The Idaho Standards for Humanities-Music

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969.    VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS – GRADES 9 to 12, SECTIONS 970 THROUGH 975.

 

970.    HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXTS OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS DISCIPLINES.

 

971.    STANDARD ONE:  Demonstrate an understanding of the cultural and historical contexts and interrelationships of the arts and humanities disciplines among various cultures.

 

 

Standard Breakout - By the end of grade 12, the student will:

Content Knowledge and Skills:

01.    Understand the historical and cultural contexts of the visual and performing arts.

a.     MUSIC:

1.   Identify representative musical works from a variety of cultures and historical periods.

2.   Outline the purpose and function of a particular form of music through history.

3.   Compare and contrast musical aesthetics from different cultural perspectives.

 

 

d.     DANCE:

1.   Use historical inquiry to examine the relationships between dance works and the culture and times in which they exist.

2.   Show how dance has a history, purpose, and function in cultures.

3.   Explore the human experience as it relates to dance across cultures and time.

 

02.    Understand the interrelationships among visual and performing arts disciplines.

 

a.     MUSIC:

1.   Identify various musical forms that have literary or artistic counterparts in other arts disciplines (expressionist art, music).

2.   Make connections between the history of one art form and another related art form (music and art history).

 

 

b.     VISUAL ART:

1.   Identify the use of visual arts in theatre, dance, and musical productions.

2.   Identify artists who practice in more than one art form.

3.   Relate the trends and movements in visual art to other disciplines in the arts and humanities.

 

972.    CRITICAL THINKING IN THE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS.

 

973.    STANDARD TWO:  Conduct analyses, engage in reasoned dialogue, and demonstrate informed judgment about philosophical, aesthetic, or ethical arts issues.

 

Standard Breakout - By the end of grade 12, the student will:

Content Knowledge and Skills:

01.    Conduct analyses in the arts and humanities disciplines.

a.     MUSIC:

1.   Develop and use music vocabulary to discuss musical forms.

2.   Analyze two contrasting musical works.

3.   Discuss the similarities and differences of artistic styles.

4.   Recognize common themes that appear in music throughout history.

 

 

d.     DANCE:

1.   Develop and use dance vocabulary to discuss a variety of dance forms and styles.

2.   Present analyses of dance performances through examining how dance creates and communicates meaning.

3.   Recognize point-of-view as physical, psychological, and/or cultural.

 

02.    Engage in reasoned dialogue about arts and humanities issues.

a.     MUSIC:

1.   Write an informed critique about a live musical performance.

2.   Offer an informed opinion regarding current arts issues in one’s community.

 

 

d.     DANCE:

1.   Explore reasons why subjects and ideas are reinterpreted through the arts in different cultures.

2.   Examine how dance reveals universal concepts and themes.

 

03.    Demonstrate informed judgment about philosophical, aesthetic, or ethical arts issues.

a.     MUSIC:

1.   Express personal preference for music, using appropriate musical terminology.

2.   Research and report on controversial issues in musical circles.

3.   Offer an alternative for copyright infringement, both for the consumer and the artist.

4.   Critique a musical work or performance based on given criteria.

 

 

974.    ACQUISITION, APPLICATION, AND EXPRESSION OF SPECIFIC CONTENT KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS IN THE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS.

 

975.    STANDARD THREE:  Communicate in the humanities disciplines through acquisition, application, and creative expression.

 

Standard Breakout - By the end of grade 12, the student will:

Content Knowledge and Skills:

01.    Communicate in the visual and performing arts through application of artistic concepts, knowledge, and skills.

a.     MUSIC:

1.   Perform solos using appropriate technique (breath control, intonation, expression, technical accuracy, phrasing, and interpretation).

2.   Improvise musical lines using rhythm, melodic embellishments, and harmony.

3.   Articulate a method of consistent and efficient musical practice.

 

02.    Communicate in the visual and performing arts through creative expression.

a.     MUSIC:

1.   Demonstrate advanced ensemble skills.

2.   Read music that contains moderate technical demands, expanded ranges, and varied interpretive requirements.

3.   Sing or play a varied repertoire of music literature with expression and technical accuracy.

 

 

4.   Perform with expression and technical accuracy at a moderate level of difficulty.

5.   Improvise rhythmic and melodic variations on given melodies.

 

 

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