Washington Pre-K Music Standards

The Pre-K standards

Creating 5

• MU:Cr1.1.PKa

  With 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); 5 Note Melodies (1, Wk 27); Steps (2, Wk 6)

• MU:Cr2.1.PKa

  With 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); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1)

• MU:Cr2.1.PKb

  With 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); Finding notes on the Treble Clef (1, Wk 3); Melodies, Lines and Spaces (1, Wk 4)

• MU:Cr3.1.PKa

  With 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); Hello F Chord Part II (5, Wk 17); Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 36)

• MU:Cr3.2.PKa

  With 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); Lucy Locket (PK, Wk 22); It's Raining, It's Pouring (PK, Wk 23)

Performing 6

• MU:Pr4.1.PKa

  With 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); Recorder King/Queen 5 - The Rainbows Shine (4, Wk 26); Tuning your Ukulele (5, Wk 4)

• MU:Pr4.2.PKa

  With 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); Recorder King/Queen 5 - The Rainbows Shine (4, Wk 26); Tuning your Ukulele (5, Wk 4)

• MU:Pr4.3.PKa

  With 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); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13)

• MU:Pr5.1.PKa

  With 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); Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1)

• MU:Pr5.1.PKb

  With 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); Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Birds Fly (K, Wk 14)

• MU:Pr6.1.PKa

  With 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); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27)

Responding 4

• MU:Re7.1.PKa

  With 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); Harmonizing Part II (3, Wk 30); Harmonizing Part III (3, Wk 31)

• MU:Re7.2.PKa

  With 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); Muffin Man (2, Wk 29); Skidamarink (2, Wk 30)

• MU:Re8.1.PKa

  With 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); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36)

• MU:Re9.1.PKa

  With 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); Skidamarink (2, Wk 30); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

Connecting 2

• MU:Cn10.1.PKa

  Demonstrate 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); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder Squire 2 - Warm Up #1 (4, Wk 8)

• MU:Cn11.1.PKa

  Demonstrate 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); Chord Theory Part I (5, Wk 30); Bonjour B and Sol Ti Re (K, Wk 25)