Performance+Standards

= National Association for Music Education = === Here is a list of MENC Music Standards we will be achieving this year in our classroom. Take a look over them and feel free to offer any suggestions or concerns about activities that can be covered under the standards. ===

= 1. Students sing expressively, with appropriate dynamics, phrasing, and interpretation. = = 2. Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music. = = 3. Students sing from memory a varied repertoire of songs representing genres and styles from diverse cultures. = = 4. Students sing ostinatos, partner songs, and rounds. = = 5. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music. = = 6. Students perform easy rhythmic, melodic, and chordal patterns accurately and independently on rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic classroom instruments. = = 7. Students perform expressively a varied repertoire of music representing diverse genres and styles. = = 8. Students echo short rhythms and melodic patterns. = = 9. Students sing in groups, blending vocal timbres, matching dynamic levels, and responding to the cues of the conductor. =
 * Students will sing songs with actions and movements corresponding to the lyrics.
 * Students will have the opportunity to sing songs introduced to them by themselves and with their classmates in groups.
 * Students will learn and sing songs from different cultures among their peers as they get to know the diversity that exist within their classroom.
 * Students will learn songs that can be repeated and sung in rounds in partners in as a class.
 * Students will perform on their own and in groups playing the classroom instruments provided for them.
 * Students will be provided with instruments where they will learn how to successfully play easy rhythms. After much practice, students will gain the skills needed to perform on their classroom instruments with less guidance than provided in the beginning of the school year.
 * As we learn about different cultures within the classroom, students will have the opportunity to sing and perform a variation of songs from many different cultures and genres.
 * Students will learn and repeat rhythmic patterns.
 * Students will learn to sing together as a class following the directions of the teacher.