Bloom's Taxonomy and the Nine National Standards for Music Education

Bloom's Taxonomy 

• Knowledge 
• Comprehension 
• Application 
• Analysis 
• Synthesis 
• Evaluation 

National Standards for Music Education

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, variations, 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. 

Bloom's Taxonomy can tie right in with the Nine National Standards.  The biggest difference between the two is that Bloom's Taxonomy can be used in all subject areas, while the Nine National Standards are strictly for music.  Bloom's Taxonomy has points similar to the standards.  For example: standard #4 connects strongly with "Synthesis", standard #6 connects with "Analysis", and standard #7 connects with "Evaluation".  A teacher would be able to use Bloom's Taxonomy to create objectives to meet the Nine National Standards.