Kindergarten 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 melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic ideas for simple melodies (such as two-phrase) and chordal accompaniments for given melodies.

Select, develop, and use standard notation or audio/video recording to document melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic ideas for drafts of simple melodies (such as two-phrase) and chordal accompaniments for given melodies.

Apply teacher-provided criteria to critique, improve, and refine drafts of simple melodies (such as two-phrase) and chordal accompaniments for given melodies.

Share final versions of simple melodies (such as two-phrase) and chordal 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, as well as the context of the performances.

Identify prominent melodic and harmonic characteristics 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 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 apply 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 understanding of the audience and the context.

Demonstrate and describe reasons for selecting music, based on characteristics found in the music and connections to interest, purpose, or personal experience.

Demonstrate and explain, citing evidence, the use of repetition, similarities, and contrasts in musical selections and how these and knowledge of the context (social or cultural) inform the response.

Identify interpretations of the expressive intent and meaning of musical selections, referring to the elements of music, context (personal or social), and (when appropriate) the setting of the text.

Identify and describe how interest, experiences, and contexts (personal or social) affect the evaluation of music.

C O N N E C T I N G

Refine and complete artistic work.

Develop and re fine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Perceive and analyze artistic work.

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

Refine and complete artistic work.

C R E A T I N G

P E R F O R M I N G

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

R E S P O N D I N G

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Perceive and analyze artistic work.

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

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.

With guidance, explore and experience music concepts (such as beat and melodic contour).

With guidance, generate musical ideas (such as movements or motives).

With guidance, demonstrate and choose favorite musical ideas.

With guidance, organize personal musical ideas using iconic notation and/or recording technology.

With guidance, apply personal, peer, and teacher feedback in refining personal musical ideas.

With guidance, demonstrate a final version of personal musical ideas to peers.

With guidance, demonstrate and state personal interest in varied musical selections.

With guidance, explore and demonstrate awareness of music contrasts (such as high/low, loud/soft, same/different) in a variety of music selected for performance.

With guidance, demonstrate awareness of expressive qualities (such as voice quality, dynamics, and tempo) that support the creators’ expressive intent.

With guidance, apply personal, teacher, and peer feedback to refine performances.

With guidance, use suggested strategies in rehearsal to improve the expressive qualities of music.

With guidance, perform music with expression.

Perform appropriately for the audience.

With guidance, list personal interests and experiences and demonstrate why they prefer some music selections over others.

With guidance, demonstrate how a specific music concept (such as beat or melodic direction) is used in music.

With guidance, demonstrate awareness of expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo) that reflect creators’/performers’ expressive intent.

With guidance, apply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music.

C O N N E C T I N G

Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

R E S P O N D I N G

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

Refine and complete artistic work.

C R E A T I N G

Refine and complete artistic work.

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Perceive and analyze artistic work.

Perceive and analyze artistic work.

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

P E R F O R M I N G

Develop and re fine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

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 melodic and rhythmic ideas or motives that reflect characteristic(s) of music or text(s) studied in rehearsal.

Select and develop draft melodic and rhythmic ideas or motives 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 teacher-provided criteria.

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

Select varied repertoire to study based on interest, music reading skills (where appropriate), an understanding of the structure of the music, context, and the technical skill of the individual or ensemble.

Demonstrate, using music reading skills where appropriate, how knowledge of formal aspects in musical works inform prepared or improvised performances.

Identify expressive qualities in a varied repertoire of music that can be demonstrated through prepared and improvised performances.

Use self-reflection and peer feedback to refine individual and ensemble performances of a varied repertoire of music.

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

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

Identify reasons for selecting music based on characteristics found in the music, connection to interest, and purpose or context.

Identify how knowledge of context and the use of repetition, similarities, and contrasts inform the response to music.

Identify interpretations of the expressive intent and meaning of musical works, referring to the elements of music, contexts, and (when appropriate) the setting of the text.

Identify and describe the effect of interest, experience, analysis, and context on the evaluation of music.

Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

C O N N E C T I N G

Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

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

Perceive and analyze artistic work.

Perceive and analyze artistic work.

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

P E R F O R M I N G

Refine and complete artistic work.

Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.

R E S P O N D I N G

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

C R E A T I N G

Refine and complete artistic work.

Develop and re fine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

R E S P O N D I N G

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

Develop and re fine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

Perceive and analyze artistic work.

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

Refine and complete artistic work.

C O N N E C T I N G

Select, analyze and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work .

C R E A T I N G

P R E S E N T I N G

Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Create art that tells a story about a life experience.

Identify a purpose of an artwork.

Engage in exploration and imaginative play with materials.

Engage collaboratively in creative art-making in response to an artistic problem.

Through experimentation, build skills in various media and approaches to art-making.

Identify safe and non-toxic art materials, tools, and equipment.

Create art that represents natural and constructed environments.

Explain the process of making art while creating.

Select art objects for personal portfolio and display, explaining why they were chosen.

Explain the purpose of a portfolio or collection.

Explain what an art museum is and distinguish how an art museum is different from other buildings.

Identify uses of art within one’s personal environment.

Describe what an image represents.

Interpret art by identifying subject matter and describing relevant details.

Explain reasons for selecting a preferred artwork.