2nd Marking Period Music Standards Fifth Grade

1. Develop abilities in music.

A. Higher thinking (analyze, evaluate, classify, interpret, perform, create, describe).

B. Communications (express emotion, listen, respond).

C. Goal setting/attainment (understand, notate, organize, demonstrate, practice).

D. The quality process (imitate, explore, notate, improvise, revise, rehearse).

2. Be able to read, write, perform, and listen to music for a variety of purposes.

A. Be able to express emotion and meaning through music as an essential and integral part of human existence.

B. Understand other cultures through music by listening, singing, and playing instruments.

C. Know that music is “the universal language”.

D. Be able to sing and play, listen to, and enjoy music.

E. Be able to use electronic media.

-television, video cassette recorder, stereo, CD ROM, keyboard.

F. Be able to appreciate musical heritage.

G. Be able to appreciate the connections between music and the other arts and humanities.

H. Be able to read music notation.

I. Understand elements of music through group performance.

3. Analyze or explain the use of elements of music in a variety of music.

D. Know that harmony is an element of music [unison (non harmony), parts (notes performed together to

create harmony), major/minor (aurally)]. (AH-05-1.1.1 DOK 3)

E. Identify and explain various forms of music [e.g., call and response, AB (two-part), ABA (three-part),

round, verse-chorus, repeat signs]. (AH-05-1.1.1 DOK 3)

I. Identify and describe various styles of music (spirituals, game songs, folk songs, work songs,

lullabies, patriotic, bluegrass). (AH-05-1.1.2)

4. Describe or explain how music fulfills a variety of purposes.

A.  Describe how music fulfills a ceremonial purpose (music created or performed for rituals or celebrations, (e.g. patriotic music, music for worship). (AH-05-3.1.1 DOK 2)

B.  Describe how music fulfills a recreational purpose [music for entertainment, (e.g. music for play such as game songs, music for dances and social events, music for physical activities, music as a hobby]. (AH-05-3.1.1 DOK 2)

C.  Describe how music fulfills an artistic expressive purpose [music created with the intent to express or communicate one’s emotions, feelings, ideas, experience (e.g. music created and performed in a concert setting for an audience)]. (AH-05-3.1.1 DOK 2)

6. Be able to create, perform and respond to musical works.

D. Sing and play alone simple rhythmic or tonal patterns by reading music notation. (AH-05-4.1.4)

E. Sing along and with others a repertoire of music. (AH-05-4.1.5)

June 2009