October 1, 2026
Grades 4–5: Creating, Refining, and Thinking Like Musicians
By grades 4–5, students are increasingly expected to create, interpret, refine, evaluate, and explain musical decisions—not simply perform assigned material accurately.
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October 1, 2026
K–1: Building Musical Foundations Through Singing, Movement, and Imitation
In kindergarten and first grade, children build musicianship through singing, movement, listening, imitation, and simple musical choices before moving toward notation and abstract explanation.
October 1, 2026
Grades 2–3: Moving from Imitation to Musical Independence
In grades 2–3, students begin moving beyond imitation toward reading, varying, creating, performing, listening, and explaining musical ideas with growing independence.