Piano & Electric Keyboard
STANDARD	SKILLS and CONCEPTS	VOCABULARY
Standard 1- Playing an instrument alone and with others.	P.1.1- Echo melodic, rhythmic or harmonic patterns.	melody, rhythm,
	P.1.2- Perform on an instrument with appropriate posture, playing position, and control of fingers.	Middle C, curved fingers
	P.1.3- Play expressively, incorporating appropriate contrasts of dynamics, phrasing, and articulations in the style of the music that is being performed.	dynamics, staccato, legato
Standard 2- Reading notating, and interpreting music.	P.2.1- Name and explain the meaning of symbols found on a musical score.	treble clef, bass clef, time signature, note names, note values
	P.2.2- Demonstrate the correct use of musical terminology when discussing music.	measure, tempo,
	P.2.3- Accurately perform a musical score by observing all symbols pertaining to pitch, rhythm, dynamics, tempo, articulation, and expressive details.	project piece,
	P.2.4- Read and perform musical excerpts never before seen, in the necessary clefs, in major and minor keys. (At the student's level)
	P.2.5- Notate rhythms and melodies in simple and compound meters.	manuscript, stems, sharps, flats
Standard 3- Improvising melodies and accompaniments.	P.3.1- Create a melody that is compatible with a given chord progression.	chord symbols
	P.3.2- Create a harmony for a given melody.
	P.3.3- Create a harmony part or chord progression for melodies in styles from various musical eras or cultural traditions.
Standard 4- Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines.	P.4.1- Create short musical works, with assistance by the instructor as needed, to convey an original idea.	composition, measures, melody
	P.4.2- Arrange a piece of music or a song in a different manner than originally written.
	P.4.3- Arrange or compose a piece of music writing out only the melody with the chord progression on top.	chord progression
Standard 5- Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.	P.5.1- Use the correct terms when describing events, musical devices, or instruments used within and example from a work.
	P.5.2- Compare and contrast music of different styles, genres, and time-periods.	rock, pop, jazz, broadway, classical, baroque, 20th century
Standard 6- Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.	P.6.1- Compare and contrast the processes of analysis, inquiry, and creativity used in the arts to their use in other subject areas such as mathematics, literature, and the physical or social sciences.	interdisciplinary, frequency
	P.6.2- Analyze another art form for its use of form, texture, contrast, or use of thematic material, and compare it to a similar analysis of a work of music.
	P.6.3- Explain how the roles of creators, performers, and others involved in the arts resemble and differ from one another in the various arts disciplines.	creativity
Standard 7- Understanding music in relation to history and culture.	P.7.1- Describe musical characteristics that make certain works suitable for specific situations.
	P.7.2- Document times and places within a recent time period where you have heard music, and write down the function the music was serving, the type of performance and performance medium, and personal reactions to each.
Standard 8- Evaluating music and music performances.	P.8.1- Name specific criteria to be used in evaluating the quality of a musical work or performance.	consistency, note values, note names,
	P.8.2- Write or present a critique of a performance, composition, improvisation, or arrangement.	rubric
	P.8.3- Take part in a class discussion of appropriate concert behavior, attend a concert, and evaluate your own behavior as well as that of the audience.
	P.8.4- Apply specific criteria for musical quality to your personal participation in music.