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Arabian Percussion
Milwaukee, WI
The following 4th, 8th and 12th grade Wisconsin Model Academic Standards are met for English Language Arts, Social Studies,
Art and Design Education, Music and Information & Technology Literacy.
Art and Design Education
A. Visual Memory and Knowledge: Students in Wisconsin will know and remember information and ideas about the art and design around them and throughout the world.
- A.4.1 Develop a basic mental storehouse of images.
- A.4.2 Learn basic vocabulary related to their study of art.
- A.4.3 Learn about basic styles of art from their own and other parts of the world.
- A.4.6 Know that art is a basic way of thinking and communicating about the world.
- A.8.1 Develop a mental storehouse of images.
- A.8.2 Learn appropriate vocabulary related to their study of art.
- A.8.3 Know about styles of art from their own and other parts of the world
- A.8.6 Identify ways in which art is basic to thinking and communicating about the world.
- A.12.1 Possess a mental storehouse of images.
- A.12.2 Know advanced vocabulary related to their study of art
- A.12.3 Know and recognize styles of art from their own and other parts of the world.
- B.4.1 Understand that artists and cultures throughout history have used art to
communicate ideas and to develop functions, structures, and designs
- B.4.2 Recognize that form, function, meaning, and expressive qualities of art and design
change from culture to culture and artist to artist
- B.4.3 Know that works of art and designed objects relate to specific cultures, times, and
places
- B.4.4 Know that art is influenced by artists, designers, and cultures
- B.4.8 Learn that art historians, cultural anthropologists, and philosophers of art
contribute to an understanding of art and design
- B.8.2 Recognize ways in which form, function, meaning, and expressive qualities of art
and design change from culture to culture and artist to artist
- B.8.3 Identify works of art and designed objects as they relate to specific cultures, times, and places
- B.8.4 Know ways in which art is influenced by artists, designers, and cultures
- B.12.4 Know how artists, designers, and cultures influence art
- C.4.1 Explore the elements and principles of design
- C.8.1 Know the elements and principles of design
- D.4.2 Know about artists and designers, such as architects, furniture designers, critics,
preservationists, museum curators, and gallery owners, in their community
- D.4.4 Learn about basic concepts in art, such as “form follows function,” “less is more,”
balance, symmetry, and originality
- D.4.5 Learn basic language used in art
- D.8.2 Know about artists and designers, such as architects, furniture designers, critics,
preservationists, museum curators, and gallery owners, in their community
- D.8.4 Understand basic concepts in art, such as “form follows function,” “destruction of
the box,” “less is more,” balance, symmetry, integrity, authenticity, and originality
- D.8.5 Learn common language in art, such as abstraction, representation,
impressionism, reproduction, serigraphy, sculpture, graphic design, construction,
and aesthetics
- D.12.2 Know about artists and designers, such as architects, furniture designers, critics,
preservationists, museum curators, and gallery owners, in their community
- D.12.5 Know common language in art, such as abstraction, representation, impressionism, reproduction, serigraphy, sculpture, graphic design, construction,
and aesthetics
- I.4.5 Understand that art is made by people from different times, places, and cultures
- I.12.5 Understand and recognize that art reflects the history and culture in which it was
created
- J.4.1 Explore the purposes and functions of art
- J.4.2 Understand that the choice of materials and techniques influences the expressive
quality of art
- J.4.3 Learn that different cultures think about art differently
- J.4.8 Know that different cultures have different concepts of beauty
- J.8.1 Begin to understand the purposes and functions of art
- J.8.2 Understand how the choice of materials and techniques influences the expressive
quality of art
- J.8.3 Learn ways different cultures think about art
- J.8.8 Explore different cultures’ concepts of beauty
- J.12.1 Understand the purposes and functions of art
- J.12.3 Identify ways different cultures think about art
- J.12.8 Know concepts of beauty in different cultures
- K.4.1 Connect their knowledge and skills in art to other areas, such as the humanities,
sciences, social studies, and technology
- K.4.6 Know about some of the similarities and differences of world cultures by studying
their fine arts: music, dance, theatre, literature, and architecture
- K.8.6 Explore the similarities and differences of world cultures by studying their fine
arts: music, dance, theatre, literature, and architecture
- K.12.6 Know the similarities and differences of world cultures by studying their fine arts:
music, dance, theatre, literature, and architecture
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Music
F. Analysis: Students in Wisconsin will analyze and describe music.
- F.4.3 Demonstrate perceptual skills by listening to, answering questions about, and describing music of various styles representing diverse cultures
- F.4.5 Identify the sounds of a variety of instruments, including many orchestra and band instruments and instruments from various cultures, as well as male and female adult voices
- F.12.1 Analyze the elements of music and expressive devices used in music from diverse genres and cultures upon listening to a given musical example
- F.8.9 Listen to and analyze the uses of the elements of music in examples representing diverse genres and cultures
- F.8.6 Analyze the uses of elements of music upon listening to given examples representing diverse genres and cultures
- F.8.7 Identify and describe stylistic elements heard in folk, popular, and nonwestern music
H. The Arts: Students in Wisconsin will relate music to the other arts and disciplines outside the arts.
- H.4.2 Identify ways in which the principles and subject matter of other disciplines taught in the school are interrelated with those of music
- H.8.3 Describe how the principles and subject matter of other school disciplines interrelate with those of music
- H.4.3 Identify terms common in the arts, such as texture, color, form, and movement
- H.4.4 Recognize the relationship of music to principles in other disciplines
- H.8.5 Describe ways in which the principles and subject matter of other school disciplines interrelate with those of music
I. History and Culture: Students in Wisconsin will relate music to history and culture.
- I.4.2 Listen to and identify, by genre or style, examples of music from various historical periods and world cultures
- I.4.3 Describe in simple terms how elements of music are used in music examples from various cultures of the world
- I.8.1 Describe distinguishing characteristics of representative music genres and styles from a variety of cultures
- I.8.3 Compare, in several cultures of the world including their own, functions music serves, roles of musicians, and conditions under which music is typically created and performed
- I.8.7 Describe distinguishing characteristics of representative music genres and styles from a variety of cultures
- I.8.9 Compare, in several cultures of the world including their own, functions music serves, roles of musicians, and conditions under which music is typically created and performed
- I.8.4 Describe distinguishing characteristics of representative music genres and styles from a variety of cultures
- I.8.6 Compare, in several cultures of the world, the functions music serves, roles of musicians, and conditions under which music is typically created and performed
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Social Studies
A. Geography: Students in Wisconsin will learn about geography through the study of the relationships among people, places, and environments
- A.4.7 Identify connections between the local community and other places in Wisconsin, the United States, and the world.
B. History: Students in Wisconsin will learn about the history of Wisconsin, the United States, and the world, examining change and continuity over time in order to develop historical
perspective, explain historical relationships, and analyze issues that affect the present and the future
- B.4.3 Examine biographies, stories, narratives, and folk tales to understand the lives of ordinary and extraordinary people, place them in time and context, and explain their relationship
to important historical events.
- B.12.14 Explain the origins, central ideas, and global influence of religions, such as Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism, and Christianity
D. Economics: Students in Wisconsin will learn about production, distribution, exchange, and consumption so that they can make informed economic decisions.
- D.4.3 Identify local goods and services that are part of the global economy and explain their use in Wisconsin
- D.8.3 Describe Wisconsin’s role in national and global economies and give examples of local economic activity in national and global markets
E. Behavioral Science: Students in Wisconsin will learn about the behavioral sciences by exploring concepts from the discipline of sociology, the study of the interactions among
individuals, groups, and institutions; the discipline of psychology, the study of factors that influence individual identity and learning; and the discipline of anthropology, the study of cultures in
various times and settings
- E.4.1 Explain the influence of prior knowledge, motivation, capabilities, personal interests, and other factors on individual learning.
- E.4.2 Explain the influence of factors such as family, neighborhood, personal interests, language, likes and dislikes, and accomplishments on individual identity and development.
- E.4.4 Describe the ways in which ethnic cultures influence the daily lives of people.
- E.4.9 Explain how people learn about others who are different from themselves.
- E.4.11 Give examples and explain how language, stories, folk tales, music, and other artistic creations are expressions of culture and how they convey knowledge of other peoples and
cultures.
- E.4.13 Investigate and explain similarities and differences in ways that cultures meet human needs
- E.8.1 Give examples to explain and illustrate the influence of prior knowledge, motivation, capabilities, personal interests, and other factors on individual learning.
- E.8.3 Describe the ways in which local, regional, and ethnic cultures may influence the everyday lives of people.
- E.8.4 Describe and explain the means by which individuals, groups, and institutions may contribute to social continuity and change within a community.
- E.8.9 Give examples of the cultural contributions of racial and ethnic groups in Wisconsin, the United States, and the world.
- E.8.10 Explain how language, art, music, beliefs, and other components of culture can further global understanding or cause misunderstanding.
- E.8.14 Select examples of artistic expressions from several different cultures for the purpose of comparing and contrasting the beliefs expressed.
- E.12.8 Analyze issues of cultural assimilation and cultural preservation among ethnic and racial groups in Wisconsin, the United States, and the world
- E.12.13 Compare the ways in which a universal theme is expressed artistically in three different world cultures
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English Language Arts
A. Reading/Literature: Students in Wisconsin will read and respond to a wide range of writing to build an understanding of written materials, of themselves, and of others
- A.4.1 & 8.1 & 12.1 Use effective reading strategies to achieve their purposes in reading.
- A.4.3 & 8.3 & 12.3 Read and discuss literary and nonliterary texts in order to understand human experience.
- A.4.4 & 8.4 & 12.4 Read to acquire information.
D. Language: Students in Wisconsin will apply their knowledge of the nature, grammar, and variations of American English
- D.4.1 & 8.1 & 12.1 Develop their vocabulary of words, phrases, and idioms as a means of improving communication
- D.4.2 & 8.2 & 12.2 Recognize and interpret various uses and adaptations of language in social, cultural, regional, and professional situations, and learn to be flexible and responsive in
their use of English.
E. Media and Technology: Students in Wisconsin will use media and technology critically and creatively to obtain, organize, prepare and share information; to influence and persuade; and to
entertain and be entertained.
- E.4.1 & 8.1 & 12.1 Use computers to acquire, organize, analyze, and communicate information.
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Information and Technology Literacy
A. Media and Technology: Students in Wisconsin will select and use media and technology to access, organize, create, and communicate information for solving problems and constructing new
knowledge, products, and systems.
- A.4.1 & 8.1 & 12.1 Use common media and technology terminology and equipment.
- A.4.2 & 8.2 & 12.2 Identify and use common media formats.
- A.4.4 & 8.4 & 12.4 Use a computer and communications software to access and transmit information.
B. Information and Inquiry: Students in Wisconsin will access, evaluate, and apply information efficiently from a variety of sources in print, nonprint, and electronic formats to meet
personal and academic needs.
- B.4.3 & 8.3 & 12.3 Locate and access information sources.
- B.4.6 & 8.6 & 12.6 Interpret and use information to solve the problem or answer the question.
C. Independent Learning: Students in Wisconsin will apply information and technology skills to issues of personal and academic interests by actively and independently seeking
information; demonstrating critical and discriminating reading, listening, and viewing habits; and, striving for personal excellence in learning and career pursuits.
- C.4.2 & 8.2 & 12.2 Appreciate and derive meaning from literature and other creative expressions of information.
- C.4.3 & 8.3 & 12.3 Develop competence and selectivity in reading, listening, and viewing.
D. The Learning Community: Students in Wisconsin will demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively in teams or groups, use information and technology in a responsible manner, respect
intellectual property rights, and recognize the importance of intellectual freedom and access to information in a democratic society.
- D.4.2 & 8.2 & 12.2 Use information, media, and technology in a responsible manner.
- D.4.3 & 8.3 & 12.3 Respect intellectual property rights.
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