Students understand that dance and dancers reflect and influence culture. Students use specific criteria to identify and evaluate the qualities and merits of works in dance. Students demonstrate understanding of form and meaning in dance. Music Artistic Perception 1. Students listen to and analyze music, using the vocabulary and language of music.
Students read and notate music.
Creative Expression 3. Students sing or perform on instruments a varied repertoire of music. Historical and Cultural Context 4. Students develop knowledge and skills necessary to understand and perform music from a variety of cultures around the world. Students develop knowledge and understanding of the relationship of music to history and culture.