ARTSEDGE: 5-8 Music

Related Resources:

Civil War Music

Harmonic Composition, An Essay

Listen to The Nightingale

Nightingale Sounds

Songs from the Past

The Election Process and the Campaign Trail

The U.S. Presidential Election Process

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).

View the full text of the standards.

For reprint permissions, visit MENC.

Icon Legend:

		= part of the current spotlight

		= opens in a new window

Music

View Supporting Text

Content Standard 7

Evaluating music and music performances

Achievement Standard

Students develop criteria for evaluating the quality and effectiveness of music performances and compositions and apply the criteria in their personal listening and performing
Students evaluate the quality and effectiveness of their own and others' performances, compositions, arrangements, and improvisations by applying specific criteria appropriate for the style of the music and offer constructive suggestions for improvement

Next Content Standard