Field 165: Music Content Correlation Table

Published August 2020

Authorized for Distribution by the New York State Education Department

The table below indicates the section or sections of State, National, and other Professional Standards that are addressed fully or in part by each test competency.

NYSTCE® Music Test Competencies	Source Documents New York State P-12 Music Learning Standards: General Music PK-8 (NYSMLS-PK). (2016). New York State Education Department. New York State P-12 Music Learning Standards: High School Classroom Music (NYSMLS-HS). (2016). Includes Composition and Theory, Harmonizing Instruments, and Technology. New York State Education Department. New York State P-12 Music Learning Standards: Traditional and Emerging Ensembles (NYSMLS-TEE). (2016). Includes Novice, Intermediate, HS Proficient, HS Accomplished, HS Advanced. New York State Education Department. New York State Teaching Standards (NYSTS). (2011). New York State Education Department. National Coalition for Core Arts Standards (NCCAS). (2014). State Education Agencies Directors of Arts Education. NASM Handbook (NASM). (2016). National Association of Schools of Music.
0001: Listening Skills	NYSMLS-PK: Anchor Standard 5, 7-9 NYSMLS-HS: Anchor Standard 5, 7-9 NYSMLS-TEE: Anchor Standard 5, 7-9 NYSTS: II NCCAS: Anchor Standard 3, 7-8 NASM: III, VII, VIII
0002: Music Theory	NYSMLS-PK: Anchor Standard 1-8, 10-11 NYSMLS-HS: Anchor Standard 1-4, 7-8, 11 NYSMLS-TEE: Anchor Standard 1-3 NYSTS: II NCCAS: Anchor Standard 1, 3, 4 NASM: III, VII, VIII
0003: Music Performance	NYSMLS-PK: Anchor Standard 5-6, 10 NYSMLS-HS: Anchor Standard 4-6, 9 NYSMLS-TEE: Anchor Standard 5-6 NYSTS: II NCCAS: Anchor Standard 3, 7 NASM: III, VIII
0004: Music History and Culture	NYSMLS-PK: Anchor Standard 4, 7-11 NYSMLS-HS: Anchor Standard 7-9, 11 NYSMLS-TEE: Anchor Standard 4, 7-11 NYSTS: II NCCAS: Anchor Standard 6-7, 9-11 NASM: III, VII, VIII
0005: Pedagogical Content Knowledge	NYSTS: II, III, V