Music Return to index Band 1 grades 9-12 Band 2 grades 9-12 Band 3 grades 9-12 Choir 1 grades 9-12 Choir 2 grades 9-12 Choir 3 grades 9-12 Music lab grades 9-12 Advanced Placement Music Theory Orchestra grades 9-12 Understanding, grades 9-12 Adaptive Music

Band 1 grades 9-12 Standard 1:  Sings alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music + Understands the relationship between instrumental and vocal techniques Standard 2:  Performs on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music + Performs accurately and independently in small and large ensembles + Performs with expression and technical accuracy, in small and large ensembles, a varied repertoire of band literature at class D to C level + Uses ensemble skills (e.g., balance, intonation, rhythmic and dynamic unity) when performing in large and small ensembles Standard 3:  Improvises melodies, variations and accompaniments + Improvises in a selected style + Improvises in various tonalities + Improvises melodic and rhythmic variations on a given melody Standard 4:  Composes and arranges music within specified guidelines + Composes an original melody and/or harmonic accompaniment within specific guidelines + Uses technology sources when composing and/or arranging music + Arranges an existing piece of music using various compositional techniques + Transposes major scales for their instrument Standard 5:  Reads and notates music + Identifies, defines, and performs standard notation symbols and terms + Reads music that contains class D to C technical demands and interpretative requirements + Uses technology to read and notate music Standard 6:  Listens to, analyzes, and describes music + Describes how the elements of music are used to create mood and expression + Demonstrates knowledge of the technical vocabulary of music + Compares and analyzes musical characteristics from one genre or style to another Standard 7:  Evaluates music and music performances + Learns, develops, and applies specific criteria for making informed, critical evaluations of performances Standard 8:  Understands the relationships between music, other arts, and disciplines outside the arts + Compares characteristics of two or more arts within a particular historical period or style and cites examples from various cultures + Identifies ways in which the other fine arts (e.g., theater, dance, visual arts and non-arts disciplines) are interrelated with music + Identifies ways in which the role of a performer is similar to, and different from, various arts and non-arts disciplines Standard 9:  Understands music as an integral part of history and culture + Identifies various uses of music in history and the characteristics that make it suitable for the event + Identifies various roles that musicians perform in a culture or historic era