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IV. Analyze in Context
- 8th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Music
Compare, in several cultures of the world, functions music serves, roles of musicians, and conditions under which music is typically performed.
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IV. Analyze in Context
- 8th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Music
Classify by genre and style (and, if applicable, by historical period, composer, and title) a varied body of exemplary musical works and explain the characteri…
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IV. Analyze in Context
- 8th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Music
Describe distinguishing characteristics of representative music genres and styles from a variety of cultures.
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III. Analyze
- 8th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Music
Evaluate the quality and effectiveness of one’s own and others’ musical performances and creations by applying specific and appropriate criteria and offering c…
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III. Analyze
- 8th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Music
Develop criteria based on musical knowledge and personal reflections to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of music performances. Apply these criteria as …
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III. Analyze
- 8th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Music
Demonstrate knowledge of the basic principles of meter, rhythm, tonality, intervals, chords, and harmonic progressions through analysis.
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III. Analyze
- 8th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Music
Analyze the uses of musical elements in aural examples from diverse genres and cultures.
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III. Analyze
- 8th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Music
Identify and describe specific musical elements and events in a given aural example, using appropriate terminology.
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II. Create
- 8th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Music
Use a variety of traditional, nontraditional, and electronic sound sources when composing, arranging, and improvising.
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II. Create
- 8th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Music
Arrange simple pieces for voices or instruments other than those for which pieces were written.
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II. Create
- 8th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Music
Compose short pieces to communicate ideas and/or stories, within defined parameters and using standard notation.
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II. Create
- 8th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Music
Improvise short melodies unaccompanied and over given rhythmic accompaniments, each in a consistent style, meter, and tonality.
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II. Create
- 8th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Music
Improvise melodic embellishments and basic rhythmic and melodic variations on given pentatonic melodies, and melodies in major keys.
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II. Create
- 8th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Music
Improvise basic harmonic accompaniments.