National and State Educational Standards
We are given a set of standards to meet every year. You might say they're the "Nuts and Bolts" of our music education program. This page describes what you can expect for your child while they participate in the music program at Parowan High School.
National Standards for Music Education
These standards are the broad objectives that we cover throughout the year. It's a list of the "foundation" skills that everyone must be able to do by the time they finish the course of study. These are the same for band and choir. 1. Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music. 2. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music. 3. Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments. 4. Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines. 5. Reading and notating music. 6. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music. 7. Evaluating music and music performances. 8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts. 9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture. |
Utah State Department of Education Music Standards
These standards are the more-specific objectives which help students achieve the federal standards. Each standard has a set of sub-objectives to complete through music study. These are nearly identical from band to choir. Standard 1 - Students will use body, voice, and instruments as means of musical expression.
Standard 2 - Students will improvise and compose music
Standard 3 - Students will expand music listening skills and use music vocabulary to analyze and evaluate music.
Standard 4 - Students will find avenues of understanding and communication through connecting music to personal growth, the joy of living, traditions, culture, and history.
|