Grade 7 Fine Arts Washington Standards

Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music.

Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.

Generate rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic phrases and variations over harmonic accompaniments within AB, ABA, or theme and variation forms that convey expressive intent.

Select, organize, develop, and document personal musical ideas for arrangements, songs, and compositions within AB, ABA, or theme and variation forms that demonstrate unity and variety and convey expressive intent.

Use standard and/or iconic notation and/or audio/ video recording to document personal simple rhythmic phrases, melodic phrases, and harmonic sequences.

Evaluate their own work, applying selected criteria, such as appropriate application of elements of music including style, form, and use of sound sources.

Describe the rationale for making revisions to the music based on evaluation criteria and feedback from others (teacher and peers).

Present the final version of their documented personal composition, song, or arrangement, using craftsmanship and originality to demonstrate unity and variety, and convey expressive intent.

Apply collaboratively-developed criteria for selecting music of contrasting styles for a program with a specific purpose and/or context and, after discussion, identify expressive qualities, technical challenges, and reasons for choices.

Explain and demonstrate the structure of contrasting pieces of music selected for performance and how elements of music are used.

When analyzing selected music, read and identify by name or function standard symbols for rhythm, pitch articulation, dynamics, tempo, and form.

Identify how cultural and historical context inform performances and result in different music interpretations.

Perform contrasting pieces of music, demonstrating how their interpretations of the elements of music and expressive qualities (such as dynamics, tempo, timbre, articulation/style, and phrasing) convey intent.

Identify and apply collaboratively-developed criteria (such as demonstrating correct interpretation of notation, technical skill of performer, originality, emotional impact, and interest) to rehearse, refine, and determine when the music is ready to perform.

Perform the music with technical accuracy and stylistic expression to convey the creator’s intent.

Demonstrate performance decorum (such as stage presence, attire, and behavior) and audience etiquette appropriate for venue, purpose, and context.

Select or choose contrasting music to listen to and compare the connections to specific interests or experiences for a specific purpose.

Classify and explain how the elements of music and expressive qualities relate to the structure of contrasting pieces.

Identify and compare the context of music from a variety of genres, cultures, and historical periods.

Describe a personal interpretation of contrasting works and explain how creators’ and performers’ application of the elements of music and expressive qualities, within genres, cultures, and historical periods, convey expressive intent.

Select from teacher-provided criteria to evaluate musical works or performances.

Perceive and analyze artistic work.

Refine and complete artistic work.

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.

Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural , and historical context to deepen understanding.

Perceive and analyze artistic work.

Develop and re fine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

P E R F O R M I N G

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Refine and complete artistic work.

C O N N E C T I N G

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

R E S P O N D I N G

C R E A T I N G

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Demonstrate how interests, knowledge and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music.

Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.

Generate melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic ideas for melodies (created over specified chord progressions or AB/ABA forms) and two-to-three-chord accompaniments for given melodies.

Select, develop, and use standard notation and audio/video recording to document melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic ideas for drafts of melodies (created over specified chord progressions or AB/ABA forms) and two-to-three-chord accompaniments for given melodies.

Apply teacher-provided criteria to critique, improve, and refine drafts of melodies (created over specified chord progressions or AB/ABA forms) and two-to-three-chord accompaniments for given melodies.

Share final versions of melodies (created over specified chord progressions or AB/ABA forms) and two-to-three-chord accompaniments for given melodies, demonstrating an understanding of how to develop and organize personal musical ideas.

Describe and demonstrate how a varied repertoire of music that includes melodies, repertoire pieces, and chordal accompaniments is selected, based on personal interest, music reading skills, and technical skill (citing technical challenges that need to be addressed), as well as the context of the performances.

Identify prominent melodic, harmonic, and structural characteristics and context (social, cultural, or historical) in a varied repertoire of music that includes melodies, repertoire pieces, and chordal accompaniments selected for performance, including at least some based on reading standard notation.

Demonstrate and describe in interpretations an understanding of the context (social, cultural, or historical) and expressive intent in a varied repertoire of music selected for performance that includes melodies, repertoire pieces, and chordal accompaniments.

Apply teacher-provided criteria to critique individual performances of a varied repertoire of music that includes melodies, repertoire pieces, and chordal accompaniments selected for performance, and identify practice strategies to address performance challenges and refine the performances.

Perform with expression and technical accuracy in individual performances of a varied repertoire of music that includes melodies, repertoire pieces, and chordal accompaniments, demonstrating sensitivity to the audience and an understanding of the context (social, cultural, or historical).

Explain reasons for selecting music, citing characteristics found in the music and connections to interest, purpose, and context.

Describe how the way that the elements of music are manipulated and knowledge of the context (social and cultural) inform the response.

Identify and support interpretations of the expressive intent and meaning of musical selections, citing as evidence the treatment of the elements of music, context, and (when appropriate) the setting of the text.

Explain the influence of experiences and contexts (personal, social, or cultural) on interest in and the evaluation of a varied repertoire of music.

Refine and complete artistic work.

C R E A T I N G

Refine and complete artistic work.

Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural , and historical context to deepen understanding.

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Develop and re fine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

Perceive and analyze artistic work.

Perceive and analyze artistic work.

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

P E R F O R M I N G

R E S P O N D I N G

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

C O N N E C T I N G

Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Demonstrate how interests, knowledge and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music.

Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.

Compose and improvise ideas for melodies and rhythmic passages based on characteristic(s) of music or text(s) studied in rehearsal.

Select and develop draft melodies and rhythmic passages that demonstrate understanding of characteristic(s) of music or text(s) studied in rehearsal.

Preserve draft compositions and improvisations through standard notation and audio recording.

Evaluate and refine draft compositions and improvisations based on knowledge, skill, and collaboratively-developed criteria.

Share personally-developed melodies and rhythmic passages—individually or as an ensemble—that demonstrate understanding of characteristics of music or texts studied in rehearsal.

Select a varied repertoire to study based on music reading skills (where appropriate), an understanding of formal design in the music, context, and the technical skill of the individual and ensemble.

Demonstrate, using music reading skills where appropriate, how the setting and formal characteristics of musical works contribute to understanding the context of the music in prepared or improvised performances.

Demonstrate understanding and application of expressive qualities in a varied repertoire of music through prepared and improvised performances.

Develop strategies to address technical challenges in a varied repertoire of music and evaluate their success using feedback from ensemble peers and other sources to refine performances.

Demonstrate attention to technical accuracy and expressive qualities in prepared and improvised performances of a varied repertoire of music representing diverse cultures and styles.

Demonstrate an understanding of the context of the music through prepared and improvised performances.

Explain reasons for selecting music, citing characteristics found in the music and connections to interest, purpose, and context.

Describe how understanding context and the way the elements of music are manipulated inform the response to music.

Identify and support interpretations of the expressive intent and meaning of musical works, citing as evidence the treatment of the elements of music, contexts, and (when appropriate) the setting of the text.

Explain the influence of experiences, analysis, and context on interest in and evaluation of music.

P E R F O R M I N G

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

Refine and complete artistic work.

Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

C O N N E C T I N G

C R E A T I N G

Perceive and analyze artistic work.

Develop and re fine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

Refine and complete artistic work.

Perceive and analyze artistic work.

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural , and historical context to deepen understanding.

R E S P O N D I N G

Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.

Develop and re fine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

Refine and complete artistic work.

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work .

Select, analyze and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

Perceive and analyze artistic work.

Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

C O N N E C T I N G

R E S P O N D I N G

P R E S E N T I N G

C R E A T I N G

Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

Individually or collaboratively create visual documentation of places and times in which people gather to make and experience art or design in the community.

Analyze how response to art is influenced by understanding the time and place in which it was created, the available resources, and cultural uses.

Apply methods to overcome creative blocks.

Develop criteria to guide making a work of art or design to meet an identified goal.

Demonstrate persistence in developing skills with various materials, methods, and approaches in creating works of art or design.

Demonstrate awareness of ethical responsibility to oneself and others when posting and sharing images and other materials through the Internet, social media, and other communication formats.

Apply visual organizational strategies to design and produce a work of art, design, or media that clearly communicates information or ideas.

Reflect on and explain important information about personal artwork in an artist statement or another format.

Compare and contrast how technologies have changed the way artwork is preserved, presented, and experienced.

Based on criteria, analyze and evaluate methods for preparing and presenting art.

Compare and contrast viewing and experiencing collections and exhibitions in different venues.

Explain how the method of display, the location, and the experience of an artwork influence how it is perceived and valued.

Analyze multiple ways that images influence specific audiences.

Interpret art by analyzing art-making approaches, the characteristics of form and structure, relevant contextual information, subject matter, and use of media to identify ideas and mood conveyed.

Compare and explain the difference between an evaluation of an artwork based on personal criteria and an evaluation of an artwork based on a set of established criteria.