Copyright 1995
K-4 STANDARDS
DANCE
Standard 1. Identifying and demonstrating movement elements and skills in performing dance
Standard 2. Understanding choreographic principles, processes, and structures
Standard 3. Understanding dance as a way to create and communicate meaning
Standard 4. Applying and demonstrating critical and creative thinking skills in dance
Standard 5. Demonstrating and understanding dance in various cultures and historical periods
Standard 6. Making connections between dance and healthful living
Standard 7. Making connections between dance and other disciplines
MUSIC
Standard 1. Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music
Standard 2. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music
Standard 3. Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments
Standard 4. Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines
Standard 5. Reading and notating music
Standard 6. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music
Standard 7. Evaluating music and music performances
Standard 8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts
Standard 9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture
THEATER
Standard 1. Script writing by planning and recording improvisations based on personal experience and heritage, imagination, literature, and history
Standard 2. Acting by assuming roles and interacting in improvisations
Standard 3. Designing by visualizing and arranging environments for classroom dramatizations
Standard 4. Directing by planning classroom dramatizations
Standard 5. Researching by finding information to support classroom dramatizations
Standard 6. Comparing and connecting art forms by describing theater, dramatic media (such as film, television, and electronic media), and other art forms
Standard 7. Analyzing and explaining personal preferences and constructing meanings from classroom dramatizations and from theater, film, television, and electronic media productions
Standard 8. Understanding context by recognizing the role of theater, film, television, and electronic media in daily life
VISUAL ARTS
Standard 1. Understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes
Standard 2. Using knowledge of structures and functions
Standard 3. Choosing and evaluating a range of subject matter, symbols, and ideas
Standard 4. Understanding the visual arts in relation to history and cultures
Standard 5. Reflecting upon and assessing the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others
Standard 6. Making connections between visual arts and other disciplines
5-8 STANDARDS
DANCE
Standard 1. Identifying and demonstrating movement elements and skills in performing dance
Standard 2. Understanding choreographic principles, processes, and structures
Standard 3. Understanding dance as a way to create and communicate meaning
Standard 4. Applying and demonstrating critical and creative thinking skills in dance
Standard 5. Demonstrating and understanding dance in various cultures and historical periods
Standard 6. Making connections between dance and healthful living
Standard 7. Making connections between dance and other disciplines
MUSIC
Standard 1. Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music
Standard 2. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music
Standard 3. Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments
Standard 4. Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines
Standard 5. Reading and notating music
Standard 6. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music
Standard 7. Evaluating music and music performances
Standard 8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts
Standard 9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture
THEATER
Standard 1. Script writing by the creation of improvisations and scripted scenes based on personal experience and heritage, imagination, literature, and history
Standard 2. Acting by developing basic acting skills to portray characters who interact in improvised and scripted scenes
Standard 3. Designing by developing environments for improvised and scripted scenes
Standard 4. Directing by organizing rehearsals for improvised and scripted scenes
Standard 5. Researching by using cultural and historical information to support improvised and scripted scenes
Standard 6. Comparing and incorporating art forms by analyzing methods of presentation and audience response for theater, dramatic media (such as film, television, and electronic media), and other art forms
Standard 7. Analyzing, evaluating, and constructing meanings from improvised and scripted scenes and from theater, film, television, and electronic media productions
Standard 8. Understanding context by analyzing the role of theater, film, television, and electronic media in the community and in other cultures
VISUAL ARTS
Standard 1. Understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes
Standard 2. Using knowledge of structures and functions
Standard 3. Choosing and evaluating a range of subject matter, symbols, and ideas
Standard 4. Understanding the visual arts in relation to history and cultures
Standard 5. Reflecting upon and assessing the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others
Standard 6. Making connections between visual arts and other disciplines
9-12 STANDARDS
DANCE
Standard 1. Identifying and demonstrating movement elements and in performing dance
Standard 2. Understanding choreographic principles, processes, and structures
Standard 3. Understanding dance as a way to create and communicate meaning
Standard 4. Applying and demonstrating critical and creative thinking skills in dance
Standard 5. Demonstrating and understanding dance in various cultures and historical periods
Standard 6. Making connections between dance and healthful living
Standard 7. Making connections between dance and other disciplines
MUSIC
Standard 1. Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music
Standard 2. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music
Standard 3. Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments
Standard 4. Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines
Standard 5. Reading and notating music
Standard 6. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music
Standard 7. Evaluating music and music performances
Standard 8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts
Standard 9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture
THEATER
Standard 1. Script writing through improvising, writing, and refining scripts based on personal experience and heritage, imagination, literature, and history
Standard 2. Acting by developing, communicating, and sustaining characters in improvisations and informal or formal productions
Standard 3. Designing and producing by conceptualizing and realizing artistic interpretations for informal or formal productions
Standard 4. Directing by interpreting dramatic texts and organizing and conducting rehearsals for informal or formal productions
Standard 5. Researching by evaluating and synthesizing cultural and historical information to support artistic choices
Standard 6. Comparing and integrating art forms by analyzing traditional theater, dance, music, visual arts, and new art forms
Standard 7. Analyzing, critiquing, and constructing meanings from informal and formal theater, film, television, and electronic media productions
Standard 8. Understanding context by analyzing the role of theater, film, television, and electronic media in the past and the present
VISUAL ARTS
Standard 1. Understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes
Standard 2. Using knowledge of structures and functions
Standard 3. Choosing and evaluating a range of subject matter, symbols, and ideas
Standard 4. Understanding the visual arts in relation to history and cultures
Standard 5. Reflecting upon and assessing the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others
Standard 6. Making connections between visual arts and other disciplines
Reprinted with permission from “What Every Young American Should Know and Be Able To Do in the Arts: National Standards for Arts Education,” developed by the Consortium of National Arts Education Associations. National Conference.