South Dakota State Standards for Arts Education: Grade 4

SD.1. Dance/Movement: Students will understand and use dance as a means for creative self expression and interpersonal communication.

1.1. Students will describe how dance can tell stories or express ideas or moods.

1.2. Students will create movement phrases to portray a story or event.

1.3. Students will describe how movement can be used in other disciplines.

SD.2. Dance/Movement: Students will understand the elements and techniques used in the creation and performance of dance.

2.1. Students will recognize the technical skills necessary to execute various movement patterns.

2.2. Students will engage in routines which develop strength, balance, and flexibility necessary for movement.

2.3. Students will recognize varying dynamics in movement patterns utilizing time and space.

SD.3. Dance/Movement: Students will understand the relationship between dance and history, culture, and society.

3.1. Students will recognize how historical events have influenced dance.

3.2. Students will describe how dance reflects the customs of various cultures.

3.3. Students will describe the contribution of selected artists to various forms and styles of dance.

SD.4. Dance/Movement: Students will demonstrate a capacity for critical and sensitive response to various dance experiences.

4.1. Students will describe quality of dance using specific criteria.

4.2. Students will explain personal preference for specific dance forms and styles.

4.3. Students will describe the quality of personal dance performance using specific criteria.

SD.1. Music: Performing: Students will use the performance of music as a means for creative expression and communication.

1.1. Students will sing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.

1.1.1. Students will sing independently, on pitch and in rhythm, with appropriate technique, diction, and posture, while maintaining a steady tempo.

1.1.2. Students will sing expressively, with appropriate dynamics, phrasing, and interpretation.

1.1.3. Students will sing from memory a varied repertoire of songs representing genres and styles from diverse cultures.

1.1.4. Students will sing ostinatos, partner songs, and rounds.

1.1.5. Students will sing in groups, blending vocal timbres, matching dynamic levels, and responding to the cues of a conductor.

1.2. Students will perform on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.

1.2.1. Students will perform on pitch, in rhythm, and with appropriate dynamics and technique, while maintaining a steady tempo.

1.2.2. Students will perform simple rhythmic, melodic, and chordal patterns accurately and independently on instruments.

1.2.3. Students will perform expressively a varied repertoire of music representing diverse genres and styles.

1.2.4. Students will echo short rhythmic and melodic patterns.

1.2.5. Students will perform in groups, blending instrumental timbres, matching dynamic levels, and responding to the cues of a conductor.

1.2.6. Students will perform independent instrumental parts while other students sing or play contrasting parts.

SD.2. Music: Creating: Students will communicate their thoughts and ideas through the creation of music.

2.1. Students will improvise melodies, variations, and accompaniments.

2.1.1. Students will improvise 'answers' in the same style to given rhythmic and melodic phrases.

2.1.2. Students will improvise simple rhythmic and melodic ostinato accompaniments.

2.1.3. Students will improvise simple rhythmic variations and simple melodic embellishments on familiar melodies.

2.1.4. Students will improvise short songs and instrumental pieces, using a variety of sound sources.

2.2. Students will compose and arrange music within specified guidelines.

2.2.1. Students will create and arrange music to accompany readings or dramatizations.

2.2.2. Students will create and arrange simple rhythmic and melodic pieces within specific guidelines, using a variety of sound sources.

SD.3. Music: Reading: Students will read and notate music.

3.1. Students will read and notate music.

3.1.1. Students will read whole, half, dotted half, quarter, and eighth notes and rests in 2/4 , 3/4 , and 4/4 meter signatures.

3.1.2. Students will use a system (i.e. syllables, numbers, or letters) to read simple pitch notation in the treble clef.

3.1.3. Students will identify symbols and traditional terms referring to dynamics, tempo, and articulation and interpret them correctly when performing.

3.1.4. Students will use standard symbols to notate meter, rhythm, pitch, and dynamics in simple patterns.

SD.4. Music: Listening: Students will listen to, analyze, and evaluate music.

4.1. Students will listen to, analyze, and describe music.

4.1.1. Students will identify simple music forms when presented aurally.

4.1.2. Students will use appropriate terminology in explaining music, music notation, music instruments and voices, and music performances.

4.1.3. Students will identify the sounds of a variety of instruments and voices representing diverse styles, genres, and various cultures.

4.2. Students will evaluate music and music performances.

4.2.1. Students will evaluate performances and compositions given specific criteria.

4.2.2. Students will explain, using appropriate music terminology, their personal preferences for specific musical works and styles.

SD.5. Music: Performing: Understanding Relationships: Students will understand music's relationship to society, the other arts, disciplines outside the arts, history, and culture.

5.1. Students will understand relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.

5.1.1. Students will identify similarities and differences in the meanings of common terms used in the various arts.

5.1.2. Students will identify ways in which the content of other disciplines is interrelated with that of music.

5.2. Students will understand music in relation to history and culture.

5.2.1. Students will identify by genre or style aural examples of music from various historical periods, cultures, and ethnic groups.

5.2.2. Students will describe in simple terms how elements of music are used in music examples from various cultures of the world.

5.2.3. Students will identify various uses of music in their daily experiences and describe characteristics that make certain music suitable for each use.

5.2.4. Students will identify and describe roles of music and musicians in various music settings and cultures.

5.2.5. Students will demonstrate audience behavior appropriate for the context and style of music performed.

SD.1. Theater/Dramatic Arts: Students will use theater as a means for creative self-expression and interpersonal communication.

1.1 Students will articulate the meaning of different dramatizations or dramatic performances.

1.2. Students will present ideas or emotions through a variety of dramatizations.

1.3. Students will explain how drama can be used in other disciplines.

SD.2. Theater/Dramatic Arts: Students will understand the technical and dramatic aspects used in the production and performance of theater.

2.1. Students will design a set appropriate to the nature of a production.

2.2. Students will explore acting techniques or principles of drama.

2.3. Students will describe attributes of various characters in drama.

SD.3. Theater/Dramatic Arts: Students will understand the relationship between theater and history, culture, and society.

3.1. Students will explain how a dramatization can portray an event in history.

3.2. Students will describe how the dramatic arts reflect the customs of various cultures.

3.3. Students will describe the contribution of selected artists to various forms and styles of drama.

SD.4. Theater/Dramatic Arts: Students will demonstrate a capacity for critical and sensitive response to various theater experiences.

4.1. Students will describe a selected dramatic work according to specific criteria.

4.2. Students will explain personal preference for specific dramatic works.

4.3. Students will determine ways to improve personal dramatic work.

SD.1. Visual Arts: Students will understand and use visual arts as means for creative self-expression and interpersonal communication.

1.1. Students will describe how visual arts tell stories or express moods or ideas.

1.2. Students will use selected media and processes to express ideas or personal topics of interest.

1.3. Students will describe how visual arts media and processes can be used in other disciplines.

SD.2. Visual Arts: Students will understand the media, techniques and processes used in the production of visual arts.

2.1. Students will explore various media and processes used in the production of visual arts.

2.2. Students will understand selected techniques which give artwork detail.

2.3. Students will choose appropriate elements and principles to solve visual arts problems.

SD.3. Visual Arts: Students will understand the relationship between visual arts and history, culture, and society.

3.1. Students will describe how selected works of art have recorded and preserved history.

3.2. Students will describe the functions and uses of visual arts in a variety of cultures and societies.

3.3. Students will explain how different artists have influenced or contributed to the world of visual art.

SD.4. Visual Arts: Students will demonstrate a capacity for critical and sensitive response to various visual arts experiences.

4.1. Students will compare various art works in terms of artistic concepts, ideas, or intentions using criteria appropriate for the style or form.

4.2. Students will explain likes and dislike for various works of art.

4.3. Students will describe the quality of personal artwork using specific criteria.