Beginning Band
STANDARD	SKILLS and CONCEPTS	VOCABULARY
Standard 1  Singing alone and with others	6.1.1 Sing warm-ups that stress posture, pitch, breath control and attention to the conductor.
Standard 2 Playing and instrument alone and with others	6.2.1 Echo a short pattern on a rhythmic or melodic instrument	Simple time
	6.2.2 Play a given pitch pattern, rhythm pattern, or ostinato part, using appropriate tempo and dynamics while watching a conductor.	piano, mezzo forte, forte, allegro, moderato, andante, crescendo, decrescendo, largo
	6.2.3 Sight read simple melodies in treble and bass clefs.
	6.2.5 Play a variety of music expressively and independently of others.
Standard 3 Reading, notating, and interpreting music	6.3.1 Read and notate whole, half, dotted half, quarter, dotter quarter, eighth, eighth note triplets, dotted eighth, and sixteenth notes and rests in 2/4, 3/4, 4/4 meter signatures.  Read and notate eighth, dotted quarter, and dotted half notes within a 6/8 meter signature.
	6.3.2 Read given pitch patterns using numbers and letter names.  Notate the major scale pattern of half steps and whole steps.	WWHWWWH
	6.3.3 Sight read simple melodies in treble and bass clefs.	Whole note, half note, and quarter note patterns
Standard 6 Listening to, analyzing, and describing music	6.6.1 Diagram musical forms such as ballads, theme and variation, and canons or fugues
	6.6.2 Upon listening to and performing numerous examples of works in major and minor keys, correctly identify examples as major or minor.
	6.6.3 Identify musical instruments by sound.	Band and Orchestra instruments
	6.6.4 Write a description of a musical work studied, using appropriate terms.	Dynamics, tempos, accents, repeats, endings (D.C and D.S.)
Standard 7 Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts	6.7.2 Compare and contrast common terms used in music and other subject areas.	Vibrations, frequency, pitch production
Standard 8 Understanding music in relation to history and culture	6.8.2 Discuss suitable music for various occasions.
	6.8.3 Compare and contrast the different roles of musicians in many cultures and settings.
Standard 9 Evaluating and critiquing music and music performances	6.9.1 Write a personal and classroom rubric which will be used to evaluate performances and compositions.	ISSMA Contest Rubric
	6.9.2 Discuss likes and dislikes of certain composers, styles, and pieces, using familiar terms.	Marches, Chorales, Ballads, Theme and Variation, Canons
	6.9.3 Discuss appropriate audience behavior for musical events and exhibit that behavior at a public concert.	Student and family behavior