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.

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• Alabama (AL)
  • https://www.alabamaachieves.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/AS_20250108_2024-Alabama-Course-of-Study-Arts-Education_V1.0.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)
  • https://www.doe.mass.edu/instruction/arts/resources.html
• 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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