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Grades

 

 

Students receive the following grades:

NS = Needs Support

AS = Approaching Standards

MS = Meets Standards

ES = Exceeds Standards

 

The description of each standard for every grade level is listed below.

 

Kindergarten

Standard
 Needs Support Approaching Standards Meets Standards Exceeds Standards

Demonstrates understanding

of skills and

concepts (Singing/Melody; Beat/Rhythm; Expression)

Student is not able to:

  • Sing on pitch or with proper vocal placement
  • Keep a steady beat
  • Move to music with expression

Student is beginning to:

  • Sing on pitch with proper vocal placement
  • Keep a steady beat
  • Move to music with expression

Student:

  • Sings on pitch with proper vocal placement
  • Keeps a steady beat
  • Moves to music with expression

Student Consistently:

  • Sings on pitch with proper vocal placement
  • Keeps a steady beat
  • Moves to music with expression

Participates

with effort,

cooperates,

follows

directions

Student rarely:

  • Listens in class
  • Focuses on a given task
  • Respects rules, routines, and procedures
  • Participates in activities

Student sometimes:

  • Listens in class
  • Focuses on a given task
  • Respects rules, routines, and procedures
  • Participates in activities

Student usually:

  • Listens in class
  • Focuses on a given task
  • Respects rules, routines, and procedures
  • Participates in activities

Student consistently:

  • Listens in class
  • Focuses on a given task
  • Respects rules, routines, and procedures
  • Participates in activities

 

 

1st Grade

Standard
 Needs Support Approaching Standards Meets Standards Exceeds Standards

Demonstrates understanding

of skills and

concepts (Singing/Melody; Beat/Rhythm; Expression)

Student is not able to:

  • Sing on pitch or with proper vocal placement
  • Keep a steady beat or read basic rhythmic notation
  • Move to music with expression

Student is beginning to:

  • Sing on pitch with proper vocal placement
  • Keep a steady beat and read basic rhythmic notation
  • Move to music with expression

Student:

  • Sings on pitch with proper vocal placement
  • Keeps a steady beat and reads basic rhythmic notation
  • Moves to music with expression

Student Consistently:

  • Sings on pitch with proper vocal placement
  • Keeps a steady beat and reads basic rhythmic notation
  • Moves to music with expression

Participates

with effort,

cooperates,

follows

directions

Student rarely:

  • Listens in class
  • Focuses on a given task
  • Respects rules, routines, and procedures
  • Participates in activities
  • Engages in activities
  • Is prepared for class

Student sometimes:

  • Listens in class
  • Focuses on a given task
  • Respects rules, routines, and procedures
  • Participates in activities
  • Engages in activites
  • Is prepared for class

Student usually:

  • Listens in class
  • Focuses on a given task
  • Respects rules, routines, and procedures
  • Participates in activities
  • Engages in activities
  • Is prepared for class

Student consistently:

  • Listens in class
  • Focuses on a given task
  • Respects rules, routines, and procedures
  • Participates in activities
  • Engages in activities
  • Is prepared for class

 

 

2nd Grade

Standard
 Needs Support Approaching Standards Meets Standards Exceeds Standards

Demonstrates understanding

of skills and

concepts (Singing/Melody; Beat/Rhythm; Expression)

Student is not able to:

  • Sing on pitch or with proper vocal placement or use solfege syllables
  • Decode, perform and create rhythms
  • Use appropriate musical expressive qualities in music

Student is beginning to:

  • Sing on pitch with proper vocal placement and use solfege syllables
  • Decode, perform and create rhythms
  • Use appropriate musical expressive qualities in music

Student:

  • Sings on pitch with proper vocal placement and uses solfege syllables
  • Decodes, performs and creates rhythms
  • Uses appropriate musical expressive qualities in music

Student Consistently:

  • Sings on pitch with proper vocal placement and uses solfege syllables
  • Decode, perform and create rhythms
  • Uses appropriate musical expressive qualities in music

Participates

with effort,

cooperates,

follows

directions

Student rarely:

  • Listens in class
  • Focuses on a given task
  • Respects rules, routines, and procedures
  • Participates in activities
  • Engages in activities
  • Is prepared for class

Student sometimes:

  • Listens in class
  • Focuses on a given task
  • Respects rules, routines, and procedures
  • Participates in activities
  • Engages in activities
  • Is prepared for class

Student usually:

  • Listens in class
  • Focuses on a given task
  • Respects rules, routines, and procedures
  • Participates in activities
  • Engages in activities
  • Is prepared for class

Student consistently:

  • Listens in class
  • Focuses on a given task
  • Respects rules, routines, and procedures
  • Participates in activities
  • Engages in activities
  • Is prepared for class




3rd Grade 

 

Standard
 Needs Support Approaching Standards Meets Standards Exceeds Standards

Demonstrates understanding

of skills and

concepts (Singing/Melody; Beat/Rhythm; Expression)

Student is not able to:

  • Sing on pitch or with proper vocal placement or use solfege syllables or note names.
  • Decode, perform or create rhythms in a variety of meters with voice and/or a variety of instruments.
  • Use appropriate musical expressive qualities in music

Student is beginning to:

  • Sing on pitch with proper vocal placement and use solfege syllables or note names.
  • Decode, perform and create rhythms in a variety of meters with voice and a variety of instruments.
  • Use appropriate musical expressive qualities in music

Student:

  • Sings on pitch with proper vocal placement and uses solfege syllables and note names.
  • Decodes, performs and creates rhythms in a variety of meters with voice and a variety of instruments.
  • Uses appropriate musical expressive qualities in music

Student Consistently:

  • Sings on pitch with proper vocal placement and uses solfege syllables and note names.
  • Decodes, performs and creates rhythms in a variety of meters with voice and a variety of instruments.
  • Uses appropriate musical expressive qualities in music

Participates

with effort,

cooperates,

follows

directions

Student rarely:

  • Listens in class
  • Focuses on a given task
  • Respects rules, routines, and procedures
  • Participates in activities
  • Engages in activities
  • Is prepared for class

Student sometimes:

  • Listens in class
  • Focuses on a given task
  • Respects rules, routines, and procedures
  • Participates in activities
  • Engages in activities
  • Is prepared for class

Student usually:

  • Listens in class
  • Focuses on a given task
  • Respects rules, routines, and procedures
  • Participates in activities
  • Engages in activities
  • Is prepared for class

Student consistently:

  • Listens in class
  • Focuses on a given task
  • Respects rules, routines, and procedures
  • Participates in activities
  • Engages in activities
  • Is prepared for class