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Anchor Standard

Perform

Students analyze, refine, and perform music from a selected world tradition — developing ensemble technique and learning to convey meaning through sound.

National Arts Anchor Standards

  • 1.Select, analyze and interpret artistic work for presentation.
  • 2.Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.
  • 3.Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

Blueprint overview

The Perform Blueprint is for teachers focused on improving their students' ability to perform in an ensemble. Students will analyze and interpret artistic work from a selected tradition, then refine their technique and convey meaning through performing in the style of that tradition. Compositions and arrangements can be provided by Culture Connect as necessary. This blueprint places students inside the performance tradition — learning not just to play the notes, but to understand what those notes mean within their cultural context. Artists guide students through the physical, expressive, and communicative dimensions of performance.

Format

Students must connect from the same physical space with their instruments. Advanced audio-visual processing technology is highly recommended for this blueprint.

Requirements

Minimum of 12 exchanges. In-person ensemble setup required.

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MA State Music Standards

Grades 3–4

3-4.M.P.04Individually read moderately complicated rhythms and melodies (e.g., melodies with alternating eighth notes, quarter notes and half notes, pentatonic and diatonic tonalities) in standard notation.
3-4.M.P.05Sing and play musical canons, rounds, and music in at least two parts.
3-4.M.P.06Sing and play in groups responding appropriately to cues of a conductor.

Grades 5–6

5-6.M.P.04Identify standard notation symbols and musical terms referring to dynamics, tempo, articulations, meter, and expression and apply them when performing.
5-6.M.P.05Sing and play music written in 3 parts using appropriate technique.
5-6.M.P.06Sing and play in groups responding to cues from a conductor exhibiting stylistic elements.

Grades 7–8

7-8.M.P.04Identify basic strategies musicians use to practice and employ them in readying a musical work for performance.
7-8.M.P.06Match a musical performance or composition with expressed intent (e.g., wanting the audience to feel a particular emotion).

Grades 9–12

AG.M.P.04Explain how one's composition relates to established musical genres, styles, forms (e.g., explain how one's piece combines elements of jazz and Celtic music).
AG.M.P.06Perform a musical work that causes audience reflection by presenting different musical styles or viewpoints.
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