State & District Music Standards

Colorado Music Standards

  1. Students will sing or play on instruments, a varied repertoire of music, alone or with others.
  2. Students will read and notate music.
  3. Students will create music.
  4. Students will listen to, analyze, evaluate, and describe music.
  5. Students will relate music to various historical and cultural traditions.

Mesa County Valley School District #51 Music Content Standards

  1. Students will sing and/or play on instruments a varied repertoire of music, alone or with others.
  2. Students will read and notate music.
  3. Students will create music.
  4. Students will listen to, analyze, evaluate, and describe music.
  5. Students will explore various cultures through the study of music and music history.

MENC National Standards

  1. Singing a varied repertoire of music-alone and with others.
  2. Performing a varied repertoire on instruments, alone and with others.
  3. Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
  4. Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines.
  5. Reading and notating music.
  6. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music
  7. Evaluating music and musical performances
  8. Understanding relationships between music, other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.
  9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture.