STAGE 1: DESIRED RESULTS
NATIONAL GOALS
Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines.
Reading and notating music.
Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.
Evaluating music and music performances.
Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.
Understanding music in relation to history and culture.
Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines.
Reading and notating music.
Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.
Evaluating music and music performances.
Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.
Understanding music in relation to history and culture.
STATE GOALS
Illinois State Goal 25: Know the language of the arts.
Illinois State Goal 26: Through creating and performing, understand how works of art are produced.
Illinois State Goal 27: Understand the role of the arts in civilizations, past and present.
Illinois State Goal 26: Through creating and performing, understand how works of art are produced.
Illinois State Goal 27: Understand the role of the arts in civilizations, past and present.
CHICAGO GOALS
SING (IL 25A; Nat’l 1)
Sing individually and maintain pitch.
Sing and distinguish between high and low intervals on the music staff.
Sing and read songs with simple pitch notation.
PLAY INSTRUMENTS (IL 25A; Nat’l 2, 4)
Perform rhythmic patterns in 4/4 keeping a steady beat.
Play rhythms using half notes, quarter notes, eighth notes, and quarter rests.
Compose and play rhythm in 2/4 and 3/4.
IMPROVISE (Nat’l 3)
Improvise vocal sounds that suggest the sounds of various instruments.
Improvise simple rhythmic patterns.
READ AND NOTATE MUSIC (IL 25A, 26A; Nat’l 5)
Identify line and space notes of the treble staff.
Identify high and low intervals on the music staff (hand signals, solfège, etc.).
Follow musical notation demonstrating upward and downward movement.
Identify longer and shorter notes in musical notation (half notes, quarter notes, eighth notes, quarter rests, etc.).
Identify contrasting phrases and assign letters to form (AB/ABA).
Identify the elements of music: melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre, form, pitch, dynamics, tempo, and mood.
LISTEN AND DESCRIBE (IL 26A, 27A; Nat’l 6)
Listen to and identify pitches that move by steps and skips.
Listen to and describe the form of familiar songs (AB, ABA).
Identify and describe the elements of music in musical selections.
Listen to and match musical selections with designated composers.
Identify and exhibit appropriate audience behavior for style of music performed.
EVALUATE (Nat’l 7)
Evaluate musical performances based on designated criteria.
CROSS-CURRICULAR (IL 25B; Nat’l 8)
Relate musical note values to math.
CULTURAL (IL 26B, 27B; Nat’l 9)
Sing songs in a group, representing various genres and styles from diverse cultures.
Identify music from various periods of history and culture.
Establish that African, Asian, and Latin American cultures each have their own identifying musical characteristics and instruments.
Sing songs in another language, listen to songs from other countries, and locate the countries on a map.
Sing individually and maintain pitch.
Sing and distinguish between high and low intervals on the music staff.
Sing and read songs with simple pitch notation.
PLAY INSTRUMENTS (IL 25A; Nat’l 2, 4)
Perform rhythmic patterns in 4/4 keeping a steady beat.
Play rhythms using half notes, quarter notes, eighth notes, and quarter rests.
Compose and play rhythm in 2/4 and 3/4.
IMPROVISE (Nat’l 3)
Improvise vocal sounds that suggest the sounds of various instruments.
Improvise simple rhythmic patterns.
READ AND NOTATE MUSIC (IL 25A, 26A; Nat’l 5)
Identify line and space notes of the treble staff.
Identify high and low intervals on the music staff (hand signals, solfège, etc.).
Follow musical notation demonstrating upward and downward movement.
Identify longer and shorter notes in musical notation (half notes, quarter notes, eighth notes, quarter rests, etc.).
Identify contrasting phrases and assign letters to form (AB/ABA).
Identify the elements of music: melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre, form, pitch, dynamics, tempo, and mood.
LISTEN AND DESCRIBE (IL 26A, 27A; Nat’l 6)
Listen to and identify pitches that move by steps and skips.
Listen to and describe the form of familiar songs (AB, ABA).
Identify and describe the elements of music in musical selections.
Listen to and match musical selections with designated composers.
Identify and exhibit appropriate audience behavior for style of music performed.
EVALUATE (Nat’l 7)
Evaluate musical performances based on designated criteria.
CROSS-CURRICULAR (IL 25B; Nat’l 8)
Relate musical note values to math.
CULTURAL (IL 26B, 27B; Nat’l 9)
Sing songs in a group, representing various genres and styles from diverse cultures.
Identify music from various periods of history and culture.
Establish that African, Asian, and Latin American cultures each have their own identifying musical characteristics and instruments.
Sing songs in another language, listen to songs from other countries, and locate the countries on a map.
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STAGE 2: ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE |
stage 3: SCHOOL TO HOME connection
LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Ask your child to share some of the songs they learn in music class with you.
Learn the rules of a game we play in music, and play along at home!
Play music as often as you can handle it.
Don't be afraid to play different genres of music than you are used to.
Play music from other cultures and research which instruments you think are being utilized.
Participate in a music class.
Go to a concert as a family.
Expose your children to as many dance, theatrical, or musical experiences possible!
Visit the "Around the City" page to explore activities and concerts.
Learn the rules of a game we play in music, and play along at home!
Play music as often as you can handle it.
Don't be afraid to play different genres of music than you are used to.
Play music from other cultures and research which instruments you think are being utilized.
Participate in a music class.
Go to a concert as a family.
Expose your children to as many dance, theatrical, or musical experiences possible!
Visit the "Around the City" page to explore activities and concerts.