Music: General Music: Grade Pre-K

Creating – Conceiving and developing new artistic ideas and work.

Performing – Realizing artistic ideas and work through interpretation and presentation.

Responding – Understanding and evaluating how the arts convey meaning.

Imagine: Generate musical ideas for various purposes and contexts.

Plan and Make: Select and develop musical ideas for defined purposes and contexts.

Evaluate and Refine: Evaluate and refine selected musical ideas to create musical work(s) that meet appropriate criteria.

Present: Share creative musical work that coveys intent, demonstrates craftsmanship, and exhibits originality.

Select: Select varied musical works to present based on interest, knowledge, technical skill, and context.

Analyze: Analyze the structure and context of varied musical works and their implications for performance.

Interpret: Develop personal interpretations that consider creators' intent.

Rehearse, Evaluate, and Refine: Evaluate and refine personal and ensemble performances, individually or in collaboration with others.

Present: Perform expressively, with appropriate interpretation and technical accuracy, and in a manner appropriate to the audience and context.

Select: Choose music appropriate for a specific purpose or context.

Analyze: Analyze how the structure and context of varied musical works inform the response.

Interpret: Support interpretations of musical works that reflect creators'/performers' expressive intent.

Evaluate: Support evaluations of musical works and performances based on analysis, interpretation, and established criteria.

With substantial guidance, explore and experience a variety of music.

With substantial guidance, explore favorite musical ideas (such as movements, vocalizations, or instrumental accompaniments).

With substantial guidance, select and keep track of the order for performing original musical ideas, using iconic notation and/or recording technology.

With substantial guidance, consider personal, peer, and teacher feedback when demonstrating and refining personal musical ideas.

With substantial guidance, share revised personal musical ideas with peers.

With substantial guidance, demonstrate and state preference for varied musical selections.

With substantial guidance, explore and demonstrate awareness of musical contrasts.

With substantial guidance, explore music's expressive qualities (such as voice quality, dynamics, and tempo).

With substantial guidance, practice and demonstrate what they like about their own performances.

With substantial guidance, apply personal, peer, and teacher feedback to refine performances.

With substantial guidance, perform music with expression.

With substantial guidance, state personal interests and demonstrate why they prefer some music selections over others.

With substantial guidance, explore musical contrasts in music.

With substantial guidance, explore music's expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo).

With substantial guidance, talk about personal and expressive preferences in music.