North Dakota Standards and Benchmarks Content Standards Music 2000 North Dakota Department of Public Instruction Dr. Wayne G. Sanstead, State Superintendent 600 E Boulevard Avenue, Dept. 201 Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0440 www.dpi.state.nd.us This project was made possible through funding provided for, in part, the North Dakota Council of Arts and the U.S. Department of Education, Goals 2000: Educate America Act, CFDA 84.276A. 2000 by the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, 600 East Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0440 No person shall, on the basis of race, sex, color, national origin, religion, age or handicapping condition, be exluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. Permission to reproduce these materials is granted for home, classroom, and workshop use. For all other purposes, please request permission in writing from the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction. North Dakota Music Content Standards Writing Team Angie Koppang Jeff Vranna University of North Dakota Dickinson High School Grand Forks Dickinson Linda Loe Sarah Hagen Dakota Prairie School District Valley City State Petersburg Valley City Scott Neumann Denese Odegaard Wachter Middle School Discovery Jr. High Bismarck Fargo Emilie Stordalen Retired Music Educator Enderlin Project Director Clarence A. Bina, Ph.D. ND Department of Public Instruction 600 E. Boulevard Avenue, Dept. 201 Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0440 Phone: 701-321-2098 Fax: 701-328-4770 Email: [email protected] Table of Contents Components of the Document ......................................................................................... 1 Introduction to Music Standards........................................................................................ 2 Music Content Standards.................................................................................................. 4 Summary of Grades K – 4 Benchmarks............................................................................ 5 Grades K – 4 Benchmarks, Specific Knowledge, Sample Activities Standard 1......................................................................................................................... 7 Standard 2......................................................................................................................... 7 Standard 3......................................................................................................................... 8 Standard 4......................................................................................................................... 9 Standard 5......................................................................................................................... 9 Standard 6....................................................................................................................... 10 Standard 7....................................................................................................................... 11 Standard 8....................................................................................................................... 11 Standard 9....................................................................................................................... 12 Summary of Grades 5 – 8 Benchmarks.......................................................................... 14 Grades 5-8 Benchmarks, Specific Knowledge, Sample Activities Standard 1....................................................................................................................... 16 Standard 2....................................................................................................................... 16 Standard 3....................................................................................................................... 17 Standard 4....................................................................................................................... 18 Standard 5....................................................................................................................... 18 Standard 6....................................................................................................................... 19 Standard 7....................................................................................................................... 20 Standard 8....................................................................................................................... 20 Standard 9....................................................................................................................... 21 Summary of Grades 9 – 12 Benchmarks........................................................................ 22 Grades 9 – 12 Benchmarks, Specific Knowledge, Sample Activities Standard 1....................................................................................................................... 24 Standard 2....................................................................................................................... 24 Standard 3....................................................................................................................... 25 Standard 4....................................................................................................................... 25 Standard 5....................................................................................................................... 26 Standard 6....................................................................................................................... 26 Standard 7....................................................................................................................... 27 Standard 8....................................................................................................................... 28 Standard 9....................................................................................................................... 29 Summary of Benchmarks by Standard ........................................................................... 30 References...................................................................................................................... 34 Glossary.......................................................................................................................... 35 Components of the Document Content Standards – general statements that describe what students should know and the skills they should have in a specific content area. Benchmarks – statements of knowledge and skill that define a standard at a given developmental level (e.g., 4th grade, 8th grade, 12th grade). Examples of Specific Knowledge – facts, vocabulary, principles, generalizations, relationships, concepts, step-by-step procedures, strategies, or processes that describe the specific information or skills that students should acquire to meet a standard. Examples of Activities – instructional activities that students could do to acquire the knowledge and skills described in the standard and benchmarks. * Indicates the word or phrase is defined in the Glossary 1 Introduction As North Dakota music teachers, we believe that music is part of the core curriculum and is essential to the comprehensive education of every child. Further, we believe that lifelong participation in music is an integral part of a life well-lived. Therefore, all students deserve access to a rich music education regardless of their talents, background, and challenges. This belief guides us to an understanding that music education must go beyond mere exposure to musical activities to a well-crafted music curriculum based upon a set of established standards and benchmarks. These standards are meant to focus our efforts toward common goals of excellence for every child. These goals can enrich and broaden our current curricula while lending consistent structure to North Dakota music programs. The standards in this document are intended to provide every student with a set of skills that will enable him or her to participate in lifelong leisure, a vocational, or professional music pursuits. These standards can stimulate more creative approaches to teaching by encouraging critical and higher-order thinking skills and imaginative interaction with music. In addition, these standards ensure that students make connections between concepts and across subjects by developing an integrated curriculum, mutually reinforcing and demonstrating an underlying unity. Standards lend instructional integrity and provide a foundation for the assessment that is necessary for legitimate inclusion within the core curriculum. While local factors such as time, scheduling, and student population may affect the specifics of the music program in a district, these standards can be used by any district to develop its own curriculum for a quality music program. Use of the Standards Document A group of North Dakota educators has spent considerable time and effort, drawing from their experiences and a wide range of resources, particularly the national standards document from the Music Educators National Conference (MENC), to develop this document and make music standards a reality in North Dakota. This document is a tool that should be used to evaluate, enrich and enliven music education and ensure its role in the core curriculum. In addition, this document can, and should, develop consistency in music