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The National Standards:

  1. Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music
  2. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music
  3. Improvising melodies, harmonies, and accompaniments
  4. Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines
  5. Reading and notating music
  6. Listening to, analyzing and describing music
  7. Evaluating music and music performances
  8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts
  9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture

Five types of music software:

  1. Drill and Practice
  2. Tutorial
  3. Games
  4. Composing/Printing
  5. Testing

From Tips: Technology for Music Educators. Compiled by Charles G. Brody. MENC, Reston, VA; 1990