This year the state of Tennessee has taken on new guidelines for teacher evaluation. A large percentage of our teacher evaluation will be based on classroom observations. One of the items in the evaluation rubric asks the teacher to post state standards and should be referenced throughout the lesson.
Over the course of this year, I will post lessons we are involved in and the state standards and objectives that are addressed in every lesson. You should be able to refer to this icon (TN State Music Standards) for more specifics on what we will be covering in that lesson.
Standard 1 - Singing - Students will sing alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
Level 1.1 Sing melodies in varied modes with appropriate style, accurate pitch and rhythm
Level 1.2 Demonstrate the ability to sing expressively using proper vocal technique
Level 1.3 Demonstrate skills for singing in parts
Standard 2 - Playing Instruments - Students will perform on instruments alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
Level 2.1 Demonstrate simple and complex patterns including syncopation on various pitched and/or non-pitched instruments using correct technique.
Level. 2.2 Exhibit skill in playing simple orchestrations on pitched or non-pitched instruments using correct technique
Level 2.3 Perform rhythmic and melodic accompaniments using correct technique
Level 2.4 Perform with appropriate expressive qualities in various genres
Standard 3 - Improvising - Students will improvise melodies, variations, and accompaniments
3.1 Improvise, vocally and instrumentally, a two to four measure melody on a pentatonic scale
3.2 Improvise a two to four measure rhythmic accomapniment to varying musical styles
3.3 Improvise two to four measure question and answer phrases
3.4 Improvise a two to four measure melodic accompaniment within teacher given parameters.
Standard 4 - Composing - Students will compose and arrange music within specified guidelines
4.1 Create, individually or in groups, a simple vocal or instrumental two-part composition
4.2 Compose a short melodic vocal or instrumental introduction, interlude or coda to given melodies on major, minor, and pentatonic scales
4.3 Create an arrangement of a familiar melody using instruments and movement.
Standard 5 - Reading and Notating - Students will read and notate music
5.1 Identify and explain symbols represented in rhythm and melody
5.2 Use symbols to read, notate and perform
5.3 Identify and interpret terms and symbols referring to musicality
Standard 6 - Listening and Analyzing - Students will listen to, analyze, and describe music
6.1 Explain characteristics of same and different sections
6.2 Identify and classify, visually and aurally, orchestral instruments individually and by family
6.3 Analyze, orally and written, the characteristics of vocal and instrumental musical selections using appropriate music vocabulary
6.4 Compare and contrast various styles and genres of music, both vocal and instrumental.
Standard 7 - Evaluating - Students will evaluate music and music performances
7.1 Devise and apply criteria for evaluating music and music performances
7.2 Demonstrate proper audience etiquette and evaluate audience behavior during performances.
Standard 8 - Interdisciplinary Connections - Students will understand relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts
8.1 Experience and integrate the elements of music as they relate to other arts disciplines
8.2 Investigate and compare ways in which music interrelates with other academic disciplines.
Standard 9 - Historical and Cultural Relationships - Students will understand music in relation to history and culture.
9.1 Classify and/or perform music of various cultures and historical periods
Over the course of this year, I will post lessons we are involved in and the state standards and objectives that are addressed in every lesson. You should be able to refer to this icon (TN State Music Standards) for more specifics on what we will be covering in that lesson.
Standard 1 - Singing - Students will sing alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
Level 1.1 Sing melodies in varied modes with appropriate style, accurate pitch and rhythm
Level 1.2 Demonstrate the ability to sing expressively using proper vocal technique
Level 1.3 Demonstrate skills for singing in parts
Standard 2 - Playing Instruments - Students will perform on instruments alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
Level 2.1 Demonstrate simple and complex patterns including syncopation on various pitched and/or non-pitched instruments using correct technique.
Level. 2.2 Exhibit skill in playing simple orchestrations on pitched or non-pitched instruments using correct technique
Level 2.3 Perform rhythmic and melodic accompaniments using correct technique
Level 2.4 Perform with appropriate expressive qualities in various genres
Standard 3 - Improvising - Students will improvise melodies, variations, and accompaniments
3.1 Improvise, vocally and instrumentally, a two to four measure melody on a pentatonic scale
3.2 Improvise a two to four measure rhythmic accomapniment to varying musical styles
3.3 Improvise two to four measure question and answer phrases
3.4 Improvise a two to four measure melodic accompaniment within teacher given parameters.
Standard 4 - Composing - Students will compose and arrange music within specified guidelines
4.1 Create, individually or in groups, a simple vocal or instrumental two-part composition
4.2 Compose a short melodic vocal or instrumental introduction, interlude or coda to given melodies on major, minor, and pentatonic scales
4.3 Create an arrangement of a familiar melody using instruments and movement.
Standard 5 - Reading and Notating - Students will read and notate music
5.1 Identify and explain symbols represented in rhythm and melody
5.2 Use symbols to read, notate and perform
5.3 Identify and interpret terms and symbols referring to musicality
Standard 6 - Listening and Analyzing - Students will listen to, analyze, and describe music
6.1 Explain characteristics of same and different sections
6.2 Identify and classify, visually and aurally, orchestral instruments individually and by family
6.3 Analyze, orally and written, the characteristics of vocal and instrumental musical selections using appropriate music vocabulary
6.4 Compare and contrast various styles and genres of music, both vocal and instrumental.
Standard 7 - Evaluating - Students will evaluate music and music performances
7.1 Devise and apply criteria for evaluating music and music performances
7.2 Demonstrate proper audience etiquette and evaluate audience behavior during performances.
Standard 8 - Interdisciplinary Connections - Students will understand relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts
8.1 Experience and integrate the elements of music as they relate to other arts disciplines
8.2 Investigate and compare ways in which music interrelates with other academic disciplines.
Standard 9 - Historical and Cultural Relationships - Students will understand music in relation to history and culture.
9.1 Classify and/or perform music of various cultures and historical periods