Targeted Standards:

National Standards for Arts Education:

The standards outline what every K-12 student should know and be able to do in the arts. The standards were developed by the Consortium of National Arts Education Associations, through a grant administered by The National Association for Music Education (MENC).


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Content Standard 1

Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music

Achievement Standard

    Proficient:
  • Students sing with expression and technical accuracy a large and varied repertoire of vocal literature with a level of difficulty of 4, on a scale of 1 to 6, including some songs performed from memory
  • Students sing music written in four parts, with and without accompaniment
  • Students demonstrate well-developed ensemble skills

    Advanced:
  • Students sing with expression and technical accuracy a large and varied repertoire of vocal literature with a level of difficulty of 5, on a scale of 1 to 6
  • Students sing music written in more than four parts
  • Students sing in small ensembles with one student on a part

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