BPS Music Standards Book

Kindergarten

• MUS-00.Cr.01: Anchor Standard 1 - Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work
  • MUS-00.Cr.01.1a: With guidance, explore and experience music concepts (such as beat and melodic contour).
  • MUS-00.Cr.01.1b: With guidance, generate musical ideas (such as movements or motives).
• MUS-00.Cr.02: Anchor Standard 2 - Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.
  • MUS-00.Cr.02.1a: With guidance, demonstrate and choose favorite musical ideas.
  • MUS-00.Cr.02.1b: With guidance, organize personal musical ideas using iconic notation and/or recording technology.
• MUS-00.Cr.03: Anchor Standard 3 - Evaluate, refine and complete artistic work.
  • MUS-00.Cr.03.1a: With guidance, apply personal, peer, and teacher feedback in refining personal musical ideas.
  • MUS-00.Cr.03.2a: With guidance, demonstrate a final version of personal musical ideas to peers.

First Grade

• MUS-01.Cr.01: Anchor Standard 1 - Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work
  • MUS-01.Cr.01.1a: With limited guidance, create musical ideas (such as answering a musical question) for a specific purpose .
  • MUS-01.Cr.01.1b: With limited guidance, generate musical ideas in multiple tonalities (such as major and minor) and meters (such as duple and triple).
• MUS-01.Cr.02: Anchor Standard 2 - Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.
  • MUS-01.Cr.02.1a: With limited guidance, demonstrate and discuss personal reasons for selecting musical ideas that represent expressive intent .
  • MUS-01.Cr.02.1b: With limited guidance, use iconic or standard notation and/or recording technology to document and organize personal musical ideas.
• MUS-01.Cr.03: Anchor Standard 3 - Evaluate, refine and complete artistic work.
  • MUS-01.Cr.03.1a: With limited guidance, discuss and apply personal, peer, and teacher feedback to refine personal musical ideas.
  • MUS-01.Cr.03.2a: With limited guidance, convey expressive intent for a specific purpose by presenting a final version of personal musical ideas to peers or informal audience.

Second Grade

• MUS-02.Cr.01: Anchor Standard 1 - Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work
  • MUS-02.Cr.01.1a: Improvise rhythmic and melodic patterns and musical ideas for a specific purpose.
  • MUS-02.Cr.01.1b: Generate musical patterns and ideas within the context of a given tonality (such as major and minor) and meter (such as duple and triple).
• MUS-02.Cr.02: Anchor Standard 2 - Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.
  • MUS-02.Cr.02.1a: Demonstrate and explain personal reasons for selecting patterns and ideas for music that represent expressive intent.
  • MUS-02.Cr.02.1b: Use iconic or standard notation and/or recording technology to combine, sequence, and document personal musical ideas.
• MUS-02.Cr.03: Anchor Standard 3 - Evaluate, refine and complete artistic work.
  • MUS-02.Cr.03.1a: Interpret and apply personal, peer, and teacher feedback to revise personal music.
  • MUS-02.Cr.03.2a: Convey expressive intent for a specific purpose by presenting a final version of personal musical ideas to peers or informal audience.

Third Grade

• MUS-03.Cr.01: Anchor Standard 1 - Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work
  • MUS-03.Cr.01.1a: Improvise rhythmic and melodic ideas, and describe connection to specific purpose and context (such as personal and social ).
  • MUS-03.Cr.01.1b: Generate musical ideas (such as rhythms and melodies) within a given tonality and/or meter.
• MUS-03.Cr.02: Anchor Standard 2 - Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.
  • MUS-03.Cr.02.1a: Demonstrate selected musical ideas for a simple improvisation or composition to express intent , and describe connection to a specific purpose and context .
  • MUS-03.Cr.02.1b: Use standard and/or iconic notation and/or recording technology to document personal rhythmic and melodic musical ideas.
• MUS-03.Cr.03: Anchor Standard 3 - Evaluate, refine and complete artistic work.
  • MUS-03.Cr.03.1a: Evaluate, refine, and document revisions to personal musical ideas, applying teacher-provided and collaboratively-developed criteria and feedback.
  • MUS-03.Cr.03.2a: Present the final version of personal created music to others, and describe connection to expressive intent.

Fourth Grade

• MUS-04.Cr.01: Anchor Standard 1 - Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work
  • MUS-04.Cr.01.1a: Improvise rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic ideas, and explain connection to specific purpose and context (such as social and cultural ).
  • MUS-04.Cr.01.1b: Generate musical ideas (such as rhythms, melodies, and simple accompaniment patterns) within related tonalities (such as major and minor) and meters.
• MUS-04.Cr.02: Anchor Standard 2 - Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.
  • MUS-04.Cr.02.1a: Demonstrate selected and organized musical ideas for an improvisation, arrangement, or composition to express intent, and explain connection to purpose and context.
  • MUS-04.Cr.02.1b: Use standard and/or iconic notation and/or recording technology to document personal rhythmic, melodic, and simple harmonic musical ideas.
• MUS-04.Cr.03: Anchor Standard 3 - Evaluate, refine and complete artistic work.
  • MUS-04.Cr.03.1a: Evaluate, refine, and document revisions to personal music, applying teacher-provided and collaboratively-developed criteria and feedback to show improvement over time.
  • MUS-04.Cr.03.2a: Present the final version of personal created music to others, and explain connection to expressive intent.

Fifth Grade

• MUS-05.Cr.01: Anchor Standard 1 - Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work
  • MUS-05.Cr.01.1a: Improvise rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic ideas, and explain connection to specific purpose and context (such as social, cultural, and historical ).
  • MUS-05.Cr.01.1b: Generate musical ideas (such as rhythms, melodies, and accompaniment patterns) within specific related tonalities, meters, and simple chord changes.
• MUS-05.Cr.02: Anchor Standard 2 - Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.
  • MUS-05.Cr.02.1a: Demonstrate selected and develop ed musical ideas for improvisations, arrangements, or compositions to express intent, and explain connection to purpose and context.
  • MUS-05.Cr.02.1b: Use standard and/or iconic notation and/or recording technology to document personal rhythmic, melodic, and two-chord harmonic musical ideas.
• MUS-05.Cr.03: Anchor Standard 3 - Evaluate, refine and complete artistic work.
  • MUS-05.Cr.03.1a: Evaluate, refine, and document revisions to personal music, applying teacher-provided and collaboratively-developed criteria and feedback, and explain rationale for changes.
  • MUS-05.Cr.03.2a: Present the final version of personal created music to others that demonstrates craftsmanship, and explain connection to expressive intent.