Seventh Grade Music
Music produces creativity, innovation, and cornerstone life skills that will be the key to opening doors for a more diverse and competitive workforce. Students of music use critical thinking, self-assessment, reasoning, problem solving, and collaboration, and make connections in new and imaginative ways as they progress through their musical education. All of these skills prepare our students for higher education and the 21st century workforce. These standards outline the knowledge and skills needed by all Colorado citizens to participate productively in an increasingly creative economy and innovative society.
| Standards and Grade Level Expectations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Expression of Music | 1 | Perform music in three or more parts accurately and expressively at the minimal level of 1 to 2 on the difficulty rating scale | 2 | Perform music accurately and expressively at the minimal difficulty level of 1 on the difficulty rating scale at the first reading individually and as anensemble member | 3 | Demonstrate understanding of modalities |
| Creation of Music | 1 | Create four to eight measures of music melodically and rhythmically | 2 | Improvise short melodic phrases over accompaniment |
| Theory of Music | 1 | Identification and rhythmic demonstration of multiple, changing meter signatures in music | 2 | Notatation of level 1 compositions using the appropriate clef for instrument and/or voice | 3 | Analysis of musical elements of a simple level 1 composition or performance |
| Aesthetic Valuation of Music | 1 | Analysis, through compare and contrast, of music performances and compositions according to detailed criteria, utilizing an informed music vocabulary | 2 | Articulation and analysis of individual experiences in music |
Thompson School District Curriculum Placemats
Thompson placemats provide specific information regarding the skills 7th Graders will be able to master by the end of the school year.
- Seventh Grade Music Placemats
