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4 = exceptional; consistently exceeding
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3 = proficient; excellent and at grade level
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2 = working toward; not consistently showing the learning
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1 = inadequate; consistently not meeting grade level
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Expression of Music
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Sing and play on time, using correct pitch, rhythm, phrasing, and practice.
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Creation of Music
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Compose original parts of music, improvise and arrange existing music.
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Theory of Music
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Apply music language and notation. Apply expressive and foundational elements: ie. loud/soft, fast/slow, connected notes/separated notes, and chord analysis.
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Aesthetic Valuation of Music
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Interpret and describe musical from a variety of styles, genres, and cultures; explain the reasoning for personal preferences and how music is used in society and culture across time.
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You might see proficient students:
- Singing or playing various instruments (e.g. stringed/orchestral, brass or woodwind/band, percussion, guitar, piano, electronic instruments) while exploring different musical styles; responding to a leader or conductor when applicable.
- Planning and practicing for improvement of technique and skills.
- Writing, inventing (improvising), and revising (arranging) rhythmic and melodic phrases.
- Demonstrating comprehension of the language of music by reading, writing (music notation), listening to, and describing the components (analyzing) music.
- Analyzing/evaluating their own musical performances based on a set of self-developed criteria incorporating specific music terminology; connecting music to culture, history, and society as well as their own emotions and lived experiences.