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Standard 1. The student understands and applies arts knowledge and skills

1.1.1 Understands arts concepts and vocabulary: Elements (pitch, rhythm, expression, dynamics, style, tempo, phrasing and timbre)
* Reads, writes, and creates using rhythms including whole through sixteenth (notes and rests) (rhythm)
* Understands and uses staccato/legato, accent (expression)
* Identifies the following registers: soprano, alto, tenor, bass (timbre)
1.1.2 Understands arts concepts and vocabulary: Principles of Organization (notation, form, melody, and harmony)
* Identifies the following musical notation: Da Capo, D.C. al Fine, Dal Segno, 1st & 2nd endings key signature & slur (notation)
* Writes and identifies notes in the bass clef (notation)
* Understands that steps and leaps create intervals (harmony)

1.2 Develops arts skills and techniques
* Demonstrates listening skills by correcting personal tone and volume
* Improvises a melodic phrase

1.3 Understands and applies arts styles from various artists, cultures, and times
* Identifies techniques from various artists, cultures, and/or times

1.4 Applies audience skills in a variety of arts settings and performances
* Identifies how the audience and artists/performer interact

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Standard 2. The student demonstrates thinking skills using artistic processes

2.1 Applies a creative process in the arts
* Conceptualizes that context or purpose
* Gathers information from diverse sources
* Develops ideas and techniques
* Organizes arts elements, forms, and/or principles into a creative work
* Reflects for the purpose of elaboration and self-evaluation
* Refines work based on feedback
* Presents work to others
* Applies arts concepts, vocabulary, skills, and techniques through a creative process

2.2 Applies a performance process in the arts
* Identifies audience and purpose
* Selects artistic work (repertoire) to perform
* Analyzes the structure and background or work
* Interpret by developing a personal approach to work
* Rehearse, adjust and refine through evaluation and problem-solving
* Present work for others; reflects, and evaluates
* Applies arts concepts, vocabulary, skills, and techniques through a performance process

2.3 Applies a responding process to an arts presentation
* Engages actively and purposefully
* Describes what is seen and heard
* Analyzes how the elements are arranged and organized
* Interprets based on descriptive properties
* Evaluates using supportive evidence and criteria
* Applies previously learned arts concepts, vocabulary, skills, and techniques through a performance process

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Standard 3. The student communicates through the arts

3.1 Uses the arts to express and present ideas and feelings
* Identifies use and misuse (plagiarism) of pre-existing artistic works to communicate

3.2 Uses the arts to communicate for a specific purpose
* Uses the arts to communicate for a specific purpose (e.g., to record history, persuade)

3.3 Develops personal aesthetic criteria to communicate artistic choices
* Describes how aesthetic choices are influenced by historical

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Standard 4. The student makes connections within and across the arts, to other disciplines, cultures, life, and work

4.1 Demonstrates and analyzes the connections among the arts disciplines
* Describes arts processes that are unique to each arts discipline

4.2 Demonstrates and analyzes the connections between the arts and other content areas
* Demonstrates that art concepts occur in other content areas

4.3 Understands how the arts impact lifelong choices
* Analyzes how the arts impact peer group choices

4.4 Understands that the arts shape and reflect culture and history
* Identifies specific attributes of artworks that reflect culture and history

4.5 Demonstrates knowledge of arts careers and the role of arts skills in the world of work
* Identifies job specific skills for arts careers
* Demonstrates collaborative skills

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Standard (Curriculum)

Instruction and Assessment

Standard 1. The student understands and applies arts knowledge and skills

1.1.1 Understands arts concepts and vocabulary: Elements (pitch, rhythm, expression, dynamics, style, tempo, phrasing and timbre)
* Explains and applies the concepts of visual art, dance, theatre, and music using arts vocabulary
* Reads, writes, and creates using dotted rhythms (rhythm)
* Understands and uses tempo markings (e.g., largo, andante, allegro, presto, ritardando, accelerando) (expression)
* Identifies the following registers: soprano, alto, tenor, bass (timbre)
1.1.2 Understands arts concepts and vocabulary: Principles of Organization (notation, form, melody, and harmony)
* Explains and applies the concepts of visual art, dance, theater, and music using arts vocabulary
* Recognizes and interprets musical symbols and notation appropriate to music rehearsed and performed (notation)
* Visually and aurally recognizes and explains the form of music rehearsed and performed (form)
* Understands that melodies can be accompanies by chordal progressions (harmony)

1.2 Develops arts skills and techniques
* Develops arts skills and techniques
* Plays and/or sings using characteristic tonal production (e.g., resonance, vowel placement)
* Understands and applies expressive elements in music rehearsed and performed
* Demonstrates reading and listening skills by correcting personal errors in pitch, rhythm
* Performs music of varying styles and genres
* Performs individually or in a small ensemble

1.3 Understands and applies arts styles from various artists, cultures, and times
* Applies techniques from various artists, cultures, and/or times

1.4 Applies audience skills in a variety of arts settings and performances
* Understands and demonstrates the relationship and interactive responsibilities of the artist/performer and audience

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Standard 2. The student demonstrates thinking skills using artistic processes

2.1 Applies a creative process in the arts
* Conceptualizes that context or purpose
* Gathers information from diverse sources
* Develops ideas and techniques
* Organizes arts elements, forms, and/or principles into a creative work
* Reflects for the purpose of elaboration and self-evaluation
* Refines work based on feedback
* Presents work to others
* Applies arts concepts, vocabulary, skills, and techniques through a creative process

2.2 Applies a performance process in the arts
* Identifies audience and purpose
* Selects artistic work (repertoire) to perform
* Analyzes the structure and background or work
* Interpret by developing a personal approach to work
* Rehearse, adjust and refine through evaluation and problem-solving
* Present work for others; reflects, and evaluates
* Applies arts concepts, vocabulary, skills, and techniques through a performance process

2.3 Applies a responding process to an arts presentation
* Engages actively and purposefully
* Describes what is seen and heard
* Analyzes how the elements are arranged and organized
* Interprets based on descriptive properties
* Evaluates using supportive evidence and criteria
* Applies previously learned arts concepts, vocabulary, skills, and techniques through a performance process

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Standard 3. The student communicates through the arts

3.1 Uses the arts to express and present ideas and feelings
* Expresses ideas and feelings through the arts in a variety of styles
* Describes use and misuse of pre-existing artistic works to communicate

3.2 Uses the arts to communicate for a specific purpose
* Creates and/or performs an artwork to communicate for a selected purpose with instructor assistance

3.3 Develops personal aesthetic criteria to communicate artistic choices
* Explains how aesthetic choices are influenced by culture and history

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Standard 4. The student makes connections within and across the arts, to other disciplines, cultures, life, and work

4.1 Demonstrates and analyzes the connections among the arts disciplines
* Compares/contrasts attributes of personal artwork with other arts disciplines

4.2 Demonstrates and analyzes the connections between the arts and other content areas
* Explains relationships between the arts and other content areas

4.3 Understands how the arts impact lifelong choices
* Analyzes how the arts impact choices in natural and constructed environments

4.4 Understands that the arts shape and reflect culture and history
* Compares/contrasts specific attributes of artworks that reflect culture and history

4.5 Demonstrates knowledge of arts careers and the role of arts skills in the world of work
* Describes work habits and skills needed for careers in the arts
* Explains how art skills and knowledge are used in the world or work

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