Standard 2: Performing on instruments, alone and with others. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Benchmark A: Performs in various individual and ensemble settings. Performs in Performs in Performs in Performs in Performs in Performs in concert band, concert band, concert band, concert band, Performs in Performs in concert band, solo, concert band, solo, marching band, marching band, marching band, marching band, concert band and concert band and and ensemble and ensemble solo, and solo, and solo, and solo, and solo settings. solo settings. settings. settings. ensemble settings. ensemble settings. ensemble settings. ensemble settings. Benchmark B: Produces tone. Presents proper Presents proper Presents proper Presents proper Presents proper Presents proper Presents proper Presents proper breathing breathing breathing breathing breathing breathing breathing breathing technique. technique. technique. technique. technique. technique. technique. technique. Creates proper Creates proper Creates proper Creates proper Creates proper Creates proper Creates proper Creates proper embouchure embouchure embouchure embouchure embouchure embouchure embouchure embouchure technique. technique. technique. technique. technique. technique. technique. technique. Synthesizes pitch Synthesizes pitch Synthesizes pitch Synthesizes pitch Synthesizes pitch Synthesizes pitch Synthesizes pitch Synthesizes pitch accuracy and accuracy and accuracy and accuracy and accuracy and accuracy and accuracy and accuracy and awareness. awareness. awareness. awareness. awareness. awareness. awareness. awareness. Benchmark C: Applies technique. Assembles and Assembles and Assembles and Assembles and Assembles and Assembles and Assembles and Assembles and disassembles disassembles disassembles disassembles disassembles disassembles disassembles disassembles instrument instrument instrument instrument instrument instrument instrument instrument correctly. correctly. correctly. correctly. correctly. correctly. correctly. correctly. Performs with Performs with Performs with Performs with Performs with Performs with Performs with Performs with proper body proper body proper body proper body proper body proper body proper body proper body position. position. position. position. position. position. position. position. Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates proper tonguing proper tonguing proper tonguing proper tonguing proper tonguing proper tonguing proper tonguing proper tonguing technique. technique. technique. technique. technique. technique. technique. technique. Interprets and Interprets and Interprets and Interprets and Interprets and Interprets and Interprets and Interprets and performs proper performs proper performs proper performs proper performs proper performs proper performs proper performs proper fingering/slide fingering/slide fingering/slide fingering/slide fingering/slide fingering/slide fingering/slide fingering/slide technique. technique. technique. technique. technique. technique. technique. technique. Performs proper Performs proper Performs proper Performs proper Performs proper Performs proper Performs proper Performs proper matched grip, wrist matched grip, wrist matched grip, wrist matched grip, wrist matched grip, wrist matched grip, wrist matched grip, wrist matched grip, wrist control and stick control and stick control and stick control and stick control and stick control and stick control and stick control and stick height. height. height. height. height. height. height. height. Performs right- Performs right- Performs right- Performs right- Performs right- Performs right- Performs right- Performs right- hand lead sticking hand lead sticking hand lead sticking hand lead sticking hand lead sticking hand lead sticking hand lead sticking hand lead sticking on snare drum. on snare drum. on snare drum. on snare drum. on snare drum. on snare drum. on snare drum. on snare drum. Performs proper Performs proper Performs proper Performs proper Performs proper Performs proper Performs proper Performs proper eye-hand eye-hand eye-hand eye-hand eye-hand eye-hand eye-hand eye-hand coordination on coordination on coordination on coordination on coordination on coordination on coordination on coordination on mallet percussion. mallet percussion. mallet percussion. mallet percussion. mallet percussion. mallet percussion. mallet percussion. mallet percussion Benchmark D. Collaborates within a rehearsal and performance setting. Responds to Responds to Responds to Responds to Responds to Responds to Responds to Responds to conductor. conductor. conductor. conductor. conductor. conductor. conductor. conductor. Understands Understands Understands Understands Understands Understands Understands Understands proper rehearsal proper rehearsal proper rehearsal proper rehearsal proper rehearsal proper rehearsal proper rehearsal proper rehearsal etiquette. etiquette. etiquette. etiquette. etiquette. etiquette. etiquette. etiquette. Values other Values other Values other Values other Values other Values other Values other Values other performers in the performers in the performers in the performers in the performers in the performers in the performers in the performers in the ensemble. ensemble. ensemble. ensemble. ensemble. ensemble. ensemble. ensemble. Values own Values own Values own Values own Values own Values own Values own Values own contribution to contribution to contribution to contribution to contribution to contribution to contribution to contribution to ensemble. ensemble. ensemble. ensemble. ensemble. ensemble. ensemble. ensemble. Contributes Contributes Contributes Contributes Contributes Contributes Contributes Contributes musically to the musically to the musically to the musically to the musically to the musically to the musically to the musically to the overall group. overall group. overall group. overall group. overall group. overall group. overall group. overall group. Standard 3: Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Benchmark A: Students improvise rhythmic and melodic phrases.

Creates simple Creates simple musical phrases musical phrases through through experimentation experimentation with melodic and with melodic and rhythmic ideas. rhythmic ideas. Standard 5: Reading and performing musical notation. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 The following The following The following The following The following The following The following The following benchmarks will be benchmarks will be benchmarks will be benchmarks will be benchmarks will be benchmarks will be benchmarks will be benchmarks will be evaluated at the evaluated at the evaluated at the evaluated at the evaluated at the evaluated at the evaluated at the evaluated at the grade .5 music grade 1-1.5 music grade 1-2 music grade 2-3 music grade 3-3.5 music grade 3-4 music grade 4-5 music grade 4-5 music level. level. level. level. level. level. level. level. Benchmark A: Applies rhythmic notation. Performs written Performs written Performs written Performs written Performs written Performs written Performs written Performs written rhythms with a rhythms with a rhythms with a rhythms with a rhythms with a rhythms with a rhythms with a rhythms with a steady beat, steady beat, steady beat, steady beat, steady beat, steady beat, steady beat, steady beat, without pauses or without pauses or without pauses or without pauses or without pauses or without pauses or without pauses or without pauses or hesitations. (Whole hesitations. (Whole hesitations. (Whole hesitations. (Whole hesitations. (Whole hesitations. (Whole hesitations. (Whole hesitations. (Whole notes and rests, notes and rests, notes and rests, notes and rests, notes and rests, notes and rests, notes and rests, notes and rests, half notes and half notes and half notes and half notes and half notes and half notes and half notes and half notes and rests, and quarter rests, quarter rests, quarter rests, quarter rests, quarter rests, quarter rests, quarter rests, quarter notes and rests.) notes and rests, notes and rests, notes and rests, notes and rests, notes and rests, notes and rests, notes and rests, and eighth notes eighth notes and eighth notes and eighth notes and eighth notes and eighth notes and eighth notes and and rests.) rests, dotted rests, dotted rests, dotted rests, dotted rests, dotted rests, dotted rhythms, and rhythms, and rhythms, sixteenth rhythms, sixteenth rhythms, sixteenth rhythms, sixteenth sixteenth notes.) sixteenth notes.) notes, compound notes, compound notes, compound notes, compound rhythms, cut-time rhythms, cut-time rhythms, cut-time rhythms, cut-time rhythms, and rhythms, and rhythms, and rhythms, and triplets.) triplets.) triplets.) triplets.) Benchmark B: Applies melodic notation. Performs music Performs music Performs music Performs music Performs music Performs music Performs music Performs music alone in lessons. alone in lessons. alone in lessons. alone in lessons. alone in lessons. alone in lessons. alone in lessons. alone in lessons. Performs music Performs music Performs music Performs music Performs music Performs music Performs music Performs music within the large within the large within the large within the large within the large within the large within the large within the large group. group. group. group. group. group. group. group. Benchmark C: Interprets musical symbols and terms. Reads, defines, Reads, defines, Reads, defines, Reads, defines, Reads, defines, Reads, defines, Reads, defines, Reads, defines, and demonstrates and demonstrates and demonstrates and demonstrates and demonstrates and demonstrates and demonstrates and demonstrates the use of time the use of time the use of time the use of time the use of time the use of time the use of time the use of time signatures. (4/4, signatures. (4/4, signatures. (4/4, signatures. (4/4, signatures. (4/4, signatures. (4/4, signatures. (any signatures. (any 2/4) 2/4, 3/4) 2/4, 3/4, cut time) 2/4, 3/4, 6/8, cut 2/4, 3/4, cut time, 2/4, 3/4, cut time, meter or meter or time) 6/8, 9/8, easy 6/8, 9/8, esy combination of combination of changing/asymmetricalchanging/asymmetricalmeter) meter) meter) meter, 3/8, 5/8, 7/8) Reads, defines, Reads, defines, Reads, defines, Reads, defines, Reads, defines, Reads, defines, Reads, defines, Reads, defines, and demonstrates and demonstrates and demonstrates and demonstrates and demonstrates and demonstrates and demonstrates and demonstrates the use of key the use of key the use of key the use of key the use of key the use of key the use of key the use of key signatures. signatures. (Key of signatures. (Key signatures. (Key of signatures. (Key of signatures. (Key of signatures. (Key of signatures in grade (Key of Concert Concert F, Bb, Eb, of Concert F, Bb, Concert F, Bb, Eb, Concert F, Bb, Eb, Concert F, Bb, Eb, Concert F, Bb, Eb, 4-5 level music. Bb) and Ab) Eb, Ab, and C) Ab, Db, and C) Ab, Db, and C) Ab, Db, Gb, C, and Ab, Db, Gb/F#, C, (Key of Concert F, G) G, D, A, E and B) Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb/F#, C, G, D, A, E and B) Reads, defines, Reads, defines, Reads, defines, Reads, defines, Reads, defines, Reads, defines, Reads, defines, Reads, defines, and demonstrates and demonstrates and demonstrates and demonstrates and demonstrates and demonstrates and demonstrates and demonstrates the use of the use of the use of the use of the use of the use of the use of all forms the use of all forms articulations. articulations. articulations. articulations. articulations. articulations. (Two of articulations. of articulations. (Attack and (Attack, release, (Attack, release, (Attack, release, (Attack, release, or more releases) slur, staccato and slur, staccato, slur, staccato, slur, staccato, articulations accent) accent, legato) accent, legato, accent, legato, simultaneous in tenuto) tenuto) the ensemble) Reads, defines, Reads, defines, Reads, defines, Reads, defines, Reads, defines, Reads, defines, Reads, defines, Reads, defines, and demonstrates and demonstrates and demonstrates and demonstrates and demonstrates and demonstrates and demonstrates and demonstrates the use of tempos. the use of tempos. the use of tempos. the use of tempos. the use of tempos. the use of tempos the use of tempos the use of tempos (Andante - (Andante- (Andante-Allegro (Largo-Allegro 56- (Largo-Allegro 56- in. (Largo-Presto in grade 4-5 level in grade 4-5 level Moderato 72-120) Moderato 72-120) 72-132 Rit, Accel) 144 Rit, Accel, 144 Rit, Accel, 44-168 Rit, Accel, music. (Largo- music. (Largo- Rall) Rall) Rall) Prestissimo 44- Prestissimo 44- 208 Rit, Accel, 208 Rit, Accel, Rall) Rall) Reads, defines, Reads, defines, Reads, defines, Reads, defines, Reads, defines, Reads, defines, Reads, defines, Reads, defines, and demonstrates and demonstrates and demonstrates and demonstrates and demonstrates and demonstrates and demonstrates and demonstrates the use of the use of the use of the use of the use of the use of the use of all the use of all dynamics. (p, mp, dynamics. (p, mp, dynamics. (p, mp, dynamics. (pp, p, dynamics. (pp, p, dynamics in grade dynamics. (ppp, dynamics. (ppp, mf, f) mf, f) mf, f, short mp, mf, f, ff, short mp, mf, f, ff, short 3-4 level music. pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff, pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff, crescendo and crescendo and crescendo and (ppp, pp, p, mp, fff, short and broad fff, short and broad decrescendo) decrescendo, decrescendo, mf, f, ff, fff, short crescendo, short crescendo, short sforzando, and sforzando, and and broad and broad and broad forte-piano) forte-piano) crescendo, short decrescendo, decrescendo, and broad sforzando, and sforzando, and decrescendo, forte-piano, cross forte-piano, cross sforzando, and dynamics) dynamics) forte-piano) Reads, defines, Reads, defines, Reads, defines, Reads, defines, Reads, defines, Reads, defines, Reads, defines, Reads, defines, and demonstrates and demonstrates and demonstrates and demonstrates and demonstrates and demonstrates and demonstrates and demonstrates the use of style the use of style the use of style the use of style the use of style the use of style the use of style the use of style markings found in markings found in markings found in markings found in markings found in markings found in markings found in markings found in selected band selected band selected band selected band selected band selected band selected band selected band music in grade .5 music in grade 1 music in grade 2 music in grade 2-3 music in grade 3- music in grade 3-4 music in grade 4-5 music in grade 4-5 level. level. level music. level music. 3.5 level music. level music. level music. level music. Standard 6: Listening to, analyzing, and describing music. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 The following The following The following The following The following The following The following The following benchmarks will be benchmarks will be benchmarks will be benchmarks will be benchmarks will be benchmarks will be benchmarks will be benchmarks will be evaluated at the evaluated at the evaluated at the evaluated at the evaluated at the evaluated at the evaluated at the evaluated at the grade .5 music grade 1-1.5 music grade 1-2 music grade 2-3 music grade 3-3.5 music grade 3-4 music grade 4-5 music grade 4-5 music level. level. level. level. level. level. level. level. Benchmark A: Sythesizes aural evaluation of music. Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates pitch accuracy and pitch accuracy and pitch accuracy and pitch accuracy and pitch accuracy and pitch accuracy and pitch accuracy and pitch accuracy and awareness, and awareness, and awareness, and awareness, and awareness, and awareness, and awareness, and awareness, and ability to modify ability to modify ability to modify ability to modify ability to modify ability to modify ability to modify ability to modify individual individual individual individual individual individual individual individual performance. performance. performance. performance. performance. performance. performance. performance. Identifies aural Identifies aural Identifies aural Identifies aural Identifies aural Identifies aural Identifies aural Identifies aural input in real time input in real time input in real time input in real time input in real time input in real time input in real time input in real time during rehearsal. during rehearsal. during rehearsal. during rehearsal. during rehearsal. during rehearsal. during rehearsal. during rehearsal. Modifies Modifies Modifies Modifies Modifies Modifies Modifies Modifies performance performance performance performance performance performance performance performance based on what based on what based on what based on what based on what based on what based on what based on what they hear in real they hear in real they hear in real they hear in real they hear in real they hear in real they hear in real they hear in real time. time. time. time. time. time. time. time. Adapts personal Adapts personal Adapts personal Adapts personal Adapts personal Adapts personal Adapts personal Adapts personal contributions to contributions to contributions to contributions to contributions to contributions to contributions to contributions to align with desired align with desired align with desired align with desired align with desired align with desired align with desired align with desired ensemble ensemble ensemble ensemble ensemble ensemble ensemble ensemble outcomes. outcomes. outcomes. outcomes. outcomes. outcomes. outcomes. outcomes. Interprets Interprets Interprets Interprets Interprets Interprets Interprets Interprets conductor's conductor's conductor's conductor's conductor's conductor's conductor's conductor's instructions and instructions and instructions and instructions and instructions and instructions and instructions and instructions and applies to applies to applies to applies to applies to applies to applies to applies to individual individual individual individual individual individual individual individual performance. performance. performance. performance. performance. performance. performance. performance. Standard 7: Evaluating music and music performances. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Benchmark A: Analyze and reflect upon individual (group) musical performance. Listen for balance Listen for balance Listen for balance Listen for balance Listen for balance Listen for balance Listen for balance Listen for balance of parts in of parts in of parts in of parts in of parts in of parts in of parts in of parts in rehearsals and rehearsals and rehearsals and rehearsals and rehearsals and rehearsals and rehearsals and rehearsals and performances. performances. performances. performances. performances. performances. performances. performances. Creates dynamic Creates dynamic Creates dynamic Creates dynamic Creates dynamic Creates dynamic Creates dynamic Creates dynamic adjustments as a adjustments as a adjustments as a adjustments as a adjustments as a adjustments as a adjustments as a adjustments as a group. group. group. group. group. group. group. group. Interprets proper Interprets for Interprets for Interprets proper Interprets proper Interprets proper Interprets proper Interprets proper execution of proper execution proper execution execution of execution of execution of execution of execution of articulation of articulation of articulation articulation articulation articulation articulation articulation markings. markings. markings. markings. markings. markings. markings. markings. Determines and Determines and Determines and Determines and Determines and Determines and Determines and Determines and illustrates style illustrates style illustrates style illustrates style illustrates style illustrates style illustrates style illustrates style characteristics of characteristics of characteristics of characteristics of characteristics of characteristics of characteristics of characteristics of different types of different types of different types of different types of different types of different types of different types of different types of music. music. music. music. music. music. music. music. Collaborates with Collaborates with Collaborates with Collaborates with Collaborates with Collaborates with Collaborates with Collaborates with accompianist in accompianist in accompianist in accompianist in accompianist in accompianist in accompianist in accompianist in solo performance. solo performance. solo performance. solo performance. solo performance. solo performance. solo performance. solo performance. Identifies aural Identifies aural Identifies aural Identifies aural Identifies aural Identifies aural Identifies aural Identifies aural input in real time input in real time input in real time input in real time input in real time input in real time input in real time input in real time during rehearsal. during rehearsal. during rehearsal. during rehearsal. during rehearsal. during rehearsal. during rehearsal. during rehearsal. Modifies Modifies Modifies Modifies Modifies Modifies Modifies Modifies performance performance performance performance performance performance performance performance based on what based on what based on what based on what based on what based on what based on what based on what they hear in real they hear in real they hear in real they hear in real they hear in real they hear in real they hear in real they hear in real time. time. time. time. time. time. time. time. Interprets Interprets Interprets Interprets form/intent/harmonicform/intent/harmonicform/intent/harmonicform/intent/harmonic progression in progression in progression in progression in musical musical musical musical compositions. compositions. compositions. compositions. Reflects on Reflects on Reflects on Reflects on Reflects on Reflects on Reflects on Reflects on performance as a performance as a performance as a performance as a performance as a performance as a performance as a performance as a summative summative summative summative summative summative summative summative experience. experience. experience. experience. experience. experience. experience. experience. Benchmark B: Analyze and reflect upon outside musical performance. Reflects on Reflects on Reflects on Reflects on Reflects on Reflects on Reflects on Reflects on performance as a performance as a performance as a performance as a performance as a performance as a performance as a performance as a summative summative summative summative summative summative summative summative experience. experience. experience. experience. experience. experience. experience. experience. Analyzes the Analyzes the Analyzes the Analyzes the composer's intent composer's intent composer's intent composer's intent for specific for specific for specific for specific compositional compositional compositional compositional techniques. techniques. techniques. techniques. Actively listens to Actively listens to Actively listens to Actively listens to performances at performances at performances at performances at festivals and festivals and festivals and festivals and evaluates them evaluates them evaluates them evaluates them with IHSMA forms. with IHSMA forms. with IHSMA forms. with IHSMA forms. Standard 8: Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Benchmark A: Forms connections to core curriculum. Develops Develops Develops Utilizes knowledge Utilizes knowledge Synthesizes Synthesizes Synthesizes relationships relationships relationships of relationships of relationships knowledge of knowledge of knowledge of between language between language between language between language between language relationships relationships relationships arts and musical arts and musical arts and musical arts and musical arts and musical between language between language between language language by language by language by language. language. arts and music. arts and music. arts and music. discussion of discussion of discussion of phrasing, phrasing, phrasing, articulations, and articulations, and articulations, and musical terms. musical terms. musical terms. Develops Develops Develops Utilizes knowledge Utilizes knowledge Synthesizes Synthesizes Synthesizes relationships relationships relationships of relationships of relationships knowledge of knowledge of knowledge of between between between between between relationships relationships relationships mathematical and mathematical and mathematical and mathematical and mathematical and between between between scientific concepts scientific concepts scientific concepts scientific concepts scientific concepts mathematical and mathematical and mathematical and and musical and musical and musical and musical and musical scientific concepts scientific concepts scientific concepts notation. notation. notation. notation. notation. and musical and musical and musical notation. notation. notation. Develops Develops Develops Formulates Formulates Synthesizes Synthesizes Synthesizes relationships relationships relationships relationships relationships relationships relationships relationships between music between music between music between music between music between music between music between music and visual arts and visual arts and visual arts and visual arts. and visual arts. and visual arts. and visual arts. and visual arts. through relating through relating through relating music to textures, music to textures, music to textures, colors and form. colors and form. colors and form. Develop Develop Develop connections connections connections between physical between physical between physical education and education and education and kinesthetic kinesthetic kinesthetic movement in movement in movement in marching band. marching band. marching band. Identifies twenty Identifies twenty Develops twenty Develops twenty Assimilates twenty Assimilates twenty Assimilates twenty Assimilates twenty first century skills first century skills first century skills first century skills first century skills first century skills first century skills first century skills in music in music in music in music in music in music in music in music education. education. education. education. education. education. education. education. Benchmark B: Identifies real world connections. Discovers skills Discovers skills Develops skills Develops skills Refines skills Refines skills Refines skills Refines skills and interests and interests and interests and interests necessary to necessary to necessary to necessary to necessary to necessary to necessary to necessary to become a become a become a become a become a more become a more become a more become a more knowledgeable knowledgeable knowledgeable knowledgeable knowledgeable knowledgeable knowledgeable knowledgeable consumer of consumer of consumer of consumer of consumer of consumer of consumer of consumer of music. music. music. music. music. music. music. music. Acquires an Acquires an Demonstrates an Demonstrates an Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates awareness of awareness of awareness of awareness of appropriate appropriate appropriate appropriate appropriate appropriate appropriate appropriate concert etiquette. concert etiquette. concert etiquette. concert etiquette. concert etiquette. concert etiquette. concert etiquette. concert etiquette. Discovers an Discovers an Develops an Develops an Contributes to the Contributes to the Contributes to the Contributes to the understanding of understanding of understanding of understanding of culture of culture of culture of culture of the elements of the elements of the elements of the elements of teamwork. teamwork. teamwork. teamwork. teamwork. teamwork. teamwork. teamwork. Discovers ways Discovers ways Discovers ways Discovers ways Discovers ways Discovers ways Discovers ways Discovers ways music can be music can be music can be music can be music can be music can be music can be music can be integrated into integrated into integrated into integrated into integrated into integrated into integrated into integrated into their lives. their lives. their lives. their adult lives. their adult lives. their adult lives. their adult lives. their adult lives. Develops habits, Develops habits, Develops habits, Develops habits, Develops habits, Develops habits, Develops habits, Develops habits, behaviors, and behaviors, and behaviors, and behaviors, and behaviors, and behaviors, and behaviors, and behaviors, and attitudes that are attitudes that are attitudes that are attitudes that are attitudes that are attitudes that are attitudes that are attitudes that are necessary for necessary for necessary for necessary for necessary for necessary for necessary for necessary for success in any success in any success in any success in any success in any success in any success in any success in any field of endeavor. field of endeavor. field of endeavor. field of endeavor. field of endeavor. field of endeavor. field of endeavor. field of endeavor. Standard 9: Understanding music in relation to history and culture. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Benchmark A: Experience and interpet a wide range of music. Discovers an Discovers an Develops an Develops an Identifies by genre Identifies by genre Identifies by genre Identifies by genre awareness of awareness of awareness of awareness of or style aural or style aural or style aural or style aural genre or style genre or style genre or style genre or style examples of music examples of music examples of music examples of music through aural through aural through aural through aural from various from various from various from various examples of music examples of music examples of music examples of music historical periods historical periods historical periods historical periods from various from various from various from various and cultures. and cultures. and cultures. and cultures. historical periods historical periods historical periods historical periods and cultures. and cultures. and cultures. and cultures. Discovers how Discovers how Describes how Describes how Identifies elements Identifies elements Identifies elements Identifies elements elements of music elements of music elements of music elements of music of music from of music from of music from of music from are used in various are used in various are used in various are used in various various cultures of various cultures of various cultures of various cultures of cultures of the cultures of the cultures of the cultures of the the world. the world. the world. the world. world. world. world. world.