Review+a+Standard+(Roberts)

Achievment Standard Students create and arrange music to accompany readings or dramatizations Students create and arrange short songs and instrumental pieces within specified guidelines (e.g., a particular style, form, instrumentation, compositional technique) Students use a variety of sound sources when composing
 * Content Standard #4:** Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines

Criterion Rigor- Essential content- Measurable - Manageable- Organized & Communicated

Criteria rigor coherence focus (which skill & concepts are most important) specificty (give expected performance clarity/accessibility -(understandable)

This composition standard meets many of the criterion suggestions. Composition is essential to a complete music education. Rigor can be found from kindergarten on up as children explore creating their own songs and responses to songs. The content is important and measurable. Through the use of rubrics we can work together with students to determine their success. The organization of this standard could be communicated better. A variety of sound sources could read: orff instruments, recorders, pianos, guitars, ukuleles, bell sets, chimes. Also, the second sentence should be first. Students create and arrange…. That’s what we want them to be able to do. You don’t need to state they could accompany a reading….. That’s a given. Composition is an important part of what children should know and be able to do. The wording / structure could be improve to meet the criteria.