National Standards for Music Education

1. Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.

2. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.

3. Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments.

4. Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines.

5. Reading and notating music.

6. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.

7. Evaluating music and music performances.

8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.

9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture.

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Standard 2: Music 

Understand and apply elements of music and understand how music communicates ideas, feelings, and experiences across cultures.

6-8 Music Benchmarks 

How the Arts are Organized
6-8.2.1
Perform a variety of musical elements (e.g., tone, rhythm) with understanding and accuracy

6-8.2.2
Perform music from a variety of cultures, styles, and genres individually as well as in small and/or large ensembles

6-8.2.3
Compose, arrange, or notate music using specified guidelines

6-8.2.4
Improvise a short pattern or melody to be performed with a rhythmic and/or melodic accompaniment

6-8.2.5
Compare terms and elements used in music, the other arts, and other content areas

6-8.2.6
Perform music in various meters


How the Arts Communicate
6-8.2.7
Evaluate the effectiveness of a musical performance or composition


How the Arts Shape and Reflect Culture
6-8.2.8
Compare the role of music and composers in various cultures and time periods


6-8.2.9
Analyze the use of musical elements in various cultures with an emphasis on melody and harmonic progressions

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General Learner Outcomes (GLOs)

State
 of 
Hawaii 
‐ Department
 of 
Education
General 
Learner
 Outcomes 
(GLO)

GLO 
1: 
Self‐Directed 
Learner

The
 ability 
to 
be 
responsible
 for 
one’s 
own 
learning
1.1 
– 
Sets 
priorities
 and 
establishes 
achievable
 goals 
and 
personal 
plans 
for learning
1.2 –
 Plans
 and 
manages 
time 
and 
resources 
to 
achieve 
goals
1.3 
– 
Monitors 
progress 
and 
evaluates 
learning 
experiences

GLO
 2:  
Community
 Contributor
The
 understanding 
that 
it 
is 
essential 
for 
human beings
 to
 work 
together
2.1 
– 
Respects 
people’s
 feelings, 
ideas,
 abilities 
and 
cultural
 diversity
2.2
 –
 Cooperates
 with
 and
 helps 
and 
encourages
 others
 in 
group
 situations
2.3
 – 
Understands 
and 
follows 
rules 
of 
conduct
2.4
 –
 Analyzes
 conflict 
and 
applies 
methods 
of 
cooperative
 resolution
2.5 
– 
Demonstrates 
responsible 
and 
ethical 
behavior 
in
 decision 
making
2.6 
– 
Reasonably 
implements 
a 
solution

GLO 
3:  
Complex
 Thinker

The
 ability
 to 
perform
 complex
 thinking 
and 
problem
 solving
3.1
 – 
Applies
 prior
 learning 
experiences
 to 
new 
situations
3.2
 – 
Considers
 multiple 
perspectives 
in
 analyzing 
and 
solving 
a 
variety 
of problems
3.3
 – 
Generates 
new
 and
 creative
 ideas
 and
 approaches
 to
 developing solutions
3.4
 – 
Evaluates
 the
 effectiveness 
and 
ethical 
considerations
 to 
a 
solution and 
make
adjustments 
as 
needed

GLO
 4:  
Quality 
Producer

The
 ability 
to 
recognize
 and
 produce
 quality 
performance
 and 
quality products
4.1
 –
 Recognizes
 and 
understands 
what 
quality 
performances 
and 
products are
4.2
 – 
Understands
 and 
sets 
criteria
 to
 meet 
or 
exceed 
Hawaii 
Content 
and Performance Standards
4.3 
– 
Produces
 evidence
 that
 meets
 or 
exceeds 
Hawaii 
Content 
and Performance
 Standards

GLO 
5:  
Effective
 Communicator

The
 ability 
to 
communicate
 effectively
5.1
 –
 Listens
 to, 
interprets,
 and 
uses
 information
 effectively
5.2 
– 
Communicates 
effectively
 and 
clearly 
through
 speaking,
 using appropriate 
forms, conventions, 
and 
styles 
to 
convey 
ideas 
and information 
for 
a 
variety 
of 
audiences 
and purposes
5.3
 –
 Reads
 with
 understanding 
various
 types 
of 
written 
materials 
and literature 
and 
uses information 
for 
various 
purposes
5.4
 –
 Communicates 
effectively 
and 
clearly 
through 
writing, 
using appropriate
 forms, conventions,
 and 
styles 
to 
convey 
ideas 
and information 
for 
a 
variety 
of 
audiences
 and purposes
5.5 
– 
Observes 
and 
makes 
sense
 of 
visual 
information

GLO
 6:  
Effective 
and 
Ethical 
User 
of 
Technology

The 
ability 
to 
use 
a 
variety 
of 
technologies
 effectively 
and
 ethically
6.1
 –
 Uses 
a 
variety 
of 
technologies
 in
 producing
 an 
idea 
or 
a 
product
6.2
 –
 Uses
 a
 variety 
of 
technologies
 to
 access
 and 
manage 
information 
and
to
 generate 
new 
information
6.3
 – 
Understands 
the 
impact 
of 
technologies 
on 
individuals, 
family, society,
 and
 the environment
6.4 
–
 Uses 
the
 appropriate
 technologies 
for 
communication, 
collaboration, research, 
creativity,
and 
problem
 solving
6.5 
– 
Understands 
and 
respects 
the 
legal 
and
 ethical 
issues