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Music
 Standard 7.Understands the relationship between music and history and culture
   
Topics1. Purpose and function of music; 2. Roles of musicians
   Level III [Grade 6-8]
   Benchmark 3. Understands the functions music serves, roles of musicians (e.g., lead guitarist in a rock band, composer of jingles for commercials, singer in Peking opera), and conditions under which music is typically performed in various cultures of the world
    
Vocabulary terms
A. function of music
B. role of the musician
C. conditions of music performance

Knowledge/skill statements
1.Understands the function that music serves in various cultures of the world
2.Understands the role of the musician in various cultures of the world
3.Understands the conditions under which music is typically performed in various cultures of the world
4.Knows that in some cultures, a musician may be a lead guitarist in a rock band
5.Knows that in some cultures, a musician may compose jingles for commercials
6.Knows that in some cultures, a musician may be a singer in a Peking opera


Citation Log: BD(AE,45;​CE,68;​ME,88;​NE,69)
Citation reference
BD = benchmark, declarative
BP = benchmark, procedural
BC = benchmark, contextual

1st letter/number of each code in parentheses:
A   CNAEA: National Standards for Arts Education
C   California Visual/Performing Arts Framework
F   France: Pre-Elementary School Program
H   McGraw-Hill: Pre-Kindergarten Standards: Guidelines for Teaching and Learning
HS   Head Start: Child Outcomes Framework
IA   International Baccalaureate: Art/Design
IM   International Baccalaureate: Middle Years Arts
M   MENC: The School Music Program
N   NAEP: Arts Education Assessment Framework
T   TEA: Texas Prekindergarten Curriculum Guidelines
U   United Kingdom: The review of the desirable outcomes for children’s learning
Z   New Zealand Ministry of Education: Early Childhood Curriculum

2nd letter code :
E = Explicitly stated in document
I = Implicit in document

Number:
Page number of the cited document