Ohio Music Standards

The music standards are focused heavily on musical literacy. The standards emphasize understanding in areas that are necessary for musical engagement. The intent of the standards is to cultivate a student’s ability to participate in music through the following Artistic Processes:

• Creating;

• Performing;

• Responding; and

• Connecting.

The new standards provide teachers with frameworks that closely match the unique goals of their specialized classes. The standards are presented in a grade-by-grade sequence from kindergarten through grade 8, and at four high school levels: Proficient, Intermediate, Accomplished, and Advanced for a general music classroom setting. A separate document of standards has been developed for the performing ensemble classroom. The standards are organized by artistic processes, which represent the principal ways music instruction is delivered in the typical music classroom. 

OHIO MUSIC ENDURING UNDERSTANDINGS

Creating: Artists/students use creative thinking and reasoning skills to perceive concepts and ideas to develop works.

Performing: Artists/students employ personal processes and skills to solve problems creatively and present work in various contexts.

Responding: Artists/students engage in analysis and interpretation to understand and evaluate artistic works.

Connecting: Artists/students understand and communicate the value of creative expressions in internal and external contexts.