Standard 4

Standard 4
Students will develop an understanding of the personal and cultural forces that shape artistic communication and how the arts in turn shape the diverse cultures of past and present society.

Understanding The Cultural
Dimensions and Contributions of The Arts

Key Idea: Students will develop a performing and listening repertoire of music of various genres, styles, and cultures that represent the peoples of the world and their manifestations in the United States. Students will recognize the cultural features of a variety of musical compositions and performances and understand the functions of music within the culture.

Performance Indicators--Students will:

Elementary	Intermediate	Commencement
• identify when listening, and perform from memory, a basic repertoire of folk songs/dances and composed songs from the basic cultures that represent the peoples of the world • identify the titles and composers of well-known examples of classical concert music and blues/jazz selections • identify the primary cultural, geographical, and historical settings for the music they listen to and perform	• identify the cultural contexts of a performance or recording and perform (with movement, where culturally appropriate) a varied repertoire of folk, art, and contemporary selections from the basic cultures that represent the peoples of the world • identify from a performance or recording the titles and composers of well-known examples of classical concert music and blues/jazz selections • discuss the current and past cultural, social, and political uses for the music they listen to and perform • in performing ensembles, read and perform repertoire in a culturally authentic manner	• identify from performances or recordings the cultural contexts of a further varied repertoire of folk, art, and contemporary selections from the basic cultures that represent the peoples of the world • identify from performances or recordings the titles and composers and discuss the cultural contexts of well-known examples of classical concert music and blues/jazz selections • relate well-known musical examples from the 17th century onward with the dominant social and historical events

Commencement Major Sequence

• analyze music from various cultures on the basis of its functions, giving examples and describing uses to which music is put in those cultures

• in performing ensembles, read and perform repertoire in a culturally authentic manner and use culture-based criteria for assessing performances, their own and others’