National Standards and Skills
Music education provides students with experiences that reach far beyond the music classroom. The standards and skills listed below are taught through music instruction, and educators can use this information to share the many benefits of music education with stakeholders.
Education Standards and Skills
Music education provides students with experiences that reach far beyond the music classroom. The standards and skills listed below are taught through music instruction, and educators can use this information to share the many benefits of music education with stakeholders.
National Core Arts Standards
The National Core Music Standards are designed to guide music educators as they help their students achieve the goal of independent music literacy. The structure of the standards organizes outcomes by Artistic Process, thereby facilitating sequential instruction while also authentically reflecting the way musicians think and work.
↓ View the four Artistic Processes.
↓ View the eleven Anchor Standards.
↓ Download the standards.
1994 National Standards of Music Education
While we make the transition to the National Core Arts Standards, the original National Standards of Music are provided below, with grade-level achievement standards for reference.
↓ View the original nine National Standards of Music.
International Society for Technology in Education
The International Society for Technology in Education Standards (formerly NETS) are the standards for learning, teaching, and leading in the digital age and are widely recognized and adopted worldwide.
↓ The benefits of using the ISTE Standards include:
↓ ISTE Standards for teachers.
↓ ISTE Standards for students.
21st Century Skills
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills is a national organization that advocates for 21st century readiness for every student. As the United States continues to compete in a global economy that demands innovation, P21 and its members provide tools and resources to help the U.S. education system keep up by fusing the 3Rs and 4Cs (Critical thinking and problem solving, Communication, Collaboration, and Creativity and innovation). While leading districts and schools are already doing this, P21 advocates for local, state, and federal policies that support this approach for every school.
↓ Read more.
Common Core State Standards
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn so that teachers and parents know what they need to do to help them. The standards are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success in college and careers.
↓ Read more.
SAMR Model for Technology Integration
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Dr. Ruben Puentedura's SAMR model provides an excellent pathway to technology integration:
- Substitution - Technology acts as a direct tool substitute, with no functional change.
- Augmentation - Technology acts as a direct tool substitute, with functional improvement.
- Modification - Technology allows for a significant task redesign.
- Redefinition - Technology allows for the creation of new tasks, previously inconceivable
