Section 2
State of Michigan Music Education Benchmarks
Introduction

 The State of Michigan has five content standards for music education.  They are:

1.     All students will apply skills and knowledge to perform in the arts.

2.     All students will apply skills and knowledge to create in the arts.

3.     All students will analyze, describe and evaluate works of art.

4.     All students will understand, analyze, and describe the arts in their historical, social, and cultural contexts.

5.     All students will recognize, analyze, and describe connections among the arts; between the arts and other disciplines; between the arts and everyday life.

For the instrumental music department’s philosophy, we attribute content standard one to the “reading” area of music instruction.  We attribute content standard two to the “writing” and “speaking” areas of music instruction.  We attribute content standards three, four, and five to both the “reading” and “listening” areas of music instruction.  More specifically, we will incorporate benchmarks from each of the five content areas with activities appropriate to the age level and the sequence of learning therein.

Click here for the list of State Standards (Benchmarks) covered