundations: Music Literacy (5); Creative Expression (5); Historical and Cultural Relevance (2); Critical Evaluation and Response (3).
Prodigies PK-5 has a lesson for 13 of 15 of them.
| Official name | Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, Fine Arts: Music |
|---|---|
| Published by | Texas Education Agency |
| Adopted | 2013 |
| Grades on this page | Kindergarten |
| Standards on this page | 15 |
| Code format | §117.103.1A |
| Organized by | Foundations: Music Literacy, Creative Expression, Historical and Cultural Relevance, Critical Evaluation and Response |
| Official source | tea.texas.gov |
The Kindergarten standards
Foundations: Music Literacy 5
§117.103.1AThe student describes and analyzes musical sound. The student is expected to identify the differences between the five voices, including singing, speaking, inner, whispering, and calling voices.
§117.103.1BThe student describes and analyzes musical sound. The student is expected to identify the timbre of adult and child singing voices.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hand Signs (K, Wk 27)
§117.103.1CThe student describes and analyzes musical sound. The student is expected to identify the timbre of instrument families.
§117.103.1DThe student describes and analyzes musical sound. The student is expected to identify same/different in beat/rhythm, higher/lower, louder/softer, faster/slower, and simple patterns in musical performances.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2); Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3); Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); Short & Long with D (K, Wk 7)
§117.103.1EThe student describes and analyzes musical sound. The student is expected to identify beat, rhythm, and simple two-tone or three-tone melodies using iconic Representation.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2); Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3); Hello Bells (K, Wk 4); Hello C (K, Wk 5)
Creative Expression 5
§117.103.2AThe student performs a varied repertoire of developmentally appropriate music in informal or formal settings. The student is expected to sing or play classroom instruments independently or in groups.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2); Hello Bells (K, Wk 4); Hello C (K, Wk 5); Short & Long with D (K, Wk 7)
§117.103.2BThe student performs a varied repertoire of developmentally appropriate music in informal or formal settings. The student is expected to sing songs or play classroom instruments from diverse cultures and styles independently or in groups.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: 1 8 They're Great (K, Wk 13); Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15); Beet & Grapefruit (K, Wk 17); Sol Mi Melodies (K, Wk 20)
§117.103.2CThe student performs a varied repertoire of developmentally appropriate music in informal or formal settings. The student is expected to move alone or with others to a varied repertoire of music using gross and fine locomotor and non-locomotor movement.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2); Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3); Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6)
§117.103.2DThe student performs a varied repertoire of developmentally appropriate music in informal or formal settings. The student is expected to perform simple partwork, including beat versus rhythm.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3); Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); Beet & Cherry (K, Wk 8); Beet & Watermelon (K, Wk 16)
§117.103.2EThe student performs a varied repertoire of developmentally appropriate music in informal or formal settings. The student is expected to perform music using louder/softer and faster/slower.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15); Adagio, Andante and Moderato (K, Wk 22); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 34)
Historical and Cultural Relevance 2
§117.103.3AThe student examines music in relation to history and cultures. The student is expected to sing songs and play musical games, including rhymes, folk music, and seasonal music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: The Wheels On the Bus (PK, Wk 12); The Chords on the Bus (PK, Wk 14); The Itsy Bitsy Spider (PK, Wk 15); Mary Had a Little Lamb (PK, Wk 17)
§117.103.3BThe student examines music in relation to history and cultures. The student is expected to identify simple interdisciplinary concepts related to music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Wheels on the Bus (K, Wk 35)
Critical Evaluation and Response 3
§117.103.4AThe student listens to, responds to, and evaluates music and musical performances. The student is expected to identify and demonstrate appropriate audience behavior during live or recorded performances.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Wheels on the Bus (K, Wk 35); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 33)
§117.103.4BThe student listens to, responds to, and evaluates music and musical performances. The student is expected to identify steady beat in musical performances.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Wheels on the Bus (K, Wk 35); Hello C (PK, Wk 1); Beet & Cherry (PK, Wk 25); Beet & Avocado (PK, Wk 26)
§117.103.4CThe student listens to, responds to, and evaluates music and musical performances. The student is expected to compare same/different in beat/rhythm, higher/lower, louder/softer, faster/slower, and simple patterns in musical performances.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: 1 8, They’re Great (PK, Wk 9)
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