Fine Arts: Music (Middle School to High school (Novice))

Creating (CR)

Ensemble and/or Secondary Music

Performing (PR)

Responding (RE)

Connecting (CN)

Generate musical ideas for various purposes and contexts.

Select and develop musical ideas for defined purposes and contexts.

Evaluate and refine selected musical ideas to create musical work that meets appropriate criteria.

Share creative musical work that conveys intent, demonstrates craftsmanship, and exhibits originality.

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

Analyze varied musical works and their implications for performance.

Develop and express personal interpretations that consider creators' intent.

Use self-reflection and peer feedback to refine individual and ensemble performances of varied music repertoire.

Perform expressively, with appropriate interpretation and technical accuracy.

Choose music appropriate for a specific purpose or context.

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

Support the reasons for an interpretation of musical works that reflect creators'/ performers' expressive intent.

Evaluate musical works and performances based on analysis, interpretation, and established criteria.

Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences in making/understanding music.

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

Discover and experiment with melodic and rhythmic ideas or motives that reflect characteristics of music or texts.

Develop melodic and rhythmic ideas or motives that incorporate the characteristics of music or texts studied.

Evaluate and refine compositions and improvisations based on knowledge, skill, and teacher-provided criteria.

Share personally-developed melodic and rhythmic ideas or motives - individually or as an ensemble - that demonstrate characteristics of music or texts studied.

Select varied repertoire with guidance based on interest, music reading skills (where appropriate), the structure of the music, context, and the technical skill of the individual or ensemble.

Identify elements of musical works that inform prepared or improvised performances.

Identify expressive qualities in a varied repertoire of music that can be demonstrated through prepared and improvised performances.

Use self- reflection and peer feedback to refine individual and ensemble performances of a varied repertoire of music.

Demonstrate attention to technical accuracy and expressive qualities in prepared and improvised performances of a varied repertoire of music.

Identify reasons for selecting music based on characteristics found in the music, connections to persona I interest, and purpose or context.

Identify how knowledge of context and the use of repetition, similarities, and contrasts affect musical response.

Identify interpretations of the expressive intent and meaning of musical works, referring to the elements of music, contexts, and (when appropriate) the setting of the text.

Identify and describe the effect of persona I interest, experience, analysis, and context on the perceived value of a musical work or performance.

Describe how current personal interests or concerns impact music making/musical understanding.

Generate ideas about how music reflects changing times, traditions, resources, and cultural uses.