Utah Grade 1 Music Standards

The Grade 1 standards

Creating 4

• 1.M.CR.1

  Generate musical ideas for a specific purpose using limited tone sets and simple meters.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Finding notes on the Treble Clef (1, Wk 3); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Strumming Basics (5, Wk 22); Major Chords (2, Wk 17)

• 1.M.CR.2

  Demonstrate and discuss personal reasons for choosing favorite musical ideas.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Beet & Cherry (PK, Wk 25); Triad Part I (PK, Wk 29)

• 1.M.CR.3

  Organize personal musical ideas using iconic notation or recordings.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Melodies, Lines and Spaces (1, Wk 4); Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Rhythim Review (2, Wk 3)

• 1.M.CR.4

  Apply personal, peer, and teacher feedback to refine personal musical ideas.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27)

Performing 4

• 1.M.P.1

  State personal interest in various music selections to be performed, and discuss basic elements of music to be performed.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (1, Wk 29); The Itsy Bitsy Spider (1, Wk 30); C Major Deskbells Review (2, Wk 26); Semitones (3, Wk 32)

• 1.M.P.2

  Explore the effects of various timbres, dynamic levels and tempos, using voice, movement, and simple instruments.

  Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: 5 Note Melodies (1, Wk 27); Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12); Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2); Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11)

• 1.M.P.3

  Develop techniques and concepts to refine work for presentation by: a. Exploring the range and various qualities of the voice. b. Singing a variety of simple songs. c. Responding to visual representations of melodic contour and pitch patterns. d. Performing a rhyme or song with one rhythmic ostinato. e. Performing beat versus rhythm. f. Responding with body percussion, voice, or simple instruments to visual representation of rhythm patterns. g. Demonstrating persistence and cooperation in refining performance pieces.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm (2, Wk 22); Recorder Squire 2 - Warm Up #1 (4, Wk 8); Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11); Wheels on the Bus (2, Wk 32)

• 1.M.P.4

  Watch and follow the conductor to start, stop, and stay together, and demonstrate appropriate performance behavior.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Ode to Joy Performance (1, Wk 36); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 34); Rhythm Review Part III (3, Wk 5)

Responding 3

• 1.M.R.1

  Listen to and interact with a variety of contrasting music while recognizing steady beat, repeating patterns, and expressive elements.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Ode to Joy Performance (1, Wk 36); Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1); Do, Re, Mi Review (1, Wk 5); Mi, Sol, La (1, Wk 10)

• 1.M.R.2

  Describe feelings conveyed by a music selection, identify elements in a music selection that elicit feelings, show feelings conveyed by music through movement, and predict the use of a music selection.

  Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17); Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12); Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2); C Major Deskbells Review (2, Wk 26)

• 1.M.R.3

  Identify which of two strongly contrasting selections of music is the favorite, and tell why by naming the element or feeling.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17); Ode to Joy Performance (1, Wk 34); Semitones (3, Wk 32)

Connecting 2

• 1.M.CO.1

  Describe how music relates to personal experience, use life experience and additional content knowledge to inspire and respond to music, and deepen understanding of another content area through music.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25); Color Coding Your Ukulele (5, Wk 7); Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12); Fourths Part I (3, Wk 14)

• 1.M.CO.2

  Sing folk songs and singing games from other cultures, and share a favorite song learned at home or describe a musical family tradition.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17); Ode to Joy Performance (1, Wk 34); Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21)