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Express Ideas
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Finalize and share my product or performance
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- With guidance, I can use feedback to improve something I’m making and/or sharing.
Project-specific:- I can actively seek and incorporate feedback from my peers and mentors to make thoughtful improvements to my original compositions, ensuring my musical work aligns with the aesthetic and personal styles I aim to express.
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- I can use feedback to improve something I’m making and/or sharing. With guidance, I can use criteria to self-assess and make one or more important changes before I share my work.
Project-specific:- I can incorporate feedback into my musical compositions by making meaningful adjustments that enhance the blending of various genres
- With some guidance, I use the feedback to evaluate my work against specific criteria, allowing me to refine one or more key elements before finalizing and sharing my music with the local community.
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- I can use feedback to improve specific aspects of my work. I can use criteria to self-assess and identify areas for improvement. I can edit and/or revise my final product to ensure it meets given guidelines or parameters. When applicable, I can practice or rehearse my performance.
Project-specific:- I can use feedback from peers and mentors to enhance my music compositions, ensuring they effectively blend various genres and styles for maximum audience appeal
- I can self-assess my work against specific criteria and revise it to meet both aesthetic and technical guidelines
- By practicing with my ensemble, I refine our performance to confidently present our album to local venues, showcasing our unique musical interpretations and personal style.
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- I can use feedback to improve specific aspects of my work, taking into account my audience and purpose. I can self-assess using criteria to identify and prioritize areas for improvement. I can edit and/or revise my final product to ensure it meets given guidelines and that it follows conventions for the genre. When applicable, I can practice or rehearse my performance and make any needed adjustments.
Project-specific:- I can effectively finalize and share my music compositions by thoughtfully incorporating feedback to enhance audience engagement and refine my vocal or instrumental interpretations
- I actively self-assess to identify priorities for improvement and confidently revise my work to align with genre conventions and expectations
- My presentation demonstrates a clear integration of personal style and aesthetic principles, showcasing the development of my musical ideas in an original composition shared with local audiences.
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- I can gather and selectively use feedback to improve my work for my specific audience, purpose, and desired outcome. I can self-assess using criteria to identify, prioritize, and plan for areas for improvement. I can edit and/or revise my final product to ensure it meets given guidelines and follows conventions for the genre. When applicable, I can practice or rehearse my performance, make needed adjustments, and ensure supporting technologies, supplies, and materials are ready.
Project-specific:- I can gather and apply feedback from diverse audiences and venues to refine my music compositions, ensuring they integrate various styles and remain true to my personal artistic style
- I can self-assess my work against the criteria for audience engagement and genre guidelines, making strategic revisions to optimize my compositions for public performance
- I prepare thoroughly for these performances, rehearsing with intent and ensuring all aspects such as sound quality and supporting materials are ready to enhance the presentation.
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- I can ask for general and targeted feedback based on my self-assessment and selectively integrate feedback to revise my work for my specific audience, purpose, and desired outcome. I can edit my final product to ensure it meets expectations for professional work or breaks from standard conventions for a specific purpose or effect. When applicable, I can practice or rehearse sufficiently to ensure a high-quality performance, make needed adjustments, and ensure supporting technologies, supplies, and materials are ready.
Project-specific:- I can confidently finalize and share our innovative music album by incorporating diverse genres to appeal to a wide audience, integrating selective feedback to refine our compositions for both artistic excellence and audience impact
- I ensure that our performance is polished and professional, with all supporting aspects, like technology and materials, fully prepared to deliver a seamless and engaging presentation
- I articulate how my musicality has evolved through this project, utilizing multiple instruments and voices to create original pieces that reflect my personal style and artistic vision.
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Express Ideas
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Develop my craft
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- With guidance, I can play with materials and tools for sharing my ideas. With guidance, I can learn from examples related to something I’m making.
Project-specific:- I can experiment with different musical instruments or styles, using examples from other composers to inspire my own ideas, and seek feedback to refine my understanding of how diverse music attracts audiences.
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- I can play and/or experiment with materials, tools, and basic techniques. I can look to an example or mentor work to imitate, practice, and/or get ideas for my own work.
Project-specific:- I can experiment with different musical genres and techniques by imitating examples from various artists, using these influences to create a unique blend in my own compositions, while making initial attempts to refine my creations for diverse audience engagement.
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- I can experiment with materials, tools, and techniques to learn and apply my knowledge of the fundamentals of craft to my work (e.g., understanding color theory for a painter, narrative structure for a writer, joinery for a carpenter). I can analyze mentor works to understand, imitate, and/or practice techniques specific to my chosen medium.
Project-specific:- I can explore and apply new techniques in merging various musical genres to create a unique sound, using my understanding of music theory and personal style
- I can analyze and imitate professional compositions to enhance my craft, reflecting critically on my choices and their impact on audience engagement.
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- I can make choices about materials, tools, and techniques in my work to demonstrate my own developing sense of craft (e.g., design, form, structure, format, composition). I can use experimentation, practice, and reflection on my craft to achieve greater precision and clarity in my work. I can critique mentor works across cultural traditions to deepen my understanding of the craft and explore diverse approaches to authentic expression.
Project-specific:- I can thoughtfully select a variety of instruments and genres to blend in my original composition, demonstrating my growing understanding of musical structure and style
- Through practice and experimentation, I refine my craft to achieve clarity and precision, integrating feedback to enhance the complexity and appeal of my work
- Additionally, I connect my musical creation to broader academic concepts, explaining how musical elements reflect diverse influences and personal expression.
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- I can make choices about materials, tools, and techniques in my work to demonstrate and hone my own unique approach to craft. I can use deliberate practice, problem-solving, and iterative improvement of and reflection on my craft to achieve greater precision and clarity in my work. I can critique mentor works to develop a critical and inclusive stance toward the craft that engages with diverse intellectual, artistic, and cultural traditions.
Project-specific:- I can thoughtfully choose and apply a range of musical techniques and tools to craft a unique blend of genres and styles in my compositions, ensuring that my interpretations reflect both aesthetic principles and my personal style
- I consistently solve challenges by experimenting and refining rhythmic and harmonic ideas, adapting my approach to achieve a clear, diverse sound that resonates with and engages varied audiences, while also incorporating insights from mentor critiques to broaden my musical perspective.
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- I can develop a portfolio of work through which I demonstrate originality and continuous improvement of my craft in service of my goals or aspirations (e.g., artistic expression, career advancement, contribution to a field). I can move beyond convention to explore and enact novel expressions of craft that demonstrate both originality and expertise. I can critique mentor works and maintain a critical and inclusive stance toward the craft that engages with diverse intellectual, artistic, and cultural traditions.
Project-specific:- I can create an innovative portfolio of original music compositions that skillfully combine various genres and styles, demonstrating my unique artistic voice and mastery of musical techniques
- I can thoughtfully reflect on and refine my work by analyzing musical challenges and exploring diverse solutions, leading my peers in producing a professional-quality album
- I can articulate how my musical journey and the creative process inform my broader understanding of cultural and artistic traditions, contributing to an inclusive and vibrant musical landscape.
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Express Ideas
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Select and develop my message
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- I can choose the main thing I want to share about. With guidance, I can choose some details I want to share. With guidance, I can put the details in an order that makes sense to me.
Project-specific:- I can choose my main message about blending different musical genres to appeal to diverse audiences
- With guidance, I can identify key musical elements that support this message and arrange them in a sequence that resonates with my understanding and creative voice.
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- I can choose the main thing I want to share about and some details that illustrate or support it. I can arrange the supporting details in an order that is interesting or logical to me.
Project-specific:- I can identify the main ideas I want to convey through my music composition and select supporting details, such as stylistic elements and genre influences, to illustrate them effectively
- I arrange these elements in a way that highlights my personal style and contributes to an engaging and coherent musical piece.
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- I can choose a central message for my product/performance and discuss how it connects to my purpose (e.g., inform, persuade, entertain). I can choose relevant details and information to help me share my central message and achieve my purpose. I can organize my work in a way that I think will be interesting and/or logical for my audience.
Project-specific:- I can identify a central message for my blended music composition and explain how this message connects to my purpose, aiming to engage diverse audiences
- I choose musical elements that enhance this message and organize my composition in a way that is both inventive and appealing to the audience.
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- I can choose and articulate a central message (e.g., thesis, claim, story, idea, artistic stance, proposal) for my product/performance that suits my audience and purpose. I can develop my main message through the use of supporting details and/or evidence (e.g., subclaims, illustrative examples, counterpoints, visual elements). I can organize my work in a way that I think will be interesting, logical, and/or aesthetically pleasing for my audience.
Project-specific:- I can effectively blend various musical genres and styles to create original compositions that resonate with diverse audiences, articulating my central message clearly and thoughtfully through creative choices and supporting elements
- I can organize my compositions in a manner that engages and captivates my audience, refining my musical ideas and techniques to highlight unique aesthetic principles and personal style.
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- I can articulate a central message for my product/performance that suits my audience and purpose and that connects to a theme, idea, or issue in the world that is meaningful or important to me. I can develop and refine my main message through the use of supporting details and/or evidence that add depth, focus, and/or complexity to my ideas. I can organize my work in a way that I think will be interesting, logical, and/or aesthetically pleasing for my audience.
Project-specific:- I can articulate a compelling central message for my music composition that connects with diverse audiences by drawing on meaningful themes and personal experiences
- Through collaboration, I refine my work by integrating aesthetic principles and musical styles, organizing my composition in a way that is engaging and thought-provoking.
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- I can articulate a central message for my product/performance that suits my audience and purpose and that connects to a theme, idea, or issue in the world that is meaningful or important to me. I can develop and refine my main message through the use of supporting details and/or evidence that add depth, focus, and/or complexity to my ideas, and/or by addressing conflicting or alternative ideas or perspectives when applicable. I can organize my work in a logical, compelling, and/or aesthetically pleasing way that suits my purpose, audience, and style.
Project-specific:- I can effectively articulate a central message for my music composition that resonates with diverse audiences and reflects meaningful themes in my community
- My work demonstrates a sophisticated blend of various musical styles, using refined techniques and thoughtful details to enhance my main message
- By addressing different perspectives and organizing my compositions in an engaging and aesthetically pleasing manner, I ensure they are logically arranged and compelling, aligning with my audience and purpose.
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Build Community
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Develop as a multilingual
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- I can ask and respond to a variety of simple, common questions on a familiar topic, using words and phrases I’ve practiced and memorized.
- I can tell someone about a range of basic needs that I have.
Project-specific:- I can introduce myself and share a few basic details about my music project using simple sentences and phrases, ensuring I'm understood by speakers familiar with this topic
- I can identify and express basic needs in my collaborative project, such as asking for feedback or resources, using practiced vocabulary.
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- I can tell someone about a basic need that I have.
- I can answer simple questions about a familiar topic (e.g., daily life), using words I’ve memorized.
Project-specific:- I can identify and describe some key aspects of different musical genres to peers or teachers, using simple phrases and familiar vocabulary
- I can communicate basic thoughts on how blending these genres can create a unique musical style, showing I understand the components of the music project.
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- I can share and request detailed information, negotiate, or engage with diverse points of view related to ideas, events, or situations across time frames.
- I can maintain conversation on complex topics (e.g., social, professional, spiritual, academic) with others, using advanced vocabulary and language tailored to the cultural context.
- I can respond to an unexpected complication effectively and confidently.
- I can fluently express my needs, opinions, or preferences and respond to those of others in complex or novel situations while adapting my approach to the cultural context.
Project-specific:- I can share and request detailed information about musical genres and audience diversity, engaging with diverse perspectives in discussions with local musicians and venues, while confidently adapting my musical compositions to reflect cultural contexts.
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- I can share and request detailed information or explanations about ideas, events, or situations across time frames, using complex sentences.
- I can ask related follow-up questions and use strategies to support my understanding and to maintain the conversation.
- I can discuss and/or write about interest-based or researched topics that extend beyond daily life, using simple paragraphs and domain-specific vocabulary.
- I can fluently express my needs, opinions, or preferences and respond to those of others in a familiar situation while adapting my approach to fit the cultural context.
Project-specific:- I can develop diverse musical compositions by thoughtfully integrating multiple genres and styles, reflecting on musical challenges encountered, and collaborating effectively with peers
- Through shared performances and community engagement, I demonstrate an understanding of how to adapt my musical approach to fit various cultural contexts while fluently expressing and discussing my creative choices, extending beyond daily life with domain-specific vocabulary.
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- I can share and request detailed information or explanations about familiar or researched topics, using original sentences.
- I can ask related follow-up questions and use strategies (e.g., restate, rephrase, seek clarification, use context clues) to support my understanding.
- I can use details to communicate about a range of familiar or common needs or wants that I have, or that others have, using sentences and sentence series.
Project-specific:- I can confidently share and request detailed information about the composition process, explaining my artistic choices and the integration of aesthetic principles with my personal style while actively seeking feedback to refine my work.
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- I can share and request basic information about everyday life, using both practiced and original sentences.
- I can talk about a range of familiar needs or wants that I have, using simple sentences.
Project-specific:- I can effectively communicate complex information about my original music composition process and the impact on audience engagement across different cultural backgrounds, demonstrating multilingual skills by crafting messages in varying musical languages and presenting them fluently during community events.
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