| First Grade Music Benchmarks |
| Benchmark 1: Students, either alone or with others, will sing a varied repertoir of music. |
| Benchmark 2: Students, either alone or with others, will play on instruments a varied repertoire of music. |
| Benchmark 3: Students will read and notate music. |
| Benchmark 4: Students will create music. |
| Benchmark 5: Students will listen to, respond to, analyze, evaluate and describe music. |
| Benchmark 6: Students will demonstrate an understanding of music in relation to history and a variety of cultures. |
| Participate in singing of rote songs. Participate in singing games. Match Pitch (limited range C-G) |
| Play simple high-low or up-down patterns using melodic instruments. Perform steady beat of rhythmic patterns using rhythm instrumnets. |
| Read simple melodic notation. Identify pre-notation rhythmic symbols such as line notation and stick notation. |
| Create simple accompaniments using body percussion and classroom instruments. Create new text for familiar songs. Select and add vocal and percussive sounds to songs, poems and stories. |
| Participate in musical dramitization. Move expressively to music. Distinguish specific vocal timbres (children/adult male) Identify percussive and classroom instruments. Discove same/different sections in orchestral music. Respond to notated rhythm patterns. Identify contrast: long-short, accompaniment-no accompaniment. Determine mood or style from listening/ Evaluate visual pattern of notes that repeat or stay the same. Use appropiate musical vocabulary. |
| Participate in activities that represent varied cultures. Participate in activities that represent episodes of American history. |