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I. Perform
- 8th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Music
Sight read basic melodies in treble and bass clefs, using combinations of whole, half, quarter, eighth, sixteenth, and dotted notes and rests; in simple, compo…
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I. Perform
- 8th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Music
Use technology in a variety of ways in musical performance.
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I. Perform
- 8th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Music
Sing and play accurately as a soloist, and in both small and large ensembles, with appropriate technique and breath control.
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I. Perform
- 8th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Music
Sing an ostinato.
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I. Perform
- 8th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Music
Sing and play, with expression and technical accuracy, a diverse repertoire of vocal and instrumental literature, with and without notation, including selectio…
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V. Analyze and Make Connections
- 8th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Dance
Cite examples of concepts used in dance and another discipline outside the arts, such as balance, shape, and pattern.
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V. Analyze and Make Connections
- 8th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Dance
Develop a project that reveals similarities and differences between the arts.
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V. Analyze and Make Connections
- 8th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Dance
Explain how warm-up prepares the body and mind for expressive purposes.
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V. Analyze and Make Connections
- 8th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Dance
Explain strategies to prevent dance injuries.
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V. Analyze and Make Connections
- 8th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Dance
Identify at least three personal goals to improve as dancers and steps they are taking to reach those goals.
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IV. Analyze in Context
- 8th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Dance
Accurately describe the role of dance in at least two different cultures or time periods.
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IV. Analyze in Context
- 8th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Dance
Competently perform folk, social, or theatrical dance forms learned from resources in their own community, of different cultures, time periods, or from a broad…
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IV. Analyze in Context
- 8th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Dance
Competently perform folk and/or classical dances from other cultures; describe similarities and differences in steps and movement styles.
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III. Analyze
- 8th Grade
- Michigan Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Theater Standards
- Dance
Observe the same dance both live and recorded on video; compare and contrast the aesthetic impact of the two observations.