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Missouri Arts Learning Standards

Missouri Arts Learning Standards

Missouri State Board of Education approved Grade Level Expectations in music, visual art, theater, dance, and media arts.

Return to this page often for updates and notification of professional development opportunities in curriculum development and expectation implementation.

Missouri Learning Standards - Fine Arts

Dance

  • Missouri Learning Standards – Dance (Vertical Alignment): PDF 
  • Missouri Learning Standards – Dance (Scope by Grade Level): Excel
  • Glossary

Media Arts

  • Missouri Learning Standards – Media Arts (Vertical Alignment): PDF 
  • Missouri Learning Standards – Media Arts (Scope by Grade Level): Excel

Music

  • Missouri Learning Standards – Music (Vertical Alignment): PDF
    UPDATED 12.02.2020 – please discard all earlier versions.
  • Missouri Learning Standards – Music K-8 (Scope by Grade Level): Excel
  • Missouri Learning Standards – Music Ensembles (Scope by Grade Level): Excel
  • Missouri Learning Standards – Music Harmonizing Instruments (Scope by Grade Level): Excel
  • Missouri Learning Standards – Music Technology (Scope by Grade Level): Excel
  • Missouri Learning Standards – Music Theory and Composition (Scope by Grade Level): Excel

Theater

  • Missouri Learning Standards – Theater (Vertical Alignment)Theater: PDF (Updated 09/2021)
  • Missouri Learning Standards – Theater (Scope by Grade Level): Excel

Visual Arts

  • Missouri Learning Standards – Visual Arts (Vertical Alignment): PDF
  • Missouri Learning Standards – Visual Arts (Scope by Grade Level): Excel

Crosswalks

National Arts Standards

Missouri Show Me Standards (1996)

The standards serve as a blueprint from which local school districts may write challenging curriculum to help all students achieve. Printable version 

Former Fine Arts Standards

If you have any questions about Missouri Fine Arts Standards or would like to schedule professional development workshops regarding the fine arts standards and curriculum, please contact Dr. Kendra Franks, Director of Fine Arts.

Kendra Franks | Director of Fine Arts | Office of College and Career Readiness
Phone: 573-751-9610 | Fax: 573-526-0812 |  kendra.franks@dese.mo.gov

Professional Development

Professional Development Opportunities

FAM – Fine Arts Monthly Meetings – a time of professional development and building of relationships on the last Wednesday of each month from 3:30pm – 4:30pm hosted by Dr. Kendra Franks, Director of Fine Arts. Please contact if interested and receive the link to join us.

August 2023 FAM Words of Wisdom Part 1: Preparedness

Behind the Scenes

October ‘Behind the Scenes’ Presentation (Part 1)
Arts Integration
Presenters: Roxane McWilliams and Emily Kohring
Video Link: https://youtu.be/nlfu6iVJ4jw

October ‘Behind the Scenes’ Presentation (Part 2)
Arts Integration
Presenters: Roxane McWilliams and Emily Kohring
Video Link: https://youtu.be/22iI8GRHNGY

December ‘Behind the Scenes’ Presentation (Part 1)
STEAM – Energized Learning
Presenters: Cheri Sterman, Crayola
Video Link: https://youtu.be/iDQqp-qSx08

December ‘Behind the Scenes’ Presentation (Part 2)
STEAM – Energized Learning
Presenters: Cheri Sterman, Crayola
Video Link: https://youtu.be/bNXHuvOKJWI

Arts Integration

Arts Integration

“Arts integration is an approach to teaching in which students construct and demonstrate understanding through an art form. Students engage in a creative process which connects an art form and another subject area and meets evolving objectives in both” What is Arts Integration? (kennedy-center.org)

Fine Arts Resources

    Dance

    Media Arts

    Music Education 

    Theater

    Visual Arts 

    Pilot Lesson Plan/Assessment

    This pilot lesson plan and grouping of assessments, taken with permission from the National Core Arts Standards Model Cornerstone Assessments and revised for use with the draft version of the revised Missouri Visual Arts Grade Level Expectations for Eighth Grade, is designed for visual arts teachers to use now as they work to become familiar with the new expectations. If you have questions on how to adapt or implement this assessment, or how it may fit with an existing visual arts curriculum, please contact Kendra Franks, Director of Fine Arts, kendra.franks@dese.mo.gov. 

    Link to the National Core Arts Standards: http://nationalartsstandards.org/

    Art Partnerships and Grants
    Remote Learning
    Art Exhibit Files

    Missouri K-12 Art Teachers that are interested in participating in the DESE Jefferson Building Art Exhibit should download the following files.