7-12 Music Essential Skills and Concepts

National Core Arts Standards

I can...
Create
1. Imagine: (MU:Cr1.1.E.8a)
a. Create and improvise ideas for melodies and rhythms based on
characteristics of the music I study in rehearsal.
2. Plan and Make:
a. (MU:Cr2.1.E.8a) Plan out a rough draft of melodies and rhythms that show
I understand the characteristics of the music I study in rehearsal.
b. (MU:Cr2.1.E.8b) Record and notate the rough draft of my composition.
3. Evaluate and Refine: (MU:Cr3.1.E.8a)
a. Refine my rough draft based on my knowledge, skills, and peer
collaboration.
4. Present: (MU:Cr3.2.E.8a)
b. Share my melodies and rhythmsindividually or with a groupshowing that
I understand the characteristics of the music I study in rehearsal.

Perform
1. Select: (MU:Pr4.1.E.Ia)
a. Explain why my teacher chose the music we rehearse, based on my
understanding of the musics theory, characteristics, and my own technical
skills. I can explain the purpose and meaning behind my performance.
2. Analyze: (MU:Pr4.2.E.Ia)
a. Show through my music reading skills that I understand how the structure
and context of music affects my performance.
i. 8- Sight-read in treble or bass clef simple rhythmic, melodic, and/or
harmonic notation.
ii. 7- Read and identify standards symbols for rhythm, pitch, articulation,
and dynamics.
iii. 8- Identify how culture and history affect my performance, resulting in
different musical effects.
iv. 7- Identify how culture and history affect my performance, resulting in
different musical interpretations.
3. Interpret: (MU:Pr4.3.E.Ia)
a. Show my understanding of the background history of different varieties of
music.
b. 8- Understand and explain musical concepts such as dynamics, tempo,
timbre, articulation/style, and phrasing.
c. 7- Understand musical concepts such as dynamics, tempo, timbre,
articulation/style, and phrasing.
4. Rehearse, Evaluate, and Refine: (MU:Pr5.1.E.Ia)
a. Rehearse music with expression, and evaluate my success using feedback
from my peers and other sources to improve my performance.

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i. 8- Individually, I can improve the quality of my performance by

evaluating my technical skill, originality, emotion, and reading skills
to determine when my music is ready to perform.
ii. 7- With the help of others, I can improve the quality of my
performance by evaluating my technical skill, originality, emotion,
and reading skills to determine when my music is ready to perform.
5. Present:
a. (MU:Pr6.1.E.Ia) Perform a varied repertoire of music (prepared or
improvised), representing different cultures, styles, and genres, with
technical accuracy and expression.
b. (MU:Pr6.1.E.Ib) Connect with an audience through my musical expression
and performance intention.
i. 7 & 8- Demonstrate performance/audience etiquette (stage presence,
attire, and behavior) appropriate for venue and purpose.

Responding
1. Analyze: (MU:Re7.2.E.Ia)
a. Understand how the structure and context of music can influence my
reaction to the music.
2. Interpret: (MU:Re8.1.E.Ia)
a. Understand the expressive intent of the performers/composers by analyzing
the different elements of their music (text setting, context, expression, etc.)
3. Evaluate: (MU:Re9.1.E.Ia)
a. Evaluate, by myself or with a peer group, music and musical performances.

Connecting
1. Demonstrate how my interests, knowledge, and skills affect how I choose to
create, perform, and respond to music.
2. Understand relationships between music and the other arts, other subjects, and
daily life.

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