Government of Manitoba
music language & performance skills

Music Language and Performance Skills (M-L4) »
Students demonstrate understanding of expression, timbre, and form in a variety of musical contexts.

 

Students who have achieved expectations for this grade are able to

Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8
Expression
use and identify grade-appropriate elements of musical expression

5-8 M-L4.1
Appendix B: Expression
Timbre
identify, describe, and classify a wide variety of sounds from the natural and constructed environment (e.g., instruments used by various cultures in Manitoba and countries around the world, orchestral instruments, electronic instruments and sound sources)

3-8 M-L4.2
  identify and use various vocal and/or instrumental timbres from diverse Canadian and world cultures (e.g., traditional folk, popular, choral and instrumental repertoire)

7-8 M-L4.3
demonstrate understanding of appropriate use of the changing male and female voices in music

5-8 M-L4.4
Appendix C: Timbre
Form
use, identify, and describe grade-appropriate musical forms

1-6 M-L4.5

 use, identify, and describe a variety of musical forms (e.g., march, suite, programmatic music, 12-bar blues, symphonic forms, operetta, opera) through listening and performance, as appropriate

7-8 M-L4.5
Appendix D: Form