Kempsville High – MU 9146: Music Appreciation

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

The standards for High School Music enable students to use critical thinking skills to study and apply advanced musical concepts in a variety of classroom structures (e.g., Music Technology, Music Appreciation, Music History/Literature, Independent Study, etc.) apart from traditional ensemble settings. Students develop skills in reading and understanding a variety of musical notations. Students develop, improvise, draft, refine, and share music ideas. Students respond to, describe, interpret, and evaluate music and explore music from a variety of cultural influences, styles, composers, and historical periods. They examine relationships of music to other fine arts and to other fields of knowledge, and explore connections between music skills and college, career, and workplace skills. Students will analyze and listen to recorded music and may be required to attend pre-approved live music performances. Students learn to describe music using the appropriate vocabulary and to make value judgments regarding performances and style.