| Pre-Kindergarten 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. |
| Sing by imitating. Sing in tune and match pitch fairly accurately. |
| Play a steady beat on rhythnic classroom instruments. |
| Explore pre-notational symbols. |
| Create musical responses to songs and instrumental music. |
| Develop a listening repertoire of short musical selections. Identify three to five classroom instruments. Describe reacton to music. Respond to clapping by echo clapping. Move expressively and by imitation. Recognize contrast: loud-soft, fast-slow Use appropriate music vacabulary. |
| Learn folk songs of America. Learn simple folk songs of other countries. |