Byram Hills Central School District

This information has been taken directly from the Accelerate U - Standards and Resource Guides (with approval) from the K-12 Education, NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT site. No information in this document has been changed.

Standard 4: Understanding the Cultural Dimensions and Contributions of the Arts

4. Students will develop a performing and listening repertoire of music of various genres, styles, and cultures that represent the peoples of the world and their manifestations in the United States. Students will recognize the cultural features of a variety of musical compositions and performances and understand the functions of music within the culture.

Students:

identify when listening, and perform from memory, a basic repertoire of folk songs/dances and composed songs from the basic cultures that represent the peoples of the world (a)
identify the titles and composers of well-known examples of classical concert music and blues/jazz selections (b)
identify the primary cultural, geographical, and historical settings for the music they listen to and perform (c).

This is evident, for example, when students:

sing folk music common to a period of history in the United States
recognize and identify some simple pieces of music such as the tango, march and waltz and name the countries and composers most associated with the selections
record in a log the folksongs sung in class along with the country of origin

in music class make a pin map which shows the country of origin of folksongs and recordings.