Standards
Content Standard
#9: Understanding music in relation to history and
culture
Achievement
Standard
* Students describe distinguishing
characteristics of representative music genres and styles from a variety of
cultures
* Students compare, in several cultures of
the world, functions music serves, roles of musicians (e.g., lead guitarist in
a rock band, composer of jingles for commercials, singer in Peking opera), and
conditions under which music is typically performed