- Improvise melodies as solo and in ensemble setting
- Create ostinati, descants, and other hormonies
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- Participate in choral singing demonstrating:
- Expression
- Blend
- Breathing
- Phrasing
- Dynamics
- Interpretation
- Diction/Articulation
- Posture
- Sing in 3-part harmony
- Develop ensemble skills
- Respond to cues of the
conductor:
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- Starting & stopping
- Balance
- Dynamics
- tempo
- Perform music from various historical periods, genres, & cultures
- Sing a cappella
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- Identify styles and forms of musical compositions
- Evaluate and discuss the quality and effectiveness of musical performances, compositions, and arrangements by applying student generated criteria appropriate for the style of music
- Explain historical and/or cultural significance of music being performed
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- Read, interpret and explain standard notation symbols for pitch, rhythm, dynamics, tempo, articulation, and expression
- Read a three part score
- Sight read simple melodies
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