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4. Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines.
Grades K-4
a. create and arrange music to accompany readings or dramatizations
b. create and arrange short songs and instrumental pieces within specified guidelines
c. use a variety of sound sources when composing
Grades 5-8
a. compose short pieces within specified guidelines, demonstrating how the elements of music are used to achieve unity and
variety, tension and release, and balance
b. arrange simple pieces for voices or instruments other than those for which the pieces were written
c. use a variety of traditional and nontraditional sound sources and electronic media when composing and arranging
Grades 9-12
Proficient:
a. compose music in several distinct styles, demonstrating creativity in using the elements of music for expressive effect
b. arrange pieces for voices or instruments other than those for which the pieces were written in ways that preserve or
enhance the expressive effect of the music
c. compose and arrange music for voices and various acoustic and electronic instruments, demonstrating knowledge of the
ranges and traditional usages of the sound sources
Advanced:
d. compose music, demonstrating imagination and technical skill in applying the principles of composition
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