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Kindergarten I can move to a steady beat I can identify different vocal, instrumental, and environmental sounds I can identify pitched and unpitched classroom instruments visually and aurally I can identify sing, speaking, an whispering voices I can identify similarities and/or differences in a performance. I can share my opinions about selected pieces of music I can respond to and explore music through creative play and found sounds. I can exhibit age appropriate music and life skills. I can respond to music from diverse cultures through singing and movement. I can perform simple songs, finger plays, and rhymes to experience connection among music,language and numbers.

I can respond to beat, rhythm, and melodic line through imitation.

I can find similarities and differences in melodic phrases and rhythm patterns. I can respond to music to demonstrate how it makes me feel. I can improvise a response to a musical question sung or played by someone else. I can sing and play songs from memory. I can use a head voice. I can match pitches in a song or musical phrase in more than one key. I can imitate simple rhythm patterns

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First GradeI can respond to specific, teacher-selected musical characteristics in a song or

instrumental piece.

I can respond to music from various sound sources to show awareness of differencesin musical ideas.

I can classify instruments into pitched and unpitched percussion families.I can differentiate between music performed by one singer and music performed by

a group of singers.

I can identify the similarities and differences between two performances of a familiarsong.I can share different thoughts or feelings people have about selected pieces of music.I can create sounds or movement freely with props, instruments, and/or found

sounds in response to various music styles and/or elements.

I can describe how I like to participate in music.I can demonstrate appropriate manners and teamwork necessary for success in a

music classroom.I can perform simple songs, dances, and musical games from a variety of cultures.I can explain the work of a composer.I can identify and perform folk music used to remember and honor America and its

cultural heritage.

I can explore the use of instruments and vocal sounds to replace or enhance specifiedwords or phrases in childrens songs, choral readings of poems and stories, and/or

chants.

I can respond to contrasts in music as a foundation for understanding structure.

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I can identify patterns of a simple, four-measure song or speech piece.I can respond to changes in tempo and/or dynamics within musical examples.I can improvise a four-beat response to a musical question sung or played by

someone else.

I can create short melodic and rhythmic patterns based on teacher-establishedguidelines.

I can sing or play songs, which may include changes in verses or repeats, frommemory.

I can sing simple songs in a group, using head voice and maintaining pitch.I can play three- to five-note melodies and/or accompaniments on classroom

instruments.

I can sing simple la-sol-mi patterns at sight.I can match simple aural rhythm patterns in duple meter with written patterns.I can show visual representation of simple melodic patterns performed by the

teacher or a peer.

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Second GradeI can Identify appropriate listening skills for learning about musical examples selected

by the teacher.

I can respond to a piece of music and discuss individual interpretations.I can classify unpitched instruments into metals, membranes, shakers, and wooden

categories.

I can identify child, adult male, and adult female voices by timbre.

I can identify strengths and needs in classroom performances of familiar songs.I can discuss why musical characteristics are important when forming and discussing

opinions about music.

I can create a musical performance that brings a story or poem to life.I can describe how people participate in music.I can collaborate with others in a music presentation and discuss what was successful

and what could be improved.

I can perform songs, musical games, dances, and simple instrumental accompanimentsfrom a variety of cultures.

I can identify the primary differences between composed and folk music.I can discuss how music is used for celebrations in American and other cultures.I can perform and compare patterns, aurally and visually, found in songs, finger plays,

or rhymes to gain a foundation for exploring patterns in other contexts.

I can identify basic elements of music in a song or instrumental excerpt.I can identify the form of a simple piece of music.

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I can describe changes in tempo and dynamics within a musical work.I can improvise short phrases in response to a given musical question.I can create simple ostinati to accompany songs or poems.I can sing or play songs, which may include changes in dynamics, lyrics, and form, from

memory.

I can sing songs in an appropriate range, using head voice and maintaining pitch.I can play simple melodies and/or accompaniments on classroom instruments.I can sing simple la-sol-mi-do patterns at sight.I can compare aural melodic patterns with written patterns to determine whether they

are the same or different.

I can show visual, gestural, and traditional representation of simple melodic patternsperformed by someone else.

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Third Grade I can describe listening skills and how they support appreciation of musical works. I can respond to a musical work in a variety of ways and compare individual

interpretations.

I can identify families of orchestral and band instruments. I can discriminate between unison and two-part singing.

I can evaluate performances of familiar music using teacher-established criteria. I can identify musical characteristics and elements within a piece of music when

discussing the value of the work.

I can enhance the meaning of a story or poem by creating a musical interpretationusing voices, instruments, movement, and/or found sounds.

I can identify musicians in the school, community, and media. I can describe opportunities for personal music-making. I can collaborate with others to create a musical presentation and acknowledge

individual contributions as an integral part of the whole.

I can compare indigenous instruments of specified cultures. I can identify significant information about specified composers and one or more of

their musical works.

I can identify timbre(s) in music from a variety of cultures. I can discuss how music in America was influenced by people and events in its history.

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I can experience and discuss, using correct music and other relevant content-areavocabulary, similarities in the use of pattern, line, and form in music and other teacher-

selected contexts.

I can identify, using correct music vocabulary, the elements in a musical work. I can identify and describe the musical form of a familiar song. I can rearrange melodic or rhythmic patterns to generate new phrases. I can describe how tempo and dynamics can change the mood or emotion of a piece of

music.

I can improvise rhythms or melodies over ostinati. I can create an alternate ending to a familiar song. I can identify patterns in songs to aid the development of sequencing and

memorization skills.

I can sing rounds, canons, or ostinati in an appropriate range, using head voice andmaintaining pitch.

I can play melodies and layered ostinati, using proper instrumental technique, onpitched and unpitched instruments.

I can sing simple la-sol-mi-re-do patterns at sight. I can match simple aural rhythm patterns in duple and triple meter with written

patterns.

I can notate simple rhythmic and melodic patterns using traditional notation.

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Fourth Grade I can develop effective listening strategies and describe how they can support

appreciation of musical works. I can describe, using correct music vocabulary, what is heard in a specific musical

work.

I can classify orchestral and band instruments as strings, woodwinds, brass,percussion, or keyboard.

I can identify and describe the four primary voice parts, i.e., soprano, alto, tenor, bass. I can identify and describe basic music performance techniques to provide a

foundation for critiquing ones self and others. I can critique specific techniques in ones own and others performances using teacher-

established criteria.

I can describe characteristics that make various musical works appealing. I can create new interpretations of melodic or rhythmic pieces by varying or adding

dynamics, timbre, tempo, lyrics, and/or movement.

I can describe roles and careers of selected musicians.

I can identify the characteristics and behaviors displayed by successful studentmusicians, and discuss how these qualities will contribute to success beyond the

music classroom.

I can discuss the safe, legal way to download songs and other media. I can examine and describe a cultural tradition, other than ones own, learned through

its musical style and/or use of authentic instruments.

I can describe the influence of selected composers on the musical works and practicesor traditions of their time.

I can identify pieces of music that originated from cultures other than ones own.

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I can perform, listen to, and discuss music related to Floridas history. I can identify ways in which individuals of varying ages and cultures experience

music.

I can identify connections among music and other contexts, using correct music andother relevant content-area vocabulary, and explore how learning in one academic

area can help with knowledge or skill acquisition in a different academic area. I can compare musical elements in different types of music, using correct music

vocabulary, as a foundation for understanding the structural conventions of specific

styles.

I can create variations for selected melodies. I can identify how expressive elements and lyrics affect the mood or emotion of a

song.

I can apply expressive elements to a vocal or instrumental piece and, using correctmusic vocabulary, explain ones choices. I can improvise phrases, using familiar songs. I can create melodic patterns using a variety of sound sources. I can arrange a familiar song for voices or instruments by manipulating form. I can apply knowledge of musical structure to aid in sequencing and memorization

and to internalize details of rehearsal and performance.

I can sing rounds, canons, and/or partner songs in an appropriate range, using propervocal technique and maintaining pitch.

I can play rounds, canons, or layered ostinati on classroom instruments. I can perform extended pentatonic melodies at sight. I can play simple ostinati, by ear, using classroom instruments. I can notate simple rhythmic phrases and extended pentatonic melodies using

traditional notation.

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Fifth Grade I can discuss and apply listening strategies to support appreciation of musical works. I can hypothesize and discuss, using correct music vocabulary, the composer intent for

a specific musical work.

I can identify, aurally, selected instruments of the band and orchestra. I can identify, aurally, the four primary voice parts, i.e., soprano, alto, tenor, bass, of a

mixed choir. I can define criteria, using correct music vocabulary, to critique ones own and others

performance.

I can describe changes, using correct music vocabulary, in one own and/or othersperformance over time.

I can develop criteria to evaluate an exemplary musical work from a specific period orgenre.

I can create a performance, using visual, kinesthetic, digital, and/or acoustic means tomanipulate musical elements.

I can describe jobs associated with various types of concert venues and performingarts centers.

I can explain why live performances are important to the career of the artist and thesuccess of performance venues.

I can examine and discuss the characteristics and behaviors displayed by successfulstudent musicians that can be applied outside the music classroom.

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I can practice safe, legal, and responsible acquisition and use of music media, anddescribe why it is important to do so.

I can identify the purposes for which music is used within various cultures. I can compare and describe the compositional characteristics used by two or more

composers whose works are studied in class.

I can compare stylistic and musical features in works originating from differentcultures.

I can examine the contributions of musicians and composers for a specific historicalperiod.

I can describe how technology has changed the way audiences experience music. I can examine critical-thinking processes in music and describe how they can be

transferred to other disciplines.

I can analyze, using correct music vocabulary, the use of musical elements in variousstyles of music as a foundation for understanding the creative process. I can create a new melody from two or more melodic motifs. I can examine and explain how expressive elements, when used in a selected musical

work, affect personal response.

I can perform expressive elements in a vocal or instrumental piece as indicated by thescore and/or conductor.

I can improvise rhythmic and melodic phrases to create simple variations on familiarmelodies.

I can compose short vocal or instrumental pieces using a variety of sound sources. I can arrange a familiar song by manipulating specified aspects of music. I can sing or play simple melodic patterns by ear with support from the teacher. I can use expressive elements and knowledge of musical structure to aid in sequencing

and memorization and to internalize details of rehearsals and performance.

I can apply performance techniques to familiar music.

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I can sing part songs in an appropriate range, using proper vocal technique andmaintaining pitch.

I can play melodies and accompaniments, using proper instrumental technique, onpitched and unpitched instruments.

I can perform simple diatonic melodies at sight. I can play melodies and accompaniments, by ear, using classroom instruments. I can notate rhythmic phrases and simple diatonic melodies using traditional notation.