Syllabus
Learning & Developmental Goals
A general goal for my students in music is to have an understanding of the world and the part that music plays in their world. Students will have an understanding of various cultures and the core elements of music. The National Music Standards will be used as well the South Carolina Standards as a map for the music curriculum.
Units of Instruction Taught During the Year
(Units & lessons may change throughout the year to
accommodate students’ needs.)
Sound Unit ( November)
Orchestra and Instrument Families(March)/1st
Recorder and Keyboard Unit-(March-April) 3rd-5th grade
Pitched and unpitched instruments(March)/2nd grade
Peter and the Wolf(April)/1st
Classroom Behavior
Students will compete for “You” points during music class. Mrs. Whittenberg will earn a point for “me” when students are not following the “Quaver 5”.
If more points is awarded to “You” the class earns a blue panther paw.
When the class has earned “5” panther paws the class earns a “It’s Your Choice” day.
Each class Mrs. Whittenberg will pick 2 people for VIP.
These students will earn preferential seating during the next music class as well as a “PAW buck”.
Units of Instruction Taught During the Year: Monthly Timeline/Sequence
(Units & lessons may change throughout the year to
accommodate students’ needs.)
Kindergarten- First Nine Weeks
Timeline
Unit/Objective
Standard(s)
Week 1
Welcome/Rules
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 2
Beat
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 3
Steady Beat
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 4
Voices I
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 5
Week 5
Voices II
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 5
Week 6
Performance
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 5
Week 7
Rhythm
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 5
Kindergarten- Second Nine Weeks
Timeline
Unit/Objective
Standard(s)
Week 1
High and Low
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 2
High and Low II
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 3
Pitch
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 4
Up and Down
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 5
Singing Up and Down
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 6
Sing It!
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 7
Patterns of 2
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 8
Patterns of 3
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 9
Patterns of 4
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Kindergarten- Third Nine Weeks
Timeline
Unit/Objective
Standard(s)
Week 1
Instruments Families
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 2
Woodwind/Brass
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 3
Percussion/Strings
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 4
Loud and Soft
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 5
Singing Soft and Loud
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 6
Playing Soft and Loud
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 7
All About Tempo
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 8
Fast or Slow
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 9
Tempo Changes All Around Us
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Kindergarten- Fourth Nine Weeks
Timeline
Unit/Objective
Standard(s)
Week 1
Introduction to Long and Short
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 2
Playing long and short
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 3
Moving to long and short sounds
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 4
Found Sounds
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 5
Timbre
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 6
Woodwind/Percussion
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 7
Keyword and Activity Review
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 8
Year End Assessment
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 9
Family Day
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
1st Nine Weeks
Week 1
Welcome/Rules and Procedures
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 2
Steady Beat
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 3
Strong and Weak Beat
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 4
Meter of 2 and 4
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 5
Meter of 3
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 6
Changing Meters
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 7
Practicing Rhythm
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 8
Sing, Play and Move to the Rhythm
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 9
Austin Otto
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
First Grade- Second Nine Weeks
Timeline
Unit/Objective
Standard(s)
Week 1
Voices
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 2
Voices II
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 3
Sing and Breathe
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 4
Intro to Line and Spaces
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 5
Treble Clef
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 6
Pitches and Intervals
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 7
Melodic Patters
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 8
Melody
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 9
What is a song?
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
First Grade- Third Nine Weeks
Timeline
Unit/Objective
Standard(s)
Week 1
Sound and Rest
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 2
Notes and Rest
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 3
Pitches and Rhythm
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 4
Three Basic Tempos
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 5
Which Tempo is best?
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 6
Getting faster,Getting Slower
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 7
Loud and Soft
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 8
Getting louder,Getting softer
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 9
Dynamics Add Spice
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
First Grade- Fourth Nine Weeks
Timeline
Unit/Objective
Standard(s)
Week 1
String Family
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 2
All About Percussion
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 3
Classroom Percussion
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 4
AB Form
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 5
ABA Form
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 6
Repeat Sign
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 7
Keyword/Activity Review
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 8
Year-End Assessment
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 9
Family Day
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
First grade-First Nine Weeks
Week 1
Welcome/Rules and Procedures
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 2
Steady Beat
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 3
Strong and Weak Beat
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 4
Meter of 2 and 4
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 5
Meter of 3
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 6
Changing Meters
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 7
Practicing Rhythm
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 8
Ostinatos II
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 9
Second Grade- Second Nine Weeks
Week 1
Voice
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 2
Solfege
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 3
Partner Songs
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 4
Melody
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 5
Pentatonic Scale
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 6
Melody II
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 7
Baroque
Style
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 8
Baroque
Style
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 9
Baroque
Style
Second Grade- Third Nine Weeks
Timeline
Unit/Objective
Standard(s)
Week 1
Note and Rest Durations
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 2
Accent Marks
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 3
Writing notes and rest
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 4
Adding “issimo”
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 5
Crescendo and Decrescendo
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 6
Dynamics add interest
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 7
Instruments of the Orchestra
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 8
Brass Family
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 9
The Science of Sound
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Second Grade- Fourth Nine Weeks
Timeline
Unit/Objective
Standard(s)
Week 1
Composing Rhythm
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 2
Composing Melody
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 3
Composing Lyrics
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 4
AB Form and Repeat Sign
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 5
ABA Form
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 6
ABACA Form
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 7
Keyword and Activity Review
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 8
Year-End Assessment
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 9
Family Day
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Third Grade- First Nine Weeks
Week 1
Welcome
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 2
Meter Signs
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 3
Ostinato
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 4
Voice
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 5
Musical Alphabet
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 6
Rounds and Cannons
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 7
Line and Spaces
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 8
Melodic Movement
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 9
Pentatonic Scale
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Third Grade- Second Nine Weeks
Week 1
Classical Period
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 2
Classical Period
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 3
Classical Period and Composers
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 4
Sixteenth Notes
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 5
Whole notes and rests
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 6
Writing notes and rests
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 7
Mezzo piano.Mezzo forte and Sforzando
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 8
Crescendo and Decrescendo
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 9
Identifying Dynamics
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Third Grade- Third Nine Weeks
Timeline
Unit/Objective
Standard(s)
Week 1
Recorder/Woodwinds
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 2
Recorder/Woodwinds
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 3
Recorder/Woodwinds
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 4
Recorder/Blues
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 5
Recorder/Blues
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 6
Recorder/Blues
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 7
Recorder/Keyboard
TEMPO
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 8
Recorder/Keyboard
TEMPO
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 9
Recorder/Keyboard
TEMPO
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Third Grade- Fourth Nine Weeks
Timeline
Unit/Objective
Standard(s)
Week 1
Chords/Harmony
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 2
Chords/Harmony
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 3
Chords/Harmony
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 4
Form and Introduction
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 5
Refrain
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 6
Combining Form Elements
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 7
Keyword Activity and Review
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 8
Year-End Assessment
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 9
Family Day
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Fourth Grade- First Nine Weeks
Timeline
Unit/Objective
Standard(s)
Week 1
Welcome
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 2
Triplets
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 3
Sixteenth notes
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 4
Octavos,Descants and Patriotic Music
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 5
Singing Triads
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 6
Part Singing
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 7
Ascending and Descending Scales
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 8
Major and Minor
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 9
Melodic Ostinatos
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Fourth Grade - Second Nine Weeks
Week 1
Duration Review
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 2
Dotted Quarter Notes
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 3
Tied Notes
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 4
Keeping Up with the Score
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 5
Getting to Know E and D
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 6
Keeping up with the
“Score”
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 7
Giving Thanks
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 8
Articulation Review
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 9
Tricky Tempos
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Fourth Grade - Third Nine Weeks
Timeline
Unit/Objective
Standard(s)
Week 1
Orchestra and Concert Band Instruments
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 2
Guitars and Fretted Instruments
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 3
Playing Fretted Instruments
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 4
Major and Minor Chords
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 5
Playing Chords and Harmony
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 6
Playing Accompaniment Parts
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 7
Time Machine
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 8
Romantic Period
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 9
Telling a Story with Music
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Fourth Grade - Fourth Nine Weeks
Timeline
Unit/Objective
Standard(s)
Week 1
Rap Project
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 2
Creating My Rap
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 3
Rhymes,Rhythm and Rap
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 4
Dynamic Rapping
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 5
Rap Rehearsals
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 6
Rap it Up(Performance)
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 7
Keyword and Activity Review
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 8
Year-End Assessment
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 9
Family Day
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Fifth Grade- First Nine Weeks
Welcome
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 2
Meter Signs
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 3
Meter of 6/8
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 4
Rhythm
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 5
Syncopation
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 6
Dotted rhythms
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 7
SATB music and Bass clef
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 8
Descants
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 9
Music from other Lands
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Fifth Grade- Second Nine Weeks
Timeline
Unit/Objective
Standard(s)
Week 1
Sharps and Flats
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 2
Scales and Key Signatures
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 3
Notation Symbol Review
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 4
Accidentals
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 5
Dynamics
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 6
Performance Evaluations
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 7
Rhythm Dictation
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 8
Musical Styles
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 9
Dynamics
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Fifth Grade- Third Nine Weeks
Timeline
Unit/Objective
Standard(s)
Week 1
Symphony Orchestra
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 2
String Family
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 3
String and musical styles
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 4
Impressionistic Period
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 5
Impressionistic Period
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 6
Impressionistic Period
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 7
Chords and Harmony Review
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 8
Major/Minor
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 9
Chord Progressions
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Fifth Grade- Fourth Nine Weeks
Timeline
Unit/Objective
Standard(s)
Week 1
Creating a commercial product
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 2
Our Product
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 3
Composing our own music
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 4
Creating our jingle
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 5
Putting it all together
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 6
The Performance
SCSMS: 1, 2, 4, 6
Week 7
Keyword and Activity Review
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 8
Year-End Assessment
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 9
Family Day
SCSMS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Materials & Resources for Teaching Units & Plans for Ordering & Obtaining Materials & Resources
· “Pianomouse meets the Great Composers” (CD-Rom)
· “Music Theory Fundementals” (CD-Rom)
· Instruments
· Promethean Board
· Sheet Music
· CD Player, Computer, VCR, “Dance “ Videos, etc.
· Dry Erase Board, Markers, Clipboards, Stop Watch
· Prizes / Rewards
· “Let All Sing” holiday song collection
· “Quaver Music” online curriculum
· “Mr Bach Comes to Call” DVD
· “Beethoven Lives Upstairs” DVD
· Note Name Bingo
· Orchestra Bingo
· “Jazz for Young People” student books and CDs
· Others
***Materials will be ordered as needed throughout the year as noted in the “Faculty and Staff” handbook.
Assessment
During units throughout the year, a performance assessment of student knowledge and skills will be recorded by teacher observation following South Carolina State Music Education Standards, using checklists and rubrics. Major assessments may include:
Skills Checklists & Rubrics
Peer Evaluation
Observation
Question and Answer
Paper and pencil tests
Major Assessment Schedule & Description
September: Steady beat and rhythm
October: Reading and Notating music
November: Reading and Notating music
December: Holiday performance
January: Form and identifying form.
February: Composers
March: Orchestra Unit
April: Instruments Families
May: Center Activities
Grading ~ Participation and Behavior
First through fifth grade students will earn & receive a daily grade for Music: (As well as a cumulative nine-week grade.)
1st – 5th Grades Behavior & Participation Rubric:
E= Excellent ~ S= Satisfactory ~ N= Needs Improvement ~ U=Unsatisfactory
To receive an “E” students must:
ALWAYS show good manners and self-control.
ALWAYS respect others and use teamwork.
ALWAYS follows directions the first time.
ALWAYS participates in all activities with a good attitude.
Receive no “warnings.”
To receive an “S” students:
USUALLY show good manners and self-control.
USUALLY respect others and use teamwork.
USUALLY follows directions the first time.
USUALLY participates in all activities with a good attitude.
Receives a “warning.”
To receive an “N” students:
SOMETIMES show good manners and self-control.
SOMETIMES respect others and use teamwork.
SOMETIMES follows directions the first time.
SOMETIMES participates in all activities.
Receives many “2 warnings” and must walk laps during recess.
To receive a “U” students:
RARELY show good manners and self-control.
RARELY respect others and use teamwork.
RARELY follows directions the first time.
RARELY participates in all activities.
Receives 3 “warnings” and sits out of activity and receives a disciplinary form..
Music Education Grading
Skill Development Assessment Rubric:
Q = Quality Achievement (4)
· Always on task.
· Always follows directions.
· Always works co-operatively with other students.
· Always takes care of materials and instruments.
· Always uses time wisely while working on projects.
M = Meets Standards (3)
· On task most of the time.
· Follows directions most of the time.
· Works co-operatively with other students most of the time.
· Takes care of materials and instruments most of the time.
· Uses time wisely while working on projects most of the time.
P = Progressing toward Standards (2)
· On task some of the time.
· Follows directions some of the time.
· Works co-operatively with other students some of the time.
· Takes care of materials and instruments some of the time.
· Uses time wisely while working on projects some of the time.
L = Little or No Progressing toward Standards (1)
· Rarely or never on task.
· Rarely or never follows directions.
· Rarely or never works co-operatively with other students.
· Rarely or never takes care of materials and instruments.
· Rarely or never uses time wisely while working on projects.
Students:
· Enter the music room quietly and will sit in their assigned seat.
· 2 students will be chosen for the helpers for that day in music.
· As students pass out materials the students will be asked to listen to a song that relates to the lesson from the previous week.
· During review, students will raise hands to answer questions (while teacher completes behavior cards) and speak one at a time.
· Students will exit the music room in an S&Q line.
Music Rewards
· During each music class student(s) work to earn points. The teacher will also earn points for poor behavior. When the class has earned 5 blue panther paws they earn a free or “fun” day.