Links to Music State Standards

Links to Music State Standards

These links can help give music teachers a guide for their lesson planning. Teaching to the music state standards is a requirement in many schools. You can use them to help organize your year or help make sure you don’t forget anything important! For more about lesson planning, read our Articles for Music Teachers blog.

What Do the Letters and Numbers Mean on the State Standards?

The first group of letters represents the subject area. (ex. MU)

The Next letter or number represents the grade level. (1 = 1st grade or K = Kindergarten)

The next letter is an abbreviation for the subject. (C = Critical Thinking and Reflection, S = Skills, Techniques, and Processes, O = Organizational Structure, H = Historical and Global Connections, and F = Innovation, Technology, and the Future.)

The final number denotes the specific standard within the category. There are often several standards under each category. There may also be a letter representing a sub-category.

State Standard Example

MU.1.C.1.3 Classify instruments into pitched and unpitched percussion families.

Alabama (AL)
https://arts.alabama.gov/PDF/AIE/ALC/2017%20Arts%20Education%20COS.pdf
Alaska (AK) 
https://education.alaska.gov/akstandards/standards/standards.pdf
Arizona (AZ)
http://www.azed.gov/standards-practices/academic-standards/art-standards/
Arkansas (AR)
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Files/20201209132529_ADE_0320-001.MusicStandards.FA.LOWRES.pdf​
California (CA) 
https://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/vapacontentstds.asp​
Colorado (CO) 
https://www.cde.state.co.us/coarts/statestandards#Music
Connecticut (CT)
http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/PDF/Curriculum/Curriculum_Root_Web_Folder/frarts.pdf
Delaware (DE)
http://www.doe.k12.de.us/domain/138
Florida (FL)
http://www.cpalms.org/Public/search/Standard#0
Georgia (GA) 
https://www.georgiastandards.org/Standards/Pages/BrowseStandards/FineArts.aspx
Hawaii (HI)
https://www.hawaiimea.org/core-music-standards.html
Idaho (ID)
http://www.sde.idaho.gov/academic/arts-humanities/
Illinois (IL)
http://www.isbe.net/ils/fine_arts/standards.htm
Indiana (IN)
http://www.doe.in.gov/sites/default/files/standards/fine-arts-dance-music-theatre-visual-arts/2010_in_music_standards.pdf
Iowa (IA)
http://iowaalliance4artsed.org/resources/K-8GeneralMusicIowaCoreAlignment.pdf
Kansas (KS)
http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=469
Kentucky (KY)
http://education.ky.gov/curriculum/conpro/artshum/Pages/Arts-and-Humanities—Curriculum-Documents.aspx
Louisiana (LA)
https://www.louisianabelieves.com/resources/library/k-12-arts-resources​
Maine (ME)
http://www.maine.gov/doe/arts/standards/index.html
Maryland (MD)
http://mdk12.msde.maryland.gov/instruction/curriculum/arts/index.html
Massachusetts (MA)
http://www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/arts/1099.pdf
Michigan (MI)
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/Complete_VPAA_Expectations_June_2011_356110_7.pdf
Minnesota (MN)
http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/EdExc/StanCurri/K-12AcademicStandards/Arts/index.html
Mississippi (MS)
http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/docs/curriculum-and-instructions-library/music.pdf?sfvrsn=2
Missouri (MO)
https://dese.mo.gov/sites/default/files/gle-music.pdf
Montana (MT)
http://opi.mt.gov/pub/pdf/Standards/ContStds-Arts.pdf
Nebraska (NE)
http://www.education.ne.gov/FineArts/
Nevada (NV)
http://www.doe.nv.gov/Standards_Instructional_Support/Nevada_Academic_Standards/FineArts/
New Hampshire (NH)
http://education.nh.gov/instruction/curriculum/arts/documents/frameworks.pdf
New Jersey (NJ)
http://www.state.nj.us/education/cccs/2014/arts/
New Mexico (NM)
http://www.ped.state.nm.us/standards/
New York (NY)
http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/arts/pub/artlearn.pdf
North Carolina (NC)
http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/acre/standards/new-standards/
North Dakota (ND)
https://www.nd.gov/dpi/sites/www/files/documents/Academic%20Support/2019%20%20Music%20Content%20Standards.pdf
Ohio (OH)
https://education.ohio.gov/getattachment/Topics/Academic-Content-Standards/Fine-Arts/2012-Revised-Fine-Arts-Standards/Music_Learning_Standards-1.pdf.aspx
Oklahoma (OK)
http://sde.ok.gov/sde/sites/ok.gov.sde/files/documents/files/OAS_Music%20Standards_3-4-15.pdf
Oregon (OR)
https://www.oregon.gov/ode/educator-resources/standards/arts/pages/default.aspx
Pennsylvania (PA)
https://www.pdesas.org/Standard/Search
Rhode Island (RI)
http://www.ride.ri.gov/InstructionAssessment/OtherSubjects.aspx#1565759-music-gses
South Carolina (SC)
http://ed.sc.gov/instruction/standards-learning/visual-and-performing-arts/standards/
South Dakota (SD)
http://doe.sd.gov/contentstandards/documents/MusicStandards.pdf
Tennessee (TN)
https://tn.gov/education/article/arts-education
Texas (TX)
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter117/index.html
Utah (UT)
http://www.schools.utah.gov/CURR/fineart/Secondary/Music.aspx
Vermont (VT)
http://education.vermont.gov/documents/music.pdf
Virginia (VA)
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/standards_docs/fine_arts/
Washington (WA)
http://www.k12.wa.us/Arts/Standards/pubdocs/MusicStandards.pdf
West Virginia (WV)
http://wvde.state.wv.us/policies/p2520.10.pdf
Wisconsin (WI) 
http://www.dpi.wi.gov/cal
Wyoming (WY)
​http://edu.wyoming.gov/downloads/standards/2013_Fine_and_Performing_Arts_Standards.pdf

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