Music Return to index Beg. Band grades 6-8 Band 1 grades 6-8 Band 2 grades 7-8 Band 3 grades 7-8 Choir 1 grades 6-8 Choir 2 grades 6-8 Choir 3 grades 6-8 Gen. Music grades 6-8 Beg. Orchestra grades 6-8 Orchestra 1 grades 6-8 Orchestra 2 grades 7-8 Adaptive Music

BEGINNER BAND GRADES 6- 8 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 Standard 3:  Improvises melodies, variations and accompaniments + Improvises simple rhythmic variations on a given melody Standard 4:  Composes and arranges music within specified guidelines + Composes a melody within specified parameters + Uses technology sources when composing Standard 5:  Reads and notates music + Identifies, defines, and performs standard notation symbols, and terms + Reads music that contains beginning technical demands + Uses technology to read and notate music   Standard 6:  Listens to, analyzes, and describes music + Describes the mood of a music selection Standard 7:  Evaluates music and music performances + Evaluates the quality and effectiveness of their own and others' performances Standard 8:  Understands the relationships between music, other arts, and disciplines outside the arts + Identifies ways in which other arts and disciplines are interrelated with music Standard 9:  Understands music as an integral part of history and culture + Performs representative examples of music and describes how they relate to historical and/or cultural events