Grade 8 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 harmonic accompaniments within expanded forms (including introductions, transitions, and codas) that convey expressive intent.

Select, organize, and document musical ideas for arrangements, songs, and compositions within expanded forms that demonstrate tension and release, unity and variety, balance, and convey expressive intent.

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

Evaluate their own work by selecting and applying criteria, including appropriate application of compositional techniques, style, form, and use of sound sources.

Describe the rationale for refining works by explaining the choices, based on evaluation criteria.

Present the final version of their documented composition, song, or arrangement, using craftsmanship and originality to demonstrate the application of compositional techniques for creating unity and variety, tension and release, and balance to convey expressive intent.

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

Compare the structure of contrasting pieces of music selected for performance, explaining how the elements of music are used in each.

When analyzing selected music, sight-read in treble or bass clef simple rhythmic, melodic, and/or harmonic notation.

Identity how cultural and historical context inform performances and result in different musical effects.

Perform contrasting pieces of music, demonstrating as well as explaining how the music’s intent is conveyed by their interpretations of the elements of music and expressive qualities (such as dynamics, tempo, timbre, articulation/style, and phrasing).

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

Perform the music with technical accuracy, stylistic expression, and culturally authentic practices in music to convey the creator’s intent.

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

Select programs of music (such as a CD mix or live performances) and demonstrate the connections to an interest or experience for a specific purpose.

Compare how the elements of music and expressive qualities relate to the structure within programs of music.

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

Support personal interpretation of contrasting programs of music and explain how creators or performers apply the elements of music and expressive qualities, within genres, cultures, and historical periods, to convey expressive intent.

Apply appropriate, personally-developed criteria to evaluate musical works or performances.

Refine and complete artistic work.

C R E A T I N G

Refine and complete artistic work.

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

Develop and re fine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

Perceive and analyze artistic work.

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

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

C O N N E C T I N G

Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Perceive and analyze artistic work.

P E R F O R M I N G

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

R E S P O N D I N G

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.

Perceive and analyze artistic work.

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work .

Refine and complete artistic work.

P R E S E N T I N G

Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

C O N N E C T I N G

Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

R E S P O N D I N G

Select, analyze and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Develop and re fine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

C R E A T I N G

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

Make art collaboratively to reflect on and reinforce positive aspects of group identity.

Distinguish different ways art is used to represent, establish, reinforce, and reflect group identity.

Document early stages of the creative process visually and/or verbally in traditional or new media.

Collaboratively shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present-day life using a contemporary practice of art and design.

Demonstrate willingness to experiment, innovate, and take risks to pursue ideas, forms, and meanings that emerge in the process of art-making or designing.

Demonstrate awareness of practices, issues, and ethics of appropriation, fair use, copyright, open source, and creative commons as they apply to creating works of art and design.

Select, organize, and design images and words to make visually clear and compelling presentations.

Apply relevant criteria to examine, reflect on, and plan revisions for a work of art or design in progress.

Develop and apply criteria for evaluating a collection of artwork for presentation.

Collaboratively prepare and present selected theme-based artwork for display, and formulate exhibition narratives for the viewer.

Analyze why and how an exhibition or collection may influence ideas, beliefs, and experiences.

Explain how a person’s aesthetic choices are influenced by culture and environment and impact the visual image that one conveys to others.

Compare and contrast contexts and media in which viewers encounter images that influence ideas, emotions, and actions.

Interpret art by analyzing how the interaction of subject matter, characteristics of form and structure, use of media, artmaking approaches, and relevant contextual information contributes to understanding messages or ideas and mood conveyed.

Create a convincing and logical argument to support an evaluation of art.