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Sixth 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 unison and two parts accurately and expressively at the minimal level of 1 on the difficulty rating scale
2 Perform music accurately and expressively at the minimal level of 0.5 on the difficulty rating scale at the first reading
3 Demonstrate understanding of major and minor scales
Creation of Music 1

Create melodic and rhythmic patterns
2 Improvise call-and-response patterns
Theory of Music 1 Identification of rhythmic  and melodic patterns in musical examples
2 Notation of level .5 compositions using appropriate clef for instrument and/or voice
3 Analysis of a beginning level composition or performance using musical elements
Aesthetic Valuation of Music 1 Determination of strengths and weaknesses in musical performances according to specific criteria
2 Description of music’s role in the human experience and ways music is used and enjoyed in society

Thompson School District Curriculum Placemats

Thompson placemats provide specific information regarding the skills 6th Graders will be able to master by the end of the school year.