Anchor Standard 1: Create - Imagine

Pre-K
I can move, sing, and play instruments to songs.

Kindergarten
I can move, sing, and play instruments to different songs.
I can create a musical idea—with help.

1st Grade
I can create a musical idea.
I can create many musical ideas that sound different.

2nd Grade
I can create a rhythm or melody to match my thought or idea.
I can create a rhythmic or melodic pattern within the given rules to match my
thought or idea.

3rd Grade
I can describe a rhythmic or melodic idea that I improvised.
I can create musical ideas within given guidelines.

4th Grade
I can improvise and explain my musical idea(s).
I can create musical ideas within specific guidelines.

5th Grade
I can improvise a rhythm, melody or harmonic idea to match a specific
context.
I can create multiple musical ideas and patterns using specific guidelines.

6th Grade
I can generate expressive musical phrases in AB and ABA form.

7th Grade
I can generate musical phrases in a variety of musical forms.

8th Grade
I can generate a complete work with beginning, middle, and end that conveys
unique musical ideas.

Anchor Standard 2: Create – Develop

Pre-K
I can choose and show my favorite musical ideas, with lots of help.
I can put my musical ideas in order, with lots of help.

Kindergarten
I can choose and show my favorite musical ideas, with help.
I can notate or record my musical ideas, with help.

1st Grade
I can show and tell about the musical choices I make, with help.
I can notate or record my musical ideas, with help.

2nd Grade

I can show and tell about the musical choices I make.

I can notate or record my musical ideas.

3rd Grade
I can create or arrange a simple musical idea for a particular purpose and
explain the connection.
I can notate or record my musical ideas in rhythm and melody.

4th Grade
I can create or arrange a musical idea for a particular purpose and explain
the connection.
I can notate or record my musical ideas in rhythm, melody and harmony.

5th Grade
I can create or arrange musical ideas for a particular purpose and explain the
connection.
I can notate or record my musical ideas in rhythm, melody and two-chord
harmony.

6th Grade
I can create or arrange a complete composition using AB or ABA form to
show my ideas.
I can notate or record my musical ideas in rhythm, melody and two-chord
harmony

7th Grade
I can create or arrange a complete composition using AB, ABA, or theme and
variation forms that convey my ideas.
I can notate or record my musical ideas using rhythm, melody and harmonic
sequences.

8th Grade
I can create or arrange a complete composition using complex forms that
express thoughts and feelings.
I can notate or record my musical ideas using rhythm, melody and harmonic
sequences.

Anchor 3: Create – Refine and Complete

Anchor 3.1
Pre-K:
I can use help from my teacher and friends to improve my music.

Kindergarten:
I can use help from my teacher and friends to improve my music.

Grade 1:
I can use help from my teacher or classmates to improve my music.

Grade 2:
I can use personal, peer, and teacher, editing to improve my music.

Grade 3:
I can revise my written, personal musical work based on the evaluation of my
teacher and peers.

Grade 4:
I can continually revise my written, personal musical work based on the
evaluation of my teacher and peers.

Grade 5:
I can revise my written, personal musical work based on the evaluation of my
teacher and peers and explain the reason for the changes.

Grade 6:
I can improve my musical compositions by applying criteria my teacher
provides.
I can explain why I made certain changes to improve my music based on
teacher feedback.

Grade 7:
I can improve my musical compositions by applying selected criteria.
I can explain why I made certain changes to improve my music based on
teacher and peer feedback.

Grade 8:
I can improve my musical compositions by selecting and applying appropriate
criteria.
I can explain my choices for refinements made to my personal musical work.

Anchor 3.2:

Pre-K:
I can share my musical ideas with others, with lots of help.

Kindergarten:
I can share my musical ideas with others, with help.

1st Grade:
I can share the feelings of my music by presenting it to others, with help.

2nd Grade:
I can share the feelings of my music by presenting it to others.

3rd Grade:
I can present an original musical work to others and describe my thoughts
behind it.

4th Grade:
I can present an original musical work to others and explain my thoughts
behind it.

5th Grade:
I can present a well prepared original musical work to others and explain my
thoughts behind it.

6th Grade:
I can present my completed written musical work with expression.

7th Grade:
I can present my written original musical work with skill and style.

8th Grade:
I can present my written original musical work with proficiency.

Anchor 4: Performing – Analyze, Interpret, and Select

Anchor 4.1

Pre-K:
I can show and tell how I feel about a song, with a lot of help.

Kindergarten:
I can show and tell how I feel about a song, with help.

1st Grade:
I can show and tell how I feel and what I know about a song, with help.

2nd Grade:
I can show and tell how I feel and what I know about a song.

3rd Grade:
I can explain my choice of songs for a performance.

4th Grade:
I can explain my choice of songs for a performance.

5th Grade:
I can explain my choice of musical selections for a performance.

6th Grade:
I can support my choice of musical selections based on teacher developed
criteria.

7th Grade:
I can support my choice of musical selections based on collaboratively
developed, meaningful criteria.

8th Grade:
I can support my choice of musical selections based on my personally
developed, meaningful criteria.

Anchor 4.2

Pre-K:
I can explore and show how selected performance songs are different, with a
lot of help.

Kindergarten:
I can explore and show how selected performance songs are different, with
help.

1st Grade:
I can show what I know about music from different cultures, with help.
I can analyze, read and perform rhythmic patterns using notation.

2nd Grade:
I can show what I know about music from different cultures.
I can analyze, read and perform rhythmic and melodic patterns using
notation.

3rd Grade:
I can show my understanding of the structure in selected pieces of music.
I can analyze, read and perform rhythmic and melodic patterns using
standard and iconic notation.
I can describe how the background of a piece of music should affect the
performance.

4th Grade:
I can show my understanding of the musical elements in a selected piece of
music.
I can analyze, read and perform selected music using notation.
I can explain how the background of a piece of music should affect the
performance.

5th Grade:
I can show my understanding of the musical elements in a selected piece of
music.
I can analyze, read and perform selected music using standard notation.
I can explain how the background of a piece of music should affect the
performance.

6th Grade:
I can explain how the structure and the elements of music are used in
selected performance pieces.
I can analyze music through the elements of musical notation.
I can identify how particular elements of context impact the musical
performance.
7th Grade:
I can explain how the structure and the elements of music are used in
differing selected performance pieces.
I can analyze music through form and the elements of musical notation.
I can identify how particular elements of context impact the musical
performance.

8th Grade:
I can compare contrasting pieces of selected performance music and explain
how the musical elements are used in each.
I can analyze simple rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic notation through sight-
reading.
I can identify how particular elements of context impact the musical
performance.

Anchor 4.3

Pre-K:
I can show how a piece of music makes me feel.

Kindergarten:
I can show how a piece of music makes me feel.

1st Grade:
I can show how a piece of music makes me feel through tempo and
dynamics.

2nd Grade:
I can show how a composer uses tempo and dynamics in a piece of music to
express feelings.

3rd Grade:
I can demonstrate and explain how a composer uses tempo and dynamics in
a piece of music to express feelings.

4th Grade:
I can demonstrate and explain the feelings of a piece of music through
tempo, dynamics and timbre.

5th Grade:
I can demonstrate and explain how the expressive qualities of a piece can be
shown through musical decisions, both written and implied.
6th Grade:
I can perform music, demonstrating the expressive qualities through musical
decisions, both written and implied.

7th Grade:
I can perform contrasting pieces of music demonstrating how the expressive
qualities differ through musical decisions, both written and implied.

8th Grade:
I can perform contrasting pieces of music and explain how the expressive
qualities differ through musical decisions, both written and implied.

Anchor 5

Pre-K:
I can show what I like about my performance.
I can use ideas from others to improve my performance.

Kindergarten:
I can make my performance better by using ideas from myself, my teacher
and friends.
I can use ideas from others to improve my performance.

1st Grade:
I can make my performance better by using ideas from myself, teacher and
friends.
I can use ideas from others to improve my performance.

2nd Grade:
I can judge a performance using a rubric.
I can make a plan and use it to improve my performance.

3rd Grade:
I can use and apply rubrics to evaluate group performances and provide
feedback.
I can rehearse to improve my performance.

4th Grade:
I can use and apply rubrics to evaluate performances and provide feedback.
I can effectively rehearse to improve my performance.
5th Grade:
I can use and apply rubrics to evaluate performances and provide feedback.
I can effectively rehearse and improve my performance.

6th Grade:
I can use a provided rubric to guide rehearsal of music which will help
determine when it is performance ready.

7th Grade:
I can help to develop a rubric to guide the rehearsal of music and aid in
determining when it is performance ready.

8th Grade:
I can develop a rubric to guide the rehearsal of music which will help
determine when it is performance ready.

Anchor 6

Pre-K:
I can perform music with feeling, with a lot of help.

Kindergarten:
I can perform music with feeling, with help.
I can perform for an audience.

1st Grade:
I can perform music with feeling.
I can perform for an audience.

2nd Grade:
I can perform music correctly with feeling.
I can perform for an audience.

3rd Grade:
I can perform music correctly with feeling.
I can present musical works appropriately for the given audience.

4th Grade:
I can perform music, by myself or with a group, with feeling, accuracy and a
reasonable interpretation.
I can present musical works appropriately for the given audience.

5th Grade:
I can perform music, by myself or with a group, with feeling, accuracy and a
reasonable interpretation.
I can present musical works appropriately for the given audience.

6th Grade:
I can perform music with technical accuracy and a reasonable interpretation.
I can present musical works appropriately for the given audience and
performance setting.

7th Grade:
I can perform music in a way that conveys the composer’s intent.
I can present musical works appropriately for the given audience,
performance setting, and context.

8th Grade:
I can perform music in a way that conveys and is true to the composer’s
intent.
I can present musical works appropriately for the given audience,
performance setting, context and style.

Anchor 7.1

Pre-K:
I can tell you why I like this music, with help.

Kindergarten:
I can tell you why I like this music.

1st Grade:
I can show and explain why I chose a piece of music.

2nd Grade:
I can show and explain why I chose a piece of music for a certain purpose.

3rd Grade:
I can demonstrate and describe how selected music is connected.
4th Grade:
I can demonstrate and explain how selected music is connected.

5th Grade:
I can demonstrate and explain, with evidence, how selected music is
connected.

6th Grade:
I can choose musical works and demonstrate a connection.

7th Grade:
I can choose contrasting musical works and demonstrate a connection.

8th Grade:
I can choose a collection of music that demonstrates a connection.

Anchor 7.2

Pre-K:
I can respond to differences in music, with help.

Kindergarten:
I can show how musical ideas are used in music.

1st Grade:
I can show how musical ideas are used in different types of music.

2nd Grade:
I can describe how musical ideas are used for a reason.

3rd Grade:
I can show and explain how the elements of music influence the listener’s
response.

4th Grade:
I can show and explain how the elements of music and expressive qualities
influence the listener’s response.

5th Grade:
I can show and explain, citing evidence, how the elements of music and
expressive qualities influence the listener’s response.
6th Grade:
I can describe how the elements and expressive qualities of music relate.
I can identify the genres, cultures, and historical periods within a collection
of music.

7th Grade:
I can classify and explain how the elements and expressive qualities of
contrasting music relate.
I can identify, compare and contrast genres, cultures, and historical periods
of music.

8th Grade:
I can compare how elements and expressive qualities of a collection of music
relate.
I can identify, compare and contrast genres, cultures, and historical periods
within a collection of music.

Anchor 8

Pre-K:
I can tell you, with help, how musical ideas share a thought or feeling.

Kindergarten:
I can tell you, with help, how the composer/performer used musical ideas to
share a thought or feeling.

1st Grade:
I can tell you, with some help, how the composer/performer used musical
ideas to share a thought or feeling.

2nd Grade:
I can tell you how the composer/performer used musical ideas to share a
thought or feeling.

3rd Grade:
I can show how the expressive qualities are used by the performer to express
the composer’s intent.

4th Grade:
I can show how the expressive qualities are used by the performer and me to
express the composer’s intent.

5th Grade:
I can show how the expressive qualities are used by the performer and me to
express the composer’s intent.

6th Grade:
I can describe how musical and expressive components in music are used by
the composer or performer to support my interpretation of the intent.

7th Grade:
I can describe how musical and expressive components in contrasting music
are used by the composer or performer to support my interpretation of the
intent.

8th Grade:
I can use my understanding how musical and expressive components in
collections of music are used by the composer or performer to support my
interpretation of the intent.

Responding: Evaluate
Pre-K
I can tell you what I think or how I feel about a piece of music.

Kindergarten:
I can tell you what I think or how I feel about a piece of music.

1st Grade:
I can tell you what I think or how I feel about a piece of music.

2nd Grade:
I can tell you what I think or how I feel about a piece of music.

3rd Grade:
I can use criteria to evaluate music and describe the context of its
performance.

4th Grade:
I can use criteria to evaluate music and explain the context of its
performance.

5th Grade:
I can use criteria to evaluate music and performances and demonstrate my
understanding by citing evidence.

6th Grade:
I can use criteria to evaluate musical works or performances.

7th Grade:
I can use select criteria to evaluate musical works or performances.

8th Grade:
I can use criteria that I created to evaluate musical works or performances.

Connecting #10

Pre-K
I can show an understanding of the Arts when I perform, create and respond.

Kindergarten:
I can show an understanding of the Arts when I perform, create and respond.

1st Grade:
I can show an understanding of the Arts when I perform, create and respond.

2nd Grade:
I can show an understanding of the Arts when I perform, create and respond.

3rd Grade:
I can show an understanding of the Arts when I perform, create and respond.

4th Grade:
I can show an understanding of the Arts when I perform, create and respond.

5th Grade:
I can show an understanding of the Arts when I perform, create and respond.

6th Grade:
I can show an understanding of the Arts when I perform, create and respond.

7th Grade:
I can show an understanding of the Arts when I perform, create and respond.

8th Grade:
I can show an understanding of the Arts when I perform, create and respond.
Connecting #11

Pre-K
I can tell you how Music relates to other subjects and daily life.

Kindergarten:
I can tell you how Music relates to other subjects and daily life.

1st Grade:
I can tell you how Music relates to other subjects and daily life.

2nd Grade:
I can tell you how Music relates to other subjects and daily life.

3rd Grade:
I can tell you how Music relates to other subjects and daily life.

4th Grade:
I can tell you how Music relates to other subjects and daily life.

5th Grade:
I can tell you how Music relates to other subjects and daily life.

6th Grade:
I can tell you how Music relates to other subjects and daily life.

7th Grade:
I can tell you how Music relates to other subjects and daily life.

8th Grade:
I can tell you how Music relates to other subjects and daily life.