National Music Standards:
NA.5-8.1 SINGING, ALONE AND WITH OTHERS, A VARIED REPERTOIRE OF MUSIC
- Students sing accurately and with good breath control throughout their singing ranges, alone and in small and large ensembles
- Students sing with expression and technical accuracy a repertoire of vocal literature with a level of difficulty of 2, on a scale of 1 to 6, including some songs performed from memory
- Students sing music representing diverse genres and cultures, with expression appropriate for the work being performed
- Students sing music written in two and three parts
- Students who participate in a choral ensemble sing with expression and technical accuracy a varied repertoire of vocal literature with a level of difficulty of 3, on a scale of 1 to 6, including some songs performed from memory
Georgia Fine Arts Music Standards for Eighth Grade:
1 Topic: Artistic Skills and Knowledge: Creating, Performing, Producing
Standard: Demonstrates correct posture for singing.
2 Topic: Artistic Skills and Knowledge: Creating, Performing, Producing
Standard: Demonstrates correct breathing techniques for vocal production.
3 Topic: Artistic Skills and Knowledge: Creating, Performing, Producing
Standard: Sings accurate pitches and rhythms.
4 Topic: Artistic Skills and Knowledge: Creating, Performing, Producing
Standard: Sings scales, arpeggios and vocalizes from memory.
5 Topic: Artistic Skills and Knowledge: Creating, Performing, Producing
Standard: Sings with clear vowel sounds, proper diction and appropriate tone quality.
11 Topic: Artistic Skills and Knowledge: Creating, Performing, Producing
Standard: Recognizes key signatures of music performed.
13 Topic: Artistic Skills and Knowledge: Creating, Performing, Producing
Standard: Identifies various types of voices heard in choral performances
14 Topic: Artistic Skills and Knowledge: Creating, Performing, Producing
Standard: Demonstrates knowledge of music vocabulary necessary for study, rehearsal and performance of music
17 Topic: Artistic Skills and Knowledge: Creating, Performing, Producing
Standard: Responds appropriately to conducting techniques used by the director
20 Topic: Critical Analysis and Aesthetic Understanding
Standard: Recognizes relationship of text to music elements in repertoire (e.g., rhythm, melody, harmony, form, tempo, dynamics, phrase, and tonality).
2 Topic: Artistic Skills and Knowledge: Creating, Performing, Producing
Standard: Identifies soprano, alto, tenor, bass, and cambiata voices.
5 Topic: Artistic Skills and Knowledge: Creating, Performing, Producing
Standard: Discriminates between and conducts simple and compound meters: 2's, 3's, 4's, and 6's.
NETS:
1. Technology productivity tools
- Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.
- Students use productivity tools to collaborate in constructing technology-enhanced models, prepare publications, and produce other creative works.
2. Technology communications tools
- Students use telecommunications to collaborate, publish, and interact with peers, experts, and other audiences.
- Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences.
3. Technology research tools
- Students use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources.
- Students use technology tools to process data and report results.
- Students evaluate and select new information resources and technological innovations based on the appropriateness for specific tasks.