Students sing or perform on instruments a varied repertoire of music. Grades 7-8 Students compose short pieces within specified guidelines, demonstrating how the elements of music are used to achieve unity and variety, tension and release, and balance. Students use a variety of traditional and non-traditional sound sources and electronic media in composing and arranging moderately complex melodies. Students develop knowledge and skills necessary to understand and perform music from all parts of the world. Grades 7-8 Students listen to and describe aural examples of music of various styles representing diverse cultures.
Students identify a variety of instruments from various cultures and describe how they sound.
Goal 7 . Students develop knowledge and understanding of the relationship of music to history and culture. Grades 7-8 Students sing, dance, and perform music representing diverse genres and cultures, with expression appropriate for the work being performed. Students perform music from different cultures, demonstrating the uses and variations of the elements of music. Students apply knowledge, skills, and understandings to make critical judgments about and determine the quality of music experiences and performances.