
Standards in MusicThe Colorado Academic Standards in music are the topical organization of the concepts and skills all Colorado students should know and be able to do throughout their preschool through twelfth-grade experience.
Prepared Graduates in Music
- Expression of Music
- Creation of Music
- Theory of Music
- Aesthetic Valuation of Music
Prepared Graduates in Music
- Apply knowledge and skills through a variety of means to demonstrate musical concepts.
- Perform with appropriate technique and expressive elements to communicate ideas and emotions.
- Demonstrate practice and refinement processes to develop independent musicianship.
- Compose, improvise, and arrange sounds and musical ideas to communicate purposeful intent.
- Read, write, and analyze the elements of music through a variety of means to demonstrate musical literacy.
- Aurally identify and differentiate musical elements to interpret and respond to music.
- Evaluate and respond to music using criteria to make informed musical decisions.
- Connect musical ideas and works with societal, cultural and historical context to understand relationships and influences.