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Washington Elementary Music Standards
Every Washington PK–5 general music standard in one place, grade by grade, with the Prodigies lesson that teaches each one.
Washington elementary music is taught to the Washington State Arts Learning Standards: Music (2017), published by the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) in 2017.
They are built on the National Core Arts Standards, organized by the four artistic processes: Creating, Performing, Responding, and Connecting.
| Official name | Washington State Arts Learning Standards: Music (2017) |
|---|---|
| Published by | Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) |
| Adopted | 2017 |
| Grades on this page | PK–5 |
| Standards on this page | 139 |
| Code format | MU:Cr1.1.PKa |
| Organized by | Creating, Performing, Responding, Connecting |
| Official source | k12.wa.us |
Washington Pre-K music standards
17 standards. Pre-K page, with more lesson ideas →
Creating 5
MU:Cr1.1.PKaWith substantial guidance, explore and experience a variety of music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12); Hand Signs (K, Wk 28)
MU:Cr2.1.PKaWith substantial guidance, explore favorite musical ideas (such as movements, vocalizations, or instrumental accompaniments).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hello C (PK, Wk 1); Beet & Cherry (PK, Wk 25)
MU:Cr2.1.PKbWith substantial guidance, select and keep track of the order for performing original musical ideas, using iconic notation and/or recording technology.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25)
MU:Cr3.1.PKaWith substantial guidance, consider personal, peer, and teacher feedback when demonstrating and refining personal musical ideas.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 36); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)
MU:Cr3.2.PKaWith substantial guidance, share revised personal musical ideas with peers.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hot Cross Buns (PK, Wk 19); Mi Sol Stars (PK, Wk 20)
Performing 6
MU:Pr4.1.PKaWith substantial guidance, demonstrate and state preference for varied musical selections.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11); Recorder Knight 2 - Breath Technique (4, Wk 13)
MU:Pr4.2.PKaWith substantial guidance, explore and demonstrate awareness of musical contrasts.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11); Recorder Knight 2 - Breath Technique (4, Wk 13)
MU:Pr4.3.PKaWith substantial guidance, explore music’s expressive qualities (such as voice quality, dynamics, and tempo).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36)
MU:Pr5.1.PKaWith substantial guidance, practice and demonstrate what they like about their own performances.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Scale (PK, Wk 32); Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11)
MU:Pr5.1.PKbWith substantial guidance, apply personal, peer, and teacher feedback to refine performances.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lucy Locket (PK, Wk 22); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)
MU:Pr6.1.PKaWith substantial guidance, perform music with expression.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 34); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)
Responding 4
MU:Re7.1.PKaWith substantial guidance, state personal interests and demonstrate why they prefer some music selections over others.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1)
MU:Re7.2.PKaWith substantial guidance, explore musical contrasts in elements of music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36); Singing (2, Wk 21)
MU:Re8.1.PKaWith substantial guidance, explore music’s expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13)
MU:Re9.1.PKaWith substantial guidance, talk about personal and expressive criteria. preferences in music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sound vs Noise/Bell or Boomwhacker? (K, Wk 23); Song Form Review (2, Wk 20)
Connecting 2
MU:Cn10.1.PKaDemonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (1, Wk 29)
MU:Cn11.1.PKaDemonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: It's Raining, It's Pouring (PK, Wk 23); Recorder King/Queen 2 - Introduction to Transposing (4, Wk 24)
Washington Kindergarten music standards
19 standards. Kindergarten page, with more lesson ideas →
Creating 6
MU:Cr1.1.KaWith guidance, explore and experience music concepts (such as beat and melodic contour).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Tuning your Ukulele (5, Wk 4); Mi Sol Stars (PK, Wk 20)
MU:Cr1.1.KbWith guidance, generate musical ideas (such as movements musicians generate creative ideas? or motives).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Adagio, Andante and Moderato (K, Wk 22); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19)
MU:Cr2.1.KaWith guidance, demonstrate and choose favorite musical ideas.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Major Chords (2, Wk 18); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)
MU:Cr2.1.KbWith guidance, organize personal musical ideas using iconic notation and/or recording technology.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)
MU:Cr3.1.KaWith guidance, apply personal, peer, and teacher feedback in refining personal musical ideas.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)
MU:Cr3.2.KaWith guidance, demonstrate a final version of personal musical ideas to peers.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Twinkle Twinkle (PK, Wk 28)
Performing 7
MU:Pr4.1.KaWith guidance, demonstrate and state personal interest in varied musical selections.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hot Cross Buns (PK, Wk 19); Mi Sol Stars (PK, Wk 20)
MU:Pr4.2.KaWith guidance, explore and demonstrate awareness of music contrasts (such as high/low, loud/soft, same/different) in a variety of music selected for performance.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Birds Fly (K, Wk 14); Hand Signs (K, Wk 28)
MU:Pr4.3.KaWith guidance, demonstrate awareness of expressive qualities (such as voice quality, dynamics, and tempo) that support the creators’ expressive intent.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Birds Fly (K, Wk 14); Lightly Row Performance Part III - Rehearsal (2, Wk 35)
MU:Pr5.1.KaWith guidance, apply personal, teacher, and peer feedback to refine performances.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)
MU:Pr5.1.KbWith guidance, use suggested strategies in rehearsal to improve the expressive qualities of music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part III - Rehearsal (2, Wk 35); Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11)
MU:Pr6.1.KaWith guidance, perform music with expression.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)
MU:Pr6.1.KbPerform appropriately for the audience.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Wheels on the Bus (K, Wk 36); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 34)
Responding 4
MU:Re7.1.KaWith guidance, list personal interests and experiences and demonstrate why they prefer some music selections over others.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Welcome (5, Wk 1)
MU:Re7.2.KaWith guidance, demonstrate how a specific music concept elements of music. (such as beat or melodic direction) is used in music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Mi Sol Stars (PK, Wk 20); Muffin Man (2, Wk 29)
MU:Re8.1.KaWith guidance, demonstrate awareness of expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo) that reflect creators’/performers’ expressive intent.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36)
MU:Re9.1.KaWith guidance, apply personal and expressive preferences in criteria. the evaluation of music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)
Connecting 2
MU:Cn10.1.KaDemonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (1, Wk 29)
MU:Cn11.1.KaDemonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Bonjour B and Sol Ti Re (K, Wk 25); What note is it? (K, Wk 30)
Washington Grade 1 music standards
20 standards. Grade 1 page, with more lesson ideas →
Creating 6
MU:Cr1.1.1aWith limited guidance, create musical ideas (such as answering a musical question) for a specific purpose.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder Knight 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, and A (4, Wk 17)
MU:Cr1.1.1bWith limited guidance, generate musical ideas in multiple musicians generate creative ideas? tonalities (such as major and minor) and meters (such as duple and triple).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19)
MU:Cr2.1.1aWith limited guidance, demonstrate and discuss personal reasons for selecting musical ideas that represent expressive intent.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)
MU:Cr2.1.1bWith limited guidance, use iconic or standard notation and/or recording technology to document and organize personal musical ideas.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Melodies, Lines and Spaces (1, Wk 4); C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25)
MU:Cr3.1.1aWith limited guidance, discuss and apply personal, peer, and teacher feedback to refine personal musical ideas.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)
MU:Cr3.2.1aWith limited guidance, convey expressive intent for a specific purpose by presenting a final version of personal musical ideas to peers or informal audience.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Mi, Sol, La (1, Wk 8); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)
Performing 8
MU:Pr4.1.1aWith limited guidance, demonstrate and discuss personal interest in, knowledge about, and purpose of varied musical selections.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Welcome (5, Wk 1)
MU:Pr4.2.1aWith limited guidance, demonstrate knowledge of music concepts (such as beat and melodic contour) in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (1, Wk 29); The Itsy Bitsy Spider (1, Wk 30)
MU:Pr4.2.1bWhen analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmic patterns using iconic or standard notation.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: 5 Note Melodies (1, Wk 28); Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6)
MU:Pr4.3.1aDemonstrate and describe music’s expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Muffin Man (2, Wk 29); Skidamarink (2, Wk 30)
MU:Pr5.1.1aWith limited guidance, apply personal, teacher, and peer feedback to refine performances.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)
MU:Pr5.1.1bWith limited guidance, use suggested strategies in rehearsal to address interpretive challenges of music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part III - Rehearsal (2, Wk 35); Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11)
MU:Pr6.1.1aWith limited guidance, perform music for a specific purpose with expression.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)
MU:Pr6.1.1bPerform appropriately for the audience and purpose.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 34); Recorder King/Queen 4 - Dynamics (4, Wk 25)
Responding 4
MU:Re7.1.1aWith limited guidance, identify and demonstrate how personal interests and experiences influence musical selection for specific purposes.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17); Welcome (5, Wk 1)
MU:Re7.2.1aWith limited guidance, demonstrate and identify how specific elements of music. music concepts (such as beat or pitch) are used in various styles of music for a purpose.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Strumming Basics (5, Wk 22); Muffin Man (2, Wk 29)
MU:Re8.1.1aWith limited guidance, demonstrate and identify expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo) that reflect creators’/performers’ expressive intent.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Recorder Squire 4 - Gently Sleep (4, Wk 10)
MU:Re9.1.1aWith limited guidance, apply personal and expressive criteria. preferences in the evaluation of music for specific purposes.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)
Connecting 2
MU:Cn10.1.1aDemonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (1, Wk 29); Welcome (5, Wk 1)
MU:Cn11.1.1aDemonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Fa, Sol, La (1, Wk 13); Recorder King/Queen 2 - Introduction to Transposing (4, Wk 24)
Washington Grade 2 music standards
20 standards. Grade 2 page, with more lesson ideas →
Creating 6
MU:Cr1.1.2aImprovise rhythmic and melodic patterns and musical ideas for a specific purpose.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Itsy Bitsy Spider (2, Wk 31)
MU:Cr1.1.2bGenerate musical patterns and ideas within the context of a musicians generate creative ideas? given tonality (such as major and minor) and meter (such as duple and triple).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Pizza Rhythms (2, Wk 9)
MU:Cr2.1.2aDemonstrate and explain personal reasons for selecting patterns and ideas for music that represent expressive intent.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Steps (2, Wk 5); Strumming Bonus Tip (5, Wk 23)
MU:Cr2.1.2bUse iconic or standard notation and/or recording technology to combine, sequence, and document personal musical ideas.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Steps (2, Wk 5); C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25)
MU:Cr3.1.2aInterpret and apply personal, peer, and teacher feedback to revise personal music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Color Coding Your Ukulele (5, Wk 7)
MU:Cr3.2.2aConvey expressive intent for a specific purpose by presenting a final version of personal musical ideas to peers or informal audience.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)
Performing 8
MU:Pr4.1.2aDemonstrate and explain personal interest in, knowledge about, and purpose of varied musical selections.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)
MU:Pr4.2.2aDemonstrate knowledge of music concepts (such as tonality and meter) in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34)
MU:Pr4.2.2bWhen analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmic and melodic patterns using iconic or standard notation.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11); Rhythm (2, Wk 22)
MU:Pr4.3.2aDemonstrate understanding of expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo) and how creators use them to convey expressive intent.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13); Seconds - Part II (3, Wk 9)
MU:Pr5.1.2aApply established criteria to judge the accuracy, expressiveness, and effectiveness of performances.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part III - Rehearsal (2, Wk 35); Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36)
MU:Pr5.1.2bRehearse, identify and apply strategies to address interpretive, performance, and technical challenges of music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part III - Rehearsal (2, Wk 35); Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36)
MU:Pr6.1.2aPerform music for a specific purpose with expression and technical accuracy.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)
MU:Pr6.1.2bPerform appropriately for the audience and purpose.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 34); Recorder King/Queen 4 - Dynamics (4, Wk 25)
Responding 4
MU:Re7.1.2aExplain and demonstrate how personal interests and experiences influence musical selection for specific purposes.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1)
MU:Re7.2.2aDescribe how specific music concepts are used to support a elements of music. specific purpose in music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Muffin Man (2, Wk 29); Skidamarink (2, Wk 30)
MU:Re8.1.2aDemonstrate knowledge of music concepts and how they support creators’/performers’ expressive intent.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34)
MU:Re9.1.2aApply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music for specific purposes.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Lightly Row Performance Part III - Rehearsal (2, Wk 35)
Connecting 2
MU:Cn10.1.2aDemonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)
MU:Cn11.1.2aDemonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder King/Queen 2 - Introduction to Transposing (4, Wk 24); Chord Theory Part I (5, Wk 30)
Washington Grade 3 music standards
21 standards. Grade 3 page, with more lesson ideas →
Creating 6
MU:Cr1.1.3aImprovise rhythmic and melodic ideas, and describe connection to specific purpose and context (such as personal and social).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19)
MU:Cr1.1.3bGenerate musical ideas (such as rhythms and melodies) within a given tonality and/or meter.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part I (3, Wk 19); Compound Meter Part II (3, Wk 20)
MU:Cr2.1.3aDemonstrate selected musical ideas for a simple improvisation or composition to express intent, and describe connection to a specific purpose and context.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)
MU:Cr2.1.3bUse standard and/or iconic notation and/or recording technology to document personal rhythmic and melodic musical ideas.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Seconds - Part I (3, Wk 8)
MU:Cr3.1.3aEvaluate, refine, and document revisions to personal musical ideas, applying teacher-provided and collaboratively-developed criteria and feedback.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)
MU:Cr3.2.3aPresent the final version of personal created music to others, and describe connection to expressive intent.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Fifths Part II (3, Wk 18); Harmonizing Part I (3, Wk 29)
Performing 9
MU:Pr4.1.3aDemonstrate and explain how the selection of music to perform is influenced by personal interest, knowledge, purpose, and context.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Introduction to Intervals (3, Wk 6); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)
MU:Pr4.2.3aDemonstrate understanding of the structure in music selected for performance.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 34); Three Cs Part II (5, Wk 12)
MU:Pr4.2.3bWhen analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmic context of musical works inform performance? patterns and melodic phrases using iconic and standard notation.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: The Itsy Bitsy Spider (1, Wk 30); Rhythim Review (2, Wk 4)
MU:Pr4.2.3cDescribe how context (such as personal and social) can inform a performance.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25); Welcome (5, Wk 1)
MU:Pr4.3.3aDemonstrate and describe how intent is conveyed through expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1)
MU:Pr5.1.3aApply teacher-provided and collaboratively-developed criteria persistence, and the application of and feedback to evaluate accuracy of ensemble performances.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)
MU:Pr5.1.3bRehearse to refine technical accuracy, expressive qualities, and identified performance challenges.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)
MU:Pr6.1.3aPerform music with expression and technical accuracy. response.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)
MU:Pr6.1.3bDemonstrate performance decorum and audience etiquette appropriate for the context and venue.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 36); Recorder Knight 5 - Bounce High, Bounce Low (4, Wk 16)
Responding 4
MU:Re7.1.3aDemonstrate and describe how selected music connects to and is influenced by specific interests, experiences, or purposes.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17)
MU:Re7.2.3aDemonstrate and describe how a response to music can be elements of music. informed by the structure, the use of the elements of music, and context (such as personal and social).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part III (3, Wk 10); Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 35)
MU:Re8.1.3aDemonstrate and describe how the expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo) are used in performers’ interpretations to reflect expressive intent.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36)
MU:Re9.1.3aEvaluate musical works and performances, applying established criteria, and describe appropriateness to the context.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Major Chords (2, Wk 17)
Connecting 2
MU:Cn10.1.3aDemonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Welcome (5, Wk 1)
MU:Cn11.1.3aDemonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder King/Queen 2 - Introduction to Transposing (4, Wk 24); Chord Theory Part I (5, Wk 30)
Washington Grade 4 music standards
21 standards. Grade 4 page, with more lesson ideas →
Creating 6
MU:Cr1.1.4aImprovise rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic ideas, and explain connection to specific purpose and context (such as social and cultural).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Lord/Lady 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, A, B, D (4, Wk 22); Recorder Knight 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, and A (4, Wk 17)
MU:Cr1.1.4bGenerate musical ideas (such as rhythms, melodies, and simple accompaniment patterns) within related tonalities (such as major and minor) and meters.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Semitones (3, Wk 32); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19)
MU:Cr2.1.4aDemonstrate selected and organized musical ideas for an improvisation, arrangement, or composition to express intent, and explain connection to purpose and context.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hello Bells (K, Wk 4); Hello C (K, Wk 5)
MU:Cr2.1.4bUse standard and/or iconic notation and/or recording technology to document personal rhythmic, melodic, and simple harmonic musical ideas.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part I (3, Wk 8); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)
MU:Cr3.1.4aEvaluate, refine, and document revisions to personal music, applying teacher-provided and collaboratively-developed criteria and feedback to show improvement over time.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)
MU:Cr3.2.4aPresent the final version of personal created music to others, and explain connection to expressive intent.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 4 - Gently Sleep (4, Wk 10); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)
Performing 9
MU:Pr4.1.4aDemonstrate and explain how the selection of music to perform is influenced by personal interest, knowledge, context, and technical skill.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)
MU:Pr4.2.4aDemonstrate understanding of the structure and the elements of music (such as rhythm, pitch, and form) in music selected for performance.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 34); Three Cs Part II (5, Wk 12)
MU:Pr4.2.4bWhen analyzing selected music, read and perform using iconic and/or standard notation.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); Key of G Major (3, Wk 34)
MU:Pr4.2.4cExplain how context (such as social and cultural) informs a performance.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17)
MU:Pr4.3.4aDemonstrate and explain how intent is conveyed through interpretive decisions and expressive qualities (such as dynamics, tempo, and timbre).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1)
MU:Pr5.1.4aApply teacher-provided and collaboratively-developed criteria and feedback to evaluate accuracy and expressiveness of ensemble and personal performances.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)
MU:Pr5.1.4bRehearse to refine technical accuracy and expressive qualities, and address performance challenges.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)
MU:Pr6.1.4aPerform music, alone or with others, with expression, response. technical accuracy, and appropriate interpretation.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)
MU:Pr6.1.4bDemonstrate performance decorum and audience etiquette appropriate for the context, venue, and genre.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Knight 5 - Bounce High, Bounce Low (4, Wk 16); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 36)
Responding 4
MU:Re7.1.4aDemonstrate and explain how selected music connects to and is influenced by specific interests, experiences, purposes, or contexts.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17)
MU:Re7.2.4aDemonstrate and explain how responses to music are elements of music. informed by the structure, the use of the elements of music, and context (such as social and cultural).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Page 1 - Basic Techniques (4, Wk 1); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6)
MU:Re8.1.4aDemonstrate and explain how the expressive qualities (such as dynamics, tempo, and timbre) are used in performers’ and personal interpretations to reflect expressive intent.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 4 - Gently Sleep (4, Wk 10); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)
MU:Re9.1.4aEvaluate musical works and performances, applying established criteria, and explain appropriateness to the context.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Recorder Knight 3 - Doggie, Doggie (4, Wk 14)
Connecting 2
MU:Cn10.1.4aDemonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 2 - Warm Up #1 (4, Wk 8); Welcome (5, Wk 1)
MU:Cn11.1.4aDemonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder King/Queen 2 - Introduction to Transposing (4, Wk 24); Chord Theory Part I (5, Wk 30)
Washington Grade 5 music standards
21 standards. Grade 5 page, with more lesson ideas →
Creating 6
MU:Cr1.1.5aImprovise rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic ideas, and explain connection to specific purpose and context (such as social, cultural, and historical).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Lord/Lady 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, A, B, D (4, Wk 22); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19)
MU:Cr1.1.5bGenerate musical ideas (such as rhythms, melodies, and accompaniment patterns) within specific related tonalities, meters, and simple chord changes.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Chord Theory Part III (5, Wk 32); Hello C Chord Part II (5, Wk 9)
MU:Cr2.1.5aDemonstrate selected and developed musical ideas for improvisations, arrangements, or compositions to express intent, and explain connection to purpose and context.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part III - Rehearsal (2, Wk 35); Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36)
MU:Cr2.1.5bUse standard and/or iconic notation and/or recording technology to document personal rhythmic, melodic, and two-chord harmonic musical ideas.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part I (3, Wk 8); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)
MU:Cr3.1.5aEvaluate, refine, and document revisions to personal music, applying teacher-provided and collaboratively-developed criteria and feedback, and explain rationale for changes.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 36); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)
MU:Cr3.2.5aPresent the final version of personal created music to others that demonstrates craftsmanship, and explain connection to expressive intent.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Types of Ukuleles (5, Wk 2); Hello C Chord Part I (5, Wk 8)
Performing 9
MU:Pr4.1.5aDemonstrate and explain how the selection of music to perform is influenced by personal interest, knowledge, and context, as well as their personal and others’ technical skill.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 35); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)
MU:Pr4.2.5aDemonstrate understanding of the structure and the elements of music (such as rhythm, pitch, form, and harmony) in music selected for performance.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Three Cs Part II (5, Wk 12); Chord Theory Part I (5, Wk 30)
MU:Pr4.2.5bWhen analyzing selected music, read and perform using standard notation.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); Key of G Major (3, Wk 34)
MU:Pr4.2.5cExplain how context (such as social, cultural, and historical) informs performances.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6)
MU:Pr4.3.5aDemonstrate and explain how intent is conveyed through interpretive decisions and expressive qualities (such as dynamics, tempo, timbre, and articulation/style).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1)
MU:Pr5.1.5aApply teacher-provided and established criteria and feedback to evaluate the accuracy and expressiveness of ensemble and personal performances.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)
MU:Pr5.1.5bRehearse to refine technical accuracy and expressive qualities to address challenges, and show improvement over time.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)
MU:Pr6.1.5aPerform music, alone or with others, with expression, response. technical accuracy, and appropriate interpretation.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)
MU:Pr6.1.5bDemonstrate performance decorum and audience etiquette appropriate for the context, venue, genre, and style.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 35); Recorder Knight 5 - Bounce High, Bounce Low (4, Wk 16)
Responding 4
MU:Re7.1.5aDemonstrate and explain, citing evidence, how selected music connects to and is influenced by specific interests, experiences, purposes, or contexts.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Ode to Joy Performance (1, Wk 33)
MU:Re7.2.5aDemonstrate and explain, citing evidence, how responses to elements of music. music are informed by the structure, the use of the elements of music, and context (such as social, cultural, and historical).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Hello C Chord Part III (5, Wk 10)
MU:Re8.1.5aDemonstrate and explain how the expressive qualities (such as dynamics, tempo, timbre, and articulation) are used in performers’ and personal interpretations to reflect expressive intent.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13); Hello Am Chord Part II (5, Wk 14)
MU:Re9.1.5aEvaluate musical works and performances, applying criteria. established criteria, and explain appropriateness to the context, citing evidence from the elements of music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 36); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)
Connecting 2
MU:Cn10.1.5aDemonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 35)
MU:Cn11.1.5aDemonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.
Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Chord Progressions Part I (5, Wk 18); Chord Theory Part I (5, Wk 30)
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The Washington PK–5 music standards checklist
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Questions teachers ask
What are the Washington music standards called?
Washington State Arts Learning Standards: Music (2017), published by the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) (2017).
How many elementary music standards does Washington have?
This page lists 139 standards: 17 in Pre-K, 19 in Kindergarten, 20 in Grade 1, 20 in Grade 2, 21 in Grade 3, 21 in Grade 4, 21 in Grade 5.
Does Washington use the National Core Arts Standards?
Yes. The WA Music are built on the NCAS artistic processes, with Washington's own codes and wording.
Where can I find the official document?
The official source is https://www.k12.wa.us/student-success/resources-subject-area/arts-education. This page copies the standard text word for word and adds grade-by-grade navigation and lesson matches.
Is there a music curriculum aligned to the Washington standards?
Prodigies PK-5 has a lesson for 138 of the 139 standards on this page (99%). Every lesson is tagged to these codes. Try it free for 30 days.