NCES.A.MU.MR.1 - Understand the interacting elements to respond to music and music performances.
- NCES.A.MU.MR.1.1 - Execute the gestures of the conductor, including meter, tempo, dynamics, entrances, cut-offs, and phrasing, to elicit expressive singing or playing.
- NCES.A.MU.MR.1.2 - Analyze musical works using correct music terminology, in terms of the interaction of elements that make the works unique, interesting, and expressive.
- NCES.A.MU.MR.1.3 - Critique music in terms of aesthetic qualities, including how music is used to evoke feelings and emotions.
- NCES.A.MU.MR.1.4 - Evaluate music performances, including one's own, by comparing them to exemplary models.