Performing for General Music Anchor Standard 4 - Select artistic work for presentation.
Analyze artistic work for presentation
MUS-08.Pr.04.2b When analyzing selected music, sight-read in treble or bass clef simple rhythmic, melodic, and/or harmonic notation.
Choir Student Learning Targets
Knowledge Targets
I can identify eight notes, half notes, whole notes, eighth rests, quarter rests, half rests, whole rests
I can recognize the direction of the musical line
I can identify dynamics (pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff, crescendo, decrescendo)
I can identify articulations in the music (legato, staccato, accents, slurs)
I can identify the tempo of the music (ritardando, a tempo)
Reasoning Targets
I can describe how to sing with different dynamics
Skills Targets
I can change my singing pitch to follow the musical line
Product Targets
I can sing a given music example
I can sing with appropriate dynamics
I can sing my part with accurate rhythms
I can sing with correct articulations
I can sing the appropriate tempo of the music
Choir Proficiency Scale
Score
Description
Sample Activity
4.0
In addition to Score 3.0, the student demonstrates in-depth inferences and applications regarding more complex material that go beyond end of instruction expectations.
The student consistently reads and identifies standard symbols for rhythm, pitch, articulation, dynamics, tempo, and form.
- Student is given a selection of music to read and identify standard music symbols.
3.5
In addition to Score 3.0 performance, the student demonstrates in-depth inferences and applications regarding the more complex content with partial success.
3.0
The student can:
accurately read and identify standards symbols for rhythm, pitch, articulation, dynamics, tempo, and form.
2.5
The student demonstrates no major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) and partial knowledge of the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
2.0
The student can:
sometimes read and identify standard symbols for rhythm, pitch, articulation, dynamics, tempo, and form.
1.5
The student demonstrates partial knowledge of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) but exhibits major errors or omissions regarding the more complex ideas and procedures (Score 3.0 content).
1.0
The student can:
rarely read and identify standard symbols for rhythm, pitch, articulation, dynamics, tempo, and form.
0.5
With help, the student demonstrates a partial understanding of some of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) but not the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
0.0
Even with help, the student demonstrates no understanding or skill.
Performing for General Music