Washington Grade 4 Music Standards

The Grade 4 standards

Creating 6

• MU:Cr1.1.4a

  Improvise 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); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Introduction to Intervals (3, Wk 6)

• MU:Cr1.1.4b

  Generate 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); Hello C Chord Part II (5, Wk 9); Itsy Bitsy Spider (2, Wk 31)

• MU:Cr2.1.4a

  Demonstrate 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); Short & Long with D (K, Wk 7); Beet & Cherry (K, Wk 8)

• MU:Cr2.1.4b

  Use 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); Rhythim Review (2, Wk 4); 5 Note Melodies (1, Wk 27)

• MU:Cr3.1.4a

  Evaluate, 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); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 36)

• MU:Cr3.2.4a

  Present 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); Mi, Sol, La (1, Wk 8); Surf Chords (5, Wk 6)

Performing 9

• MU:Pr4.1.4a

  Demonstrate 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); Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 35); Introduction to Intervals (3, Wk 6)

• MU:Pr4.2.4a

  Demonstrate 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); Chord Theory Part I (5, Wk 30); C Major & G Major (K, Wk 26)

• MU:Pr4.2.4b

  When 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); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1)

• MU:Pr4.2.4c

  Explain how context (such as social and cultural) informs a performance.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17); C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25); 1 8 They're Great (K, Wk 13)

• MU:Pr4.3.4a

  Demonstrate 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); C Major Scale Review Part II (2, Wk 2); Mi, Sol, La (1, Wk 8)

• MU:Pr5.1.4a

  Apply 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); Recorder Page 3 - B Shield Patterns (4, Wk 3); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)

• MU:Pr5.1.4b

  Rehearse 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); Lightly Row Performance Part III - Rehearsal (2, Wk 35); Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36)

• MU:Pr6.1.4a

  Perform 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); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Muffin Man (2, Wk 29)

• MU:Pr6.1.4b

  Demonstrate 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); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 35); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 36)

Responding 4

• MU:Re7.1.4a

  Demonstrate 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); Strumming Basics (5, Wk 22); Ode to Joy Performance (1, Wk 33)

• MU:Re7.2.4a

  Demonstrate 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); Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21); Welcome (5, Wk 1)

• MU:Re8.1.4a

  Demonstrate 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); Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13); Dynamics (2, Wk 23)

• MU:Re9.1.4a

  Evaluate 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); Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 36); 1 8 They're Great (K, Wk 13)

Connecting 2

• MU:Cn10.1.4a

  Demonstrate 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); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 35)

• MU:Cn11.1.4a

  Demonstrate 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); Fa, Sol, La (1, Wk 13); Bonjour B and Sol Ti Re (K, Wk 25)