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Virginia Kindergarten Music Standards
Every Kindergarten standard from the Virginia Music Standards of Learning (2020), grouped by strand, with the Prodigies PK-5 lessons that teach each one.
Kindergarten has 42 music standards in Virginia: Creative Process (8); Critical Thinking and Communication (6); History, Culture, and Citizenship (5); Innovation in the Arts (3); Technique and Application (20).
Prodigies PK-5 has a lesson for 40 of 42 of them.
| Official name | Virginia Music Standards of Learning (2020) |
|---|---|
| Published by | Virginia Department of Education |
| Adopted | 2020 |
| Grades on this page | Kindergarten |
| Standards on this page | 42 |
| Code format | K.1 |
| Organized by | Creative Process, Critical Thinking and Communication, History, Culture, and Citizenship, Innovation in the Arts, Technique and Application |
| Official source | doe.virginia.gov |
The Kindergarten standards
Creative Process 8
K.1The student will improvise and compose music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Knight 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, and A (4, Wk 17); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24); Recorder Lord/Lady 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, A, B, D (4, Wk 22)
K.1aImprovise simple movement.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11); C Chord Slide (PK, Wk 10)
K.1bImprovise melodic or rhythmic 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); Recorder Lord/Lady 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, A, B, D (4, Wk 22); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)
K.1cImprovise using instruments, voice, and music to enhance stories and poems.
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); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Melodies with Row Your Boat (5, Wk 28)
K.2The student will apply a creative process for music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 2 - Warm Up #1 (4, Wk 8); Melodies, Lines and Spaces (1, Wk 4); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Wheels on the Bus (2, Wk 32)
K.2aAsk questions about music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2); C and Shh (PK, Wk 3); The Chords on the Bus (PK, Wk 14)
K.2bIdentify ways to create music.
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); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); C Chord Slide (PK, Wk 10)
K.2cShare ideas with a group.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24); Wheels on the Bus (2, Wk 32); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Hello C (PK, Wk 1)
Critical Thinking and Communication 6
K.3The student will analyze music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 34); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34); Seconds, Thirds and Fourths Review (3, Wk 16); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)
K.3aIdentify selected instruments visually and aurally.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Thirds Part I (3, Wk 11); Recorder Squire 2 - Warm Up #1 (4, Wk 8); Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11); Types of Ukuleles (5, Wk 2)
K.3bClassify sound sources as vocal, instrumental, or environmental.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11); Song Form Review (2, Wk 20); Singing (2, Wk 21); Types of Ukuleles (5, Wk 2)
K.3cRecognize basic contrasts in music, including fast/slow, high/low, loud/soft, and same/different.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sound vs Noise/Bell or Boomwhacker? (K, Wk 23); C Major & G Major (K, Wk 26); Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12); 1 8 They're Great (K, Wk 13)
K.4The student will express personal feelings evoked by a musical experience.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Welcome (5, Wk 1)
K.5The student will identify how people work as a team while participating in music experiences.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1); Pipes in C Major (PK, Wk 11); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17); The Itsy Bitsy Spider (1, Wk 30)
History, Culture, and Citizenship 5
K.6The student will explore historical and cultural aspects of music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21); Welcome (5, Wk 1); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)
K.6aListen to and recognize patriotic songs.
K.6bRespond to music from a variety of time periods and places.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Sound vs Noise/Bell or Boomwhacker? (K, Wk 23); Hand Signs (K, Wk 28); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6)
K.7The student will identify how music is part of personal and community events.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Parts of the Ukulele (5, Wk 3); Triad Part I (PK, Wk 29); Triad Part II (PK, Wk 30)
K.8The student will identify the value of creating personal music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hot Cross Buns (PK, Wk 19); Mi Sol Stars (PK, Wk 20); Lucy Locket (PK, Wk 22); It's Raining, It's Pouring (PK, Wk 23)
Innovation in the Arts 3
K.9The student will identify people who create music (e.g., singers, instrumentalists, composers, conductors).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3); Steps (2, Wk 6); 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)
K.10The student will identify technology tools for creating music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)
K.11The student will recognize relationships between music and other fields of knowledge.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: The Chords on the Bus (PK, Wk 14); Merrily We Roll Along (PK, Wk 18); Hot Cross Buns (PK, Wk 19); Fifths Part I (3, Wk 17)
Technique and Application 20
K.12The student will explore music literacy, including high and low pitches and rhythms represented by a variety of notational systems.
Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Hi High C (K, Wk 11); 1 8 They're Great (K, Wk 13); Birds Fly (K, Wk 14); What note is it? (K, Wk 29)
K.13The student will develop skills for individual and ensemble singing performance.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major & G Major (K, Wk 26); What note is it? (K, Wk 30); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11)
K.13aSing songs using echo and ensemble singing.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Wheels on the Bus (K, Wk 35); Song Form Review (2, Wk 20); Muffin Man (2, Wk 29); Skidamarink (2, Wk 30)
K.13bSing at the appropriate time following a musical introduction.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hi High C (K, Wk 11); Do Mi Sol Slide (PK, Wk 5); Skips (2, Wk 8); Treble Clef Reivew (3, Wk 2)
K.13cMatch pitches within an appropriate range.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: What note is it? (K, Wk 30); C & G (K, Wk 33); Hello Bells (K, Wk 4); It's Raining, It's Pouring (PK, Wk 23)
K.13dDemonstrate expressive qualities of music, including loud/soft and fast/slow.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15); Wheels on the Bus (K, Wk 35); Adagio, Andante and Moderato (K, Wk 22); C & D (K, Wk 31)
K.14The student will develop skills for individual and ensemble instrumental performance.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major & G Major (K, Wk 26); What note is it? (K, Wk 30); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11)
K.14aDemonstrate high and low.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Solfege Slide in C Major (PK, Wk 6); Low C, High C (PK, Wk 7); Left C, Right c (PK, Wk 8); 1 8, They’re Great (PK, Wk 9)
K.14bDemonstrate loud/soft and fast/slow.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34); Recorder Squire 4 - Gently Sleep (4, Wk 10); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)
K.14cAccompany songs and chants using body percussion as well as instruments.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2); Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3); Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11); C & G Chords (1, Wk 23)
K.15The student will identify and perform rhythmic patterns.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3); Short & Long with D (K, Wk 7); Beet & Cherry (K, Wk 8); Short & Long Stars (PK, Wk 2)
K.15aInclude patterns that suggest duple and triple meter.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Watermelon (K, Wk 16); Compound Meter Part I (3, Wk 19); Compound Meter Part II (3, Wk 20); Pizza Rhythms (2, Wk 9)
K.15bUse instruments, body percussion, and voice.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15); Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2); Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3); Beet & Grapefruit (K, Wk 17)
K.15cInclude sounds and silence.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); What note is it? (K, Wk 29); Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1); C and Shh (PK, Wk 3)
K.16The student will demonstrate a steady beat using movement, body percussion, instruments, and voice.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2); Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1); Beet & Guava (1, Wk 19); Beet & Blueberry (1, Wk 26)
K.17The student will respond to music with movement.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12); Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2); Sound vs Noise/Bell or Boomwhacker? (K, Wk 23); Rhythm Reivew Part I (3, Wk 3)
K.17aUse locomotor and non-locomotor movements.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2); Baby Shark (PK, Wk 27); Triad Part II (PK, Wk 30); Ode to Joy Performance (1, Wk 34)
K.17bDemonstrate expressive qualities of music, including loud/soft and fast/slow.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15); Wheels on the Bus (K, Wk 35); Adagio, Andante and Moderato (K, Wk 22); C & D (K, Wk 31)
K.17cIllustrate moods and contrast in music and children's literature.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hi High C (K, Wk 11); Sound vs Noise/Bell or Boomwhacker? (K, Wk 23); C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1); Itsy Bitsy Spider (2, Wk 31)
K.17dPerform dances and other music activities.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Birds Fly (K, Wk 14); Wheels on the Bus (K, Wk 35); Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1)
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The Virginia Kindergarten music standards checklist
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