2nd Grade Benchmarks
Music Making
Through exploration and discovery, students will be able to express themselves as thinking, feeling musicians and develop their musical imaginations through speaking, singing, playing, moving, and composing.

Music Literacy
General Music
Making use of a variety of styles and genres and the repertoire being studied, students will become musically literate.

Making Connections
General Music
Students will make connections to the music they are performing, creating, and improvising.

Community Resources
General/Choral/Vocal/Instrumental Music
Students will gain knowledge and make use of community and cultural resources in order to support the Music Making (I), Music Literacy (II), Connections (III), and Careers (V) portions of the curriculum.

Careers In Music
General/Choral/Vocal/Instrumental Music
Students will gain awareness of the variety of careers available in music; set goals and career plans with attention to personal, social, and professional values; and gain an appreciation of music as a source of personal enjoyment and lifelong learning.
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5th Grade Benchmarks
Music Making
General Music
Through the development of more formal musical skills, students will perform and create music that draws upon more challenging techniques and repertoire, while beginning to develop personal expression and musicianship.

Choral/Vocal Music
Through the discovery of the voice as a distinct instrument, students will begin to develop vocal techniques in order to sing age-appropriate repertoire.

Instrumental Music
Through the development of fine motor skills and systematic thinking, students will learn basic instrumental technique in age-appropriate repertoire and creative self-expression.

Music Literacy
General Music
Making use of a variety of styles and genres and the repertoire being studied, students will become musically literate.

Choral/Vocal Music
Making use of the performance repertoire being studied, students will: respond imaginatively to the expressive qualities of musical works; listen critically through analyzing works of music; understand and apply musical notation; understand and use music vocabulary to become literate musicians.

Instrumental Music
Making use of the performance repertoire being studied, students will: respond imaginatively to the expressive qualities of musical works; listen critically through analyzing works of music; understand and apply musical notation; understand and use music vocabulary to become literate musicians.

Making Connections
General Music
Students will make connections to the music they are performing, creating, and improvising.

Choral/Vocal Music
Students will make connections to the music they are performing, creating, and improvising.

Instrumental Music
Students will make connections to the music they are performing, creating, and improvising.

Community Resources
General/Choral/Vocal/Instrumental Music
Students will gain knowledge and make use of community and cultural resources in order to support the Music Making (I), Music Literacy (II), Connections (III), and Careers (V) portions of the curriculum.

Careers In Music
General/Choral/Vocal/Instrumental Music
Students will gain awareness of the variety of careers available in music; set goals and career plans with attention to personal, social, and professional values; and gain an appreciation of music as a source of personal enjoyment and lifelong learning.
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8th Grade Benchmarks
Music Making
General Music
Through a more expansive set of performance and compositional activities, students will gain a deeper understanding of musicianship and develop personal connections to and a global perspective of music.

Choral/Vocal Music
Through the discovery of the voice as a changing instrument, students will continue to build upon vocal techniques in order to master more challenging repertoire with regard to range, tessitura, and artistry.

Instrumental Music
Through enhanced motor skills and a greater understanding of musical practice and concepts, students will continue to build instrumental technique and personal investment in more challenging repertoire and more advanced creative projects.

Music Literacy
General Music
Making use of a variety of styles and genres and the repertoire being studied, students will become musically literate.

Choral/Vocal Music
Making use of the performance repertoire being studied, students will: respond imaginatively to the expressive qualities of musical works; listen critically through analyzing works of music; understand and apply musical notation; understand and use music vocabulary to become literate musicians.

Instrumental Music
Making use of the performance repertoire being studied, students will: respond imaginatively to the expressive qualities of musical works; listen critically through analyzing works of music; understand and apply musical notation; understand and use music vocabulary to become literate musicians.

Making Connections
General Music
Students will make connections to the music they are performing, creating, and improvising.

Choral/Vocal Music
Students will make connections to the music they are performing, creating, and improvising.

Instrumental Music
Students will make connections to the music they are performing, creating, and improvising.

Community Resources
General/Choral/Vocal/Instrumental Music
Students will gain knowledge and make use of community and cultural resources in order to support the Music Making (I), Music Literacy (II), Connections (III), and Careers (V) portions of the curriculum.

Careers In Music
General/Choral/Vocal/Instrumental Music
Students will gain awareness of the variety of careers available in music; set goals and career plans with attention to personal, social, and professional values; and gain an appreciation of music as a source of personal enjoyment and lifelong learning.
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12th Grade Benchmarks
Music Making
General Music
Through varied applied music projects, students will understand standards of quality in performance and composition, become lifelong learners of music, and have opportunities to pursue advanced, sequential musical study in preparation for college-level work and/or a career in music.

Choral/Vocal Music
Gaining new insights about the maturing voice and its artistic potential, students will begin to aspire to new levels of musical and personal expression, utilizing a wide variety of vocal techniques and repertoire.

Instrumental Music
Through increased confidence in their instrumental technique and insights about solo and ensemble playing, students will begin to aspire to new levels of musical and personal expression.

Music Literacy
General Music
Making use of a variety of styles and genres and the repertoire being studied, students will become musically literate.

Choral/Vocal Music
Making use of the performance repertoire being studied, students will: respond imaginatively to the expressive qualities of musical works; listen critically through analyzing works of music; understand and apply musical notation; understand and use music vocabulary to become literate musicians.

Instrumental Music
Making use of the performance repertoire being studied, students will: respond imaginatively to the expressive qualities of musical works; listen critically through analyzing works of music; understand and apply musical notation; understand and use music vocabulary to become literate musicians.

Making Connections
General Music
Students will make connections to the music they are performing, creating, and improvising.

Choral/Vocal Music
Students will make connections to the music they are performing, creating, and improvising.

Instrumental Music
Students will make connections to the music they are performing, creating, and improvising.

Community Resources
General/Choral/Vocal/Instrumental Music
Students will gain knowledge and make use of community and cultural resources in order to support the Music Making (I), Music Literacy (II), Connections (III), and Careers (V) portions of the curriculum.

Careers In Music
General/Choral/Vocal/Instrumental Music
Students will gain awareness of the variety of careers available in music; set goals and career plans with attention to personal, social, and professional values; and gain an appreciation of music as a source of personal enjoyment and lifelong learning.
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