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Subject - NAS: National Arts Standards
NAS: National Arts Standards
Discipline - NAS.DA: Dance
Discipline - NAS.MA: Media Arts
Discipline - NAS.MU: Music
Process - NAS.MU.Cr: Creating
Process - NAS.MU.Pr: Performing/Presenting/Producing
NAS.MU.Pr: Performing/Presenting/Producing
Anchor Standard - NAS.MU.Pr4: Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.
NAS.MU.Pr4: Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.
Enduring Understanding - NAS.MU.Pr4.1.EU: Performers’ interest in and knowledge of musical works, understanding of their own technical skill, and the context for a performance influence the selection of repertoire
NAS.MU.Pr4.1.EU: Performers’ interest in and knowledge of musical works, understanding of their own technical skill, and the context for a performance influence the selection of repertoire
Essential Question - NAS.MU.Pr4.1.EQ: How do performers select repertoire?
NAS.MU.Pr4.1.EQ: How do performers select repertoire?
Enduring Understanding - NAS.MU.Pr4.2.EU: Analyzing creators’ context and how they manipulate elements of music provides insight into their intent and informs performance.
NAS.MU.Pr4.2.EU: Analyzing creators’ context and how they manipulate elements of music provides insight into their intent and informs performance.
Essential Question - NAS.MU.Pr4.2.EQ: How does understanding the structure and context of musical works inform performance?
NAS.MU.Pr4.2.EQ: How does understanding the structure and context of musical works inform performance?
Grade - NAS.MU.Pr4.2.PK: Pre K
Performance Standard - NAS.MU.Pr4.2.PK.a: With substantial guidance, explore and demonstrate awareness of musical contrasts.
NAS.MU.Pr4.2.PK.a: With substantial guidance, explore and demonstrate awareness of musical contrasts.
Grade - NAS.MU.Pr4.2.K: Kindergarten
NAS.MU.Pr4.2.K: Kindergarten
Performance Standard - NAS.MU.Pr4.2.K.a: With guidance, explore and demonstrate awareness of music contrasts (such as high/low, loud/soft, same/different) in a variety of music selected for performance.
NAS.MU.Pr4.2.K.a: With guidance, explore and demonstrate awareness of music contrasts (such as high/low, loud/soft, same/different) in a variety of music selected for performance.
Grade - NAS.MU.Pr4.2.1: 1st Grade
NAS.MU.Pr4.2.1: 1st Grade
Performance Standard - NAS.MU.Pr4.2.1.a: With limited guidance, demonstrate knowledge of music concepts (such as beat and melodic contour) in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance.
NAS.MU.Pr4.2.1.a: With limited guidance, demonstrate knowledge of music concepts (such as beat and melodic contour) in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance.
Performance Standard - NAS.MU.Pr4.2.1.b: When analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmicpatterns using iconic or standard notation
NAS.MU.Pr4.2.1.b: When analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmicpatterns using iconic or standard notation
Grade - NAS.MU.Pr4.2.2: 2nd Grade
NAS.MU.Pr4.2.2: 2nd Grade
Performance Standard - NAS.MU.Pr4.2.2.a: Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts(such as tonality and meter) in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance.
NAS.MU.Pr4.2.2.a: Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts(such as tonality and meter) in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance.
Performance Standard - NAS.MU.Pr4.2.2.b: When analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmicand melodic patterns using iconic or standardnotation.
NAS.MU.Pr4.2.2.b: When analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmicand melodic patterns using iconic or standardnotation.
Grade - NAS.MU.Pr4.2.3: 3rd Grade
NAS.MU.Pr4.2.3: 3rd Grade
Performance Standard - NAS.MU.Pr4.2.3.a: Demonstrate understanding of the structurein music selected for performance.
NAS.MU.Pr4.2.3.a: Demonstrate understanding of the structurein music selected for performance.
Performance Standard - NAS.MU.Pr4.2.3.b: When analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmic patterns and melodic phrases using iconic and standardnotation.
NAS.MU.Pr4.2.3.b: When analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmic patterns and melodic phrases using iconic and standardnotation.
Performance Standard - NAS.MU.Pr4.2.3.c: Describe how context (such as personal and social) can inform a performance.
NAS.MU.Pr4.2.3.c: Describe how context (such as personal and social) can inform a performance.
Grade - NAS.MU.Pr4.2.4: 4th Grade
NAS.MU.Pr4.2.4: 4th Grade
Performance Standard - NAS.MU.Pr4.2.4.a: Demonstrate understanding of the structure and the elements of music (such as rhythm, pitch, and form) in music selected for performance
NAS.MU.Pr4.2.4.a: Demonstrate understanding of the structure and the elements of music (such as rhythm, pitch, and form) in music selected for performance
Performance Standard - NAS.MU.Pr4.2.4.b: When analyzing selected music, read and perform using iconicand/or standardnotation
NAS.MU.Pr4.2.4.b: When analyzing selected music, read and perform using iconicand/or standardnotation
Performance Standard - NAS.MU.Pr4.2.4.c: Explain how context (such as social and cultural) informs a performance
NAS.MU.Pr4.2.4.c: Explain how context (such as social and cultural) informs a performance
Grade - NAS.MU.Pr4.2.5: 5th Grade
NAS.MU.Pr4.2.5: 5th Grade
Performance Standard - NAS.MU.Pr4.2.5.a: Demonstrate understanding of the structure and the elements of music (such as rhythm, pitch, form, and harmony) in music selected for performance.
NAS.MU.Pr4.2.5.a: Demonstrate understanding of the structure and the elements of music (such as rhythm, pitch, form, and harmony) in music selected for performance.
Performance Standard - NAS.MU.Pr4.2.5.b: When analyzing selected music, read and perform using standard notation.
NAS.MU.Pr4.2.5.b: When analyzing selected music, read and perform using standard notation.
Performance Standard - NAS.MU.Pr4.2.5.c: Explain how context (such as social,cultural, and historical) informs performances
NAS.MU.Pr4.2.5.c: Explain how context (such as social,cultural, and historical) informs performances
Grade - NAS.MU.Pr4.2.6: 6th Grade
NAS.MU.Pr4.2.6: 6th Grade
Performance Standard - NAS.MU.Pr4.2.6.a: Explain how understanding the structure and the elements of music are used in music selected for performance.
NAS.MU.Pr4.2.6.a: Explain how understanding the structure and the elements of music are used in music selected for performance.
Performance Standard - NAS.MU.Pr4.2.6.b: When analyzing selected music, read and identify by name or function standard symbols for rhythm, pitch, articulation, and dynamics.
NAS.MU.Pr4.2.6.b: When analyzing selected music, read and identify by name or function standard symbols for rhythm, pitch, articulation, and dynamics.
Performance Standard - NAS.MU.Pr4.2.6.c: Identify how cultural and historical context inform performances.
NAS.MU.Pr4.2.6.c: Identify how cultural and historical context inform performances.
Grade - NAS.MU.Pr4.2.7: 7th Grade
NAS.MU.Pr4.2.7: 7th Grade
Performance Standard - NAS.MU.Pr4.2.7.a: Explain and demonstrate the structure of contrasting pieces of music selected for performance and how elements of music are used.
NAS.MU.Pr4.2.7.a: Explain and demonstrate the structure of contrasting pieces of music selected for performance and how elements of music are used.
Performance Standard - NAS.MU.Pr4.2.7.b: When analyzing selected music, read and identify by name or function standard symbols for rhythm, pitch articulation, dynamics, tempo, and form.
NAS.MU.Pr4.2.7.b: When analyzing selected music, read and identify by name or function standard symbols for rhythm, pitch articulation, dynamics, tempo, and form.
Performance Standard - NAS.MU.Pr4.2.7.c: Identify how cultural and historical context inform performances and result in different music interpretations.
NAS.MU.Pr4.2.7.c: Identify how cultural and historical context inform performances and result in different music interpretations.
Grade - NAS.MU.Pr4.2.8: 8th Grade
NAS.MU.Pr4.2.8: 8th Grade
Performance Standard - NAS.MU.Pr4.2.8.a: Compare the structure of contrasting pieces of musicselected for performance, explaining how the elements of music are used in each.
NAS.MU.Pr4.2.8.a: Compare the structure of contrasting pieces of musicselected for performance, explaining how the elements of music are used in each.
Performance Standard - NAS.MU.Pr4.2.8.b: When analyzing selected music, sight-read in treble or bass clef simple rhythmic, melodic, and/or harmonic notation.
NAS.MU.Pr4.2.8.b: When analyzing selected music, sight-read in treble or bass clef simple rhythmic, melodic, and/or harmonic notation.
Performance Standard - NAS.MU.Pr4.2.8.c: Identity how cultural and historical context inform performances and result in different musical effects.
NAS.MU.Pr4.2.8.c: Identity how cultural and historical context inform performances and result in different musical effects.
Strand - Harmonizing Instruments
Strand - Composition and Theory
Strand - Traditional and Emerging Ensembles
Traditional and Emerging Ensembles
Strand - Music Technology
Enduring Understanding - NAS.MU.Pr4.3.EU: Performers make interpretive decisions based on their understanding of context and expressive intent.
NAS.MU.Pr4.3.EU: Performers make interpretive decisions based on their understanding of context and expressive intent.
Essential Question - NAS.MU.Pr4.3.EQ: How do performers interpret musical works?
NAS.MU.Pr4.3.EQ: How do performers interpret musical works?
Anchor Standard - NAS.MU.Pr5: Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.
NAS.MU.Pr5: Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.
Anchor Standard - NAS.MU.Pr6: Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.
NAS.MU.Pr6: Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.
Process - NAS.MU.Re: Responding
Process - NAS.MU.Cn: Connecting
Discipline - NAS.TH: Theatre
Discipline - NAS.VA: Visual Arts
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