Band Standards Classification –Music – Band 3-7

Music Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7

Elements/ Skills
Term 1 Respond to the pulse of Respond to the pulse of Perform formal written Perform formal written Perform formal written
A. Rhythm sound/silence and steady sound/silence and steady notation which includes notation which includes notation which includes
beats which includes beats which includes semibreve, minim, semibreve, minim, semibreve, minims,
semibreve and minim semibreve, minim and crotchet and quaver notes crotchet, quaver and crotchet, quaver,
notes and rests crotchet notes and rests and rests dotted notes and rests semiquavers and dotted
notes and rests
B. Basic Perform simple rhythmic Perform simple rhythmic Perform percussions Perform percussions Perform percussions level
Percussion patterns on percussions patterns on percussions level 3 with accuracy and level 4 with accuracy 5 with accuracy and
Instruments level 1 with accuracy level 2 with accuracy conduct duple and and conduct duple, conduct duple, triple,
Lesson quadruple simple meters triple and quadruple quadruple, and compound
and time signatures simple meters and time meters and time signatures
signatures
C. Music Describes musical Relates to the historical Describes distinctive Observes dance styles, Describes how an idea or
History 1 elements of given and cultural background musical elements of given instruments, and story in a musical play and
(Western A) Ancient Greece and of Baroque and Classical pieces in Impressionist rhythms of Latin other multimedia forms of
Rome & Medieval period music and Expressionist Music American Dance Music the 20th and 21st century
period music of the 20th century through video and live through video and live
performances performances
Term 2 Responds to ranges of Recreates simple patterns Sings with accurate pitch Identifies the symbols: Demonstrates the ability to
A. Melody pitch through body and contour of a melody the simple intervals of a sharp (#), flat (♭), and sing, read, and write simple
movements, singing and from a formal written melody and formal written natural (♮) accidentals in musical notations on a
playing the formal notation on a musical staff notation on a musical staff formal written notation musical staff
written notation on a on a musical staff
musical staff
B. Listening, Matches the voice with Identifies the pitch of a Identifies the movement Reads or sings notes in Analyzes the melodic
Dictation and the pitches of a melody tone as: high to higher; of the melody as Pentatonic and patterns of songs in C
Aural Memory through listening and moderately high to higher; stationary, ascending/ Heptatonic scale Major, G major, and F
recalling sounds with moderately low to lower; descending, stepwise/ skip with increasing aural Major keys with increasing
increasing aural memory low to lower with wise with increasing aural memory aural memory
increasing aural memory memory
C. Basic Piano Perform and improvise Perform and improvise Improvise simple melodic Compose simple Play Major and Minor
Lesson (Intro to simple melodic patterns simple melodic patterns in patterns with increasing melodic patterns using scales and simple melodic
Piano)/ in Piano level 1 with Piano level 2 with fluency confidence playing Piano formal notation in Piano patterns in Piano level 5
Composition & fluency level 3 with fluency level 4 with fluency with fluency
Improvisation
Term 3 Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates
A. Musical understanding of the basic understanding of: musical understanding of: the understanding
Form concepts of: Form and phrases, and the uses and uses and meaning of of the concept of: Form and
Demonstrates sings, plays, and performs meaning of musical terms musical terms in Form musical symbols
understanding of the (through body in Form and performs and performs the created (repeat marks) indicated
basic concepts of: Form movements) a chosen similar and contrasting song with appropriate and performs accurately
and performs a song, song showing the basic musical phrases; musicality; variations of the design or structure
chosen from among the concepts of musical lines, variations of timbre in sound density in music of a given musical piece;
previously learned songs beginnings, endings music (lightness and (lightness and heaviness) the concept of timbre
that shows the basic and repeats; timbre heaviness) as applied to as applied to vocal and through recognizing
concepts of musical and applies vocal vocal and instrumental instrumental music; musical instruments aurally
lines, beginnings, techniques in singing music and participates participates in a group and visually and aurally
endings and repeats to produce a pleasing actively in a group performance to determines the sound of a
through body vocal quality using performance to demonstrate different single instrument in any
movement, vocal head tones, demonstrate different vocal and instrumental section of the orchestra
sounds, and instrumental employing proper vocal and instrumental sounds.
sounds; timbre and breathing and using sounds
determines accurately the diaphragm.
the sources of sounds Confidently recognize
heard, and produce a range of musical
sounds using voice, instruments and the
body, and objects, and different sounds they
be able to sing in make
accurate pitch.
Confidently recognize a
range of musical
instruments
B. Timbre plus
Basic Musical
Instrument
Lesson
C. Music Develop historical Develop historical Develop historical Develop historical Develop historical
History 2 understanding and understanding and understanding and understanding and understanding and
(Cultural appreciation of East appreciation of Southeast appreciation of South Asia appreciation of Latin- appreciation of African and
Music) Asian countries such as Asian countries such as and the Middle East American countries such Oceanian countries such as
countries such as India, as Brazil and Mexico Kenya, Nigeria, Australia
Sri Lanka, Pakistan, UAE, and New Zealand
Iran and Egypt
Term 4 Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates Recognizes the musical Demonstrates
A. Tempo and understanding of the understanding of the understanding of concepts symbols and understanding of: the
Dynamics basic concepts of: tempo concepts of: tempo in pertaining to: speed/flow demonstrates various tempo and performs
and order to respond to of music and creates and understanding of a given song, using tempo
uses varied tempi to conducting symbols performs body concepts pertaining to: marks appropriately;
enhance rhymes, chants, indicating variations in movements appropriate to speed in music and dynamics through a wide
drama, and musical tempo and enhances a given tempo; volume in applies appropriately, variety of dynamic levels
stories; dynamics and performance of poetry, music and applies forte various tempo to vocal and applies the appropriate
creatively applies chants, drama, musical and piano to designate and instrumental dynamic levels in vocal
changes in dynamics to stories, and songs by loudness and softness in a performances; volume in and instrumental
enhance rhymes, chants, using a variety of tempo; musical example singing music and applies music
drama, and musical dynamics in order to playing instrument dynamics to musical
stories respond to conducting selections
gestures using symbols
indicating variances in
dynamics and sings songs
with proper dynamics
following basic
conducting gestures
B. Basic Sing songs with multiple Perform in solo or Sing as part of an Sing as part of an Demonstrate a developing
Singing Lesson parts with increasing ensemble contexts with ensemble with increasing ensemble with full and deepening
confidence increasing confidence and confidence and precision confidence and precision understanding of the music
applies vocal techniques Perform in solo or that he/she performs and to
in singing to produce a ensemble contexts with which he/she listens
pleasing vocal quality some accuracy, control,
using head tones, fluency and expression
employing proper
breathing and using the
 diaphragm
Term 5 Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates demonstrates the concept of
A. Texture and understanding of the understanding of the basic understanding of concepts understanding of texture as monophonic (one
Harmony basic concepts of: concepts of: texture sings: pertaining to: texture in concepts pertaining to: voice), homophonic (voice
texture and distinguishes “two-part rounds” and music and sings two-part texture in music and and accompaniment) and
accurately between “partner songs”; harmonic rounds and partner songs recognizes examples of polyphonic (many voices)
single musical line and intervals and performs with others; harmonic horizontal 3-part vocal and performs accurately a
multiple musical lines examples of harmonic intervals and performs or instrumental texture, given song with
which occur interval with others examples of harmonic aurally and visually; monophonic, homophonic,
simultaneously in a interval with others harmonic intervals and and polyphonic textures;
given song; harmonic performs a vocal or harmony through the
intervals and performs instrumental ensemble intervals that constitute the
examples of harmonic using the following primary chords of major
interval with others major triads (I, IV, V). and minor scales in music
and demonstrates harmony
in group performance such
as choir, group singing and
pop/ rock music band.
B. Digital and Confidently recognize a Confidently recognize a Confidently recognize a Appreciate and Play and perform
Recorded range of musical range of musical range of musical understand a wide range confidently in a range of
Music (Vocal & instruments, play and instruments, play and instruments, play and of high-quality live and solo and ensemble contexts
Instrumental perform in solo or perform in solo or perform in solo or recorded music using his/her voice, playing
Ensemble) ensemble contexts with ensemble contexts with ensemble contexts with instruments musically,
(Choir and confidence. confidence confidence fluently and with accuracy
Orchestra/ and expression, identify and
Band) use the inter-related
dimensions of music
expressively and with
increasing sophistication,
including use of tonalities,
different types of scales and
other musical devices
Term 6 Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates
A. Music understanding of understanding of understanding of understanding of understanding of
History 3 characteristic features of characteristic features of: Electronic and Chance characteristic features of characteristic features of
(Western B) the Renaissance period instrumental Romantic Music of the 20th century Afro-Latin American Latin American Rhythm
music and performs music and sings and music styles and music and Popular music and 20th – 21st
selected songs from performs themes of characteristic features and music and performs Century Multimedia Music
Renaissance periods selected instrumental creates musical pieces vocal and dance forms and performs vocal and
such as Madrigals and pieces; vocal music of the using particular style/s of of Afro-Latin American dance forms of Latin-
excerpts from oratorio, Romantic period and the 20th Century and also music and selections of American Rhythm music
chorales and troubadour; sings and performs develop an increasing Popular music; develop And selections of and 20th
understand that themes of selected songs understanding of the a deeper understanding – 21st Century Multimedia
composition is when a and use musical language history and context of of the history and Music; and Listen with
composer writes down to appraise a piece or style music context of music and increasing discrimination to
and records a musical of music appreciate and a wide range of music from
idea understand a wide range great composers and
of high-quality live and musicians
recorded music drawn
from different traditions
and from great
composers and
musicians