First Grade Expectations at a Glance

Standard 1: Expression of Music

1.Expressively perform using simple
techniques in groups and independently

1.Use the head voice to produce a light, clear

sound
2. Maintain steady beat

3. Respond to cues of a conductor for stopping

and starting
2. Perform basic rhythmic and melodic patterns 1. Perform four-beat patterns that include solmi-la or mi-re-do pitches and quarter note,
eighth note pairs, and quarter rest
2. Play simple patterns
First Grade Expectations at a Glance
Standard 2: Creation of Music
1.Demonstrate creation of short, independent
musical phrases and sounds alone and with
others.

1.Create instrumental and vocal sounds to

accompany poems, rhymes, and stories
2. Improvise short phrases using the l-s-m or
m-r-d tone-set

2. Identify musical patterns

3. Use movement to demonstrate grade-level

concepts such as changes in dynamics, AB
Form, etc.
1. Create patterns using known rhythms and
pitches
2. Use iconic notation within the treble clef
staff

First Grade Expectations at a Glance

Standard 3: Theory of Music
1.Comprehension of gradual changes in
dynamics and tempo.

1.Use vocabulary for getting louder/softer and

getting faster/slower
2. Demonstrate getting louder/softer and
getting faster/slower using movement, voice
and instruments

2. Aurally identify simple components of

musical form

1. Aurally identify introduction

2. Aurally identify phrase
3. Aurally and visually identify AB form

3. Comprehension of basic vocabulary and

instrumental tone colors

4. Visually identify staff and repeat signs

1. Identify pitched and non-pitched classroom
instruments using sight and sound

4. Comprehension of basic rhythmic and

melodic patterns

2. Identify and demonstrate singing, speaking,

whispering, and shouting voices
1. Demonstrate steady beat, strong/weak beat,
difference between beat, and rhythm
2. Aurally recognize and demonstrate going
up/going down, and sol-mi-la or mi-re-do
pitches
3. Identify and notate using quarter note, eighth
note pairs, and quarter rest
4. Discriminate between same/different
rhythmic and melodic patterns

First Grade Expectations at a Glance

Standard 4 : Aesthetic Valuation of Music
1.Demonstrate respect for the contributions of
self and others in a musical setting

1.Participate appropriately in music activities

that involve sharing, taking turns, and listening
respectfully to the ideas of others
2. Reflect on the performance of others

3. Demonstrate audience behavior appropriate

for the context and styles of music performed
2. Comprehension of the basic components of
1. Create movements to music that reflect
music and musical performances at a beginning focused listening
level
2. Describe how ideas or moods are
communicated through music
3. Identify music as an integral part of
1. Identify, discuss, and respond to music
everyday life
written for special purposes (such as holiday,
march, lullaby)
2. Use a personal vocabulary to describe kinds
of voices and instruments and their uses in
diverse cultures, applying some specific labels
and some specific cultural or geographical
associations
3. Use developmentally appropriate
movements in responding to music from
various genres, periods, and styles (rhythm,
melody, and form)