General Music: Kindergarten

CREATING

PERFORMING

RESPONDING

CONNECTING

Imagine

Plan and Make

Evaluate and Refine

Present

Select

Analyze

Interpret

Rehearse, Evaluate, and Refine

Present

Select

Analyze

Interpret

Evaluate

Connect

Connect

Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Choose and demonstrate favorite musical ideas.

Refine and complete artistic work.

Refine and complete artistic work.

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

Perceive and analyze artistic work.

Perceive and analyze artistic work.

Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding. 

Explore and experience music concepts.

Generate musical ideas.

Develop plans and/or models for media artworks.

Create and record their musical ideas using iconic notation.

Apply teacher feedback in refining their musical ideas.

Present a final version of their creation for a specific purpose.

State personal preference for varied musical selections.

Demonstrate awareness of music contrasts in a variety of music selected for performance.

Demonstrate awareness of expressive qualities in music that support the creators’ expressive intent.

Apply teacher feedback to refine performances.

Perform a varied repertoire of music alone and with others and evaluate their performance based on personal, peer, teacher, or professional criteria.

Explain why they prefer some music selections over others.

Use movement to demonstrate how a specific music concept is used in selected pieces of music.

Compare the use of expressive qualities in selected pieces of music.

Apply teacher criteria to evaluate selected pieces of music.

Demonstrate how their own interests relate to personal choices when creating, performing, and responding to music.

Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and daily life.

Demonstrate performer and audience behaviors appropriate for grade K-2 students for a variety of venues and contexts.