Statement of Purpose
The Curriculum Committee supports the implementation of the New York State Learning Standards for the Arts in all areas of music education. It provides guidance and resources for curricula that are innovative, relevant, robust, representative, and responsive to a diverse population of students.
Curriculum Committee Members
L to R
- Dr. Denise Lutter, Retired, Bronxville
- Gary West, White Plains Central School District
- Deborah Cunningham, Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District
- Dennis Creighton, Shoreham-Wading Central School District
- Nikki Cole, Bath-Haverling Central School District
- Dr. Rich Tilley, Nazareth University of Rochester
- Fred Weingarten, Ithaca College – Chair
Not pictured: Matt Gayle, Potsdam Central School District
Current Projects
Professional Development Opportunities:
- World Arts Pedagogy: Building Empathy in Arts Classrooms
- Using Artificial Intelligence to Scaffold Student & Teacher Creativity
Lesson Plan Templates
Planning, Instruction, and Assessment
Lesson Samples
Importance of an Arts Curriculum
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Standards
Archival Resources
Curriculum Committee Photo Gallery
Contact Us: nyssmacurrcomm@gmail.com
Related Documents
Using Artificial Intelligence to Scaffold Student & Teacher Creativity
World Arts Pedagogy: Building Empathy in Arts Classrooms
Embracing AI in the Music Classroom
Embracing AI in the Music Classroom
Reimagining Music Education through Universal Design
Resources for culturally responsive pedagogy
Pk-8 General Music Lesson Plan Template
Book Study: Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies in Music Education-Emily Good-Perkins
Propose your own session for next year’s Winter Conference!
Sessions sponsored by Curriculum Committee
Exploring Standards and Instructional Practices through a BEDR lens
Exploring Standards and Instructional Practices via BEDR lens
Exploring Standards via BEDR lens
Useful Connections
Band
Minutes
Useful Connections …a music educator’s reaction to New York State on Pause
Standards in Action video
The Arts Standards Roadmap and Implementation Timeline
Identification of Quarter and Paired Eighth notes
General Music
Orchestra
Chorus
Band
Overview of 2017 NYS Standards (color)
Process components & Enduring Understandings
Artistic Processes
Overview of 2017 NYS Standards
FAQs
Introduction To Quality Tone Production in Beginning Violinists
Instructional Ideas for Process Components
Instructional Ideas for Process Components
Standard Shareables
Standard Shareables
Standard Shareables
Standard Shareables
Standard Shareables
Standard Shareables
Standard Shareables
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Standard Sharables
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Artistic Literacy
Template for Creating Standards-Based Lesson
Descriptors for Performance Achievement Levels
Overview of 2017 NYS Standards
FAQs
FAQs
Overview of 2017 Standards
High School Classroom Music Exemplar
National Core Arts Standards Overview
NCAS Poster
Curriculum Committee Sessions for Winter Conference ’15
Performance Preparation
Programmatic Music
Crosswalk
The Arts And Common Core Phase 2 Final College Board
Navigating NCAS
National Core Arts Standards Overview
Anchor Standards & Components
A Standards Crosswalk Between Common Core and Music
SLO Template
Creating SLO’s
SLO – Gr. 9 Sightreading (b/ch/o)
SLO – Instrumental lessons Gr. 5–8 (Onondagua BOCES)
SLO – Gr. 5 Composition
SLO – Gr. 5 General Music (Onondagua BOCES)
Level 1 Vocal Music
SLO – Gr. 5 Composition (Onondagua BOCES)
Level 1 Pre Assessment TE
Level 2 Vocal Music
Level 2 Pre Assessment
Level 4 Music Pre Damon
Level 3 Music Pre
Level 5 Music Pre Damon
Grade 3 SLO pre-test
Sight Reading Level 4
Grade 5 SLO Pre Test
