Steady beat:

1. I can keep a steady beat with my hands and feet.

2. I can keep a steady beat with fast music.

3. I can keep a steady beat with slow music.

4. I can keep a steady beat when music changes.

5. I can keep a steady beat with an instrument.

6. I can tell when there's a beat or no beat.

Sounds:

1. I know where different kinds of sounds come from.

2. I can tell by listening where different sounds come from.

3. I know which instruments make:

          a. loud and soft sounds

          b. high and low sounds

          c. bright and dull sounds

          d. long and short sounds

4. I know the names of many classroom instruments.

Singing:

1. I can use my voice in different ways.

2. I can use my singing voice.

3. I can sing by myself.

4. I can match pitch.

5. I sit and stand tall when I sing.

6. I follow directions during singing.

7. I know how to watch for directions when I sing.

8. I sing different kinds of music (possible options):

          a. lullabies

          b. popular music

          c. folk songs

          d. game and action songs

          e. spirituals

          f. raps/chants

          g. holiday songs

          h. story songs

          i. call and response songs

          j. songs from other countries (possible options):

                   1. USA (folk songs, Native American, African-American)

                   2. Mexico

                   3. Japan

                   4. Senegal

                   5. Germany

                   6. Taiwan

                   7. Puerto Rico

                   8. Jamaica/Caribbean

                   9. Venezuela

                   10. Zimbabwe

                   11. Congo

                   12. England

                   13. China

                   14. South Africa (Zulu)

Playing Instruments:

1. I know the correct way to sit or stand and play instruments.

2. I can echo simple rhythms on an instrument.

3. I know how to watch for directions when I play.

4. I can play instruments with different kinds of music (possible options):

          a. lullabies

          b. popular music

          c. folk songs

          d. spirituals

          e. raps and chants

          f. holiday songs

          g. story songs

          h. classical music

          i. jazz or blues

5. I can play melodies on pitched instruments.

          a. I can play melodies going up.

          b. I can play melodies going down.

          c. I can play melodies on low notes.

          d. I can play melodies on high notes.

Improvising:

1. I can make up a musical answer by

          a. singing

          b. playing an instrument

          c. making movements

2. I can make up a rhythm pattern to go with a song or music.

3. I can make up a melody pattern to go with a song or music.

4. I can make up a new rhythm for a pentatonic song I know.

5. I can make up my own short pieces using

          a. pitched instruments

          b. unpitched instruments

Composing and Arranging:

1. I can choose instruments and sounds to go with stories and poems.

2. I can create my own melody using 2 notes.

3. I can create my own rhythm using quarter notes, eighth notes, and quarter rests.

Reading Music:

1. I can read rhythm that uses quarter notes, eighth notes, and quarter rests.

2. I can read a simply melody on the staff using Sol and Mi. 

3. 2. I can read a simply melody on the staff using Sol, Mi, and La. 

4. I can read a simple melody using letter names for notes.

Listening:

1. I can tell when things repeat or are different.

2. I can tell the parts of a call and response song.

3. I can tell when music is fast and slow.

          a. I can move to the music

          b. I can use words to talk about it.

4. I can tell when music is high and low.

          a. I can move to the music

          b. I can use words to talk about it.

5. I can tell when music is loud and soft.

          a. I can move to the music

          b. I can use words to talk about it.

6. I can tell the form of a piece of music.

          a. I can move to the form of the music.

          b. I can use words to talk about it.

7. I can tell how music feels

          a. I can move in different ways to show how music feels

          b. I can use words to talk about the feelings in music

8. I can tell what kinds of instruments or voices are making music.

9. I can identify long and short sounds.

          a. I can move to the music

          b. I can use words to talk about it.

10. I can tell when music is smooth, jumpy, or bumpy.

          a. I can move to the music

          b. I can use words to talk about it.

11. I can tell when music is

          a. thin (not many sounds)

          b. thick (many sounds)

12. I can identify and can answer questions about different kinds of music.

          a. popular music

          b. jazz

          c. march music

          d. classical music of different times

                   1. Baroque music

                   2. Classical music

                   3. Romantic music

                   4. Modern Music

          e. music from other places (possible options):

                   1. USA (folk songs, Native American, African-American)

                   2. Mexico

                   3. Japan

                   4. Senegal

                   5. Germany

                   6. Taiwan

                   7. Puerto Rico

                   8. Jamaica/Caribbean

                   9. Venezuela

                   10. Zimbabwe

                   11. Congo

                   12. England

                   13. China

                   14. South Africa (Zulu)

Music Relates to other things:

1. I can discover ways music relates to

          a. art.

          b. dance

          c. drama

          d. math

          e. reading

          f. science

          g. social studies

2. I can discover how character relates to music by showing

          a. responsibility,

          b. self-discipline

          c. perseverance

          d. respect

3. I can discover how music can be used for (possible options):

          a. parades

          b. help babies fall asleep

          c. for celebrations

          d. for sad times

          e. to show patriotism

          f. to have fun

          g. for worship

          h. for movies and TV shows

          i. to remember times long ago

          j. to tell a story

4. I can discover how people make music in different ways

          a. composers

          b. performers

          c. conductors

          d. teachers

Evaluate:

1. I can talk about how music makes me feel.

2. I can think of things that music makes me think of.

3. I clap to show my appreciation of a performance.