Comparing & Contrasting

• Bloom's taxonomy and the 9 National Standards in Music have some similarities, but also have some differences among them.
• Both Bloom's Taxonomy and the National Music Standards are meant to help people achieve creativeness and higher levels of thinking.
• On the other hand, I think that the national music standards are more a set of requirements.  What people should be able to do in a classroom.  Bloom's Taxonomy is a hierarchy that classifies thinking by six intellectual levels of complexity.  Whereas the National Music Standards are a list that teachers and students want to achieve, Bloom's Taxonomy helps teachers encourage their students to reach a level of thought that is higher on the pyramid.