Grade 5 General Music

Grading:

Students are graded on 3 standards:

• Performs by singing or playing classroom instruments appropriately
• Creates and/or notates improvisations and compositions demonstrating an understanding of the elements of music
• Describes, analyzes, interprets, and evaluates music using appropriate vocabulary

Students will be given a 1-4 rating on each standard using the same system from elementary school.

Topics Covered Include:

• Rhythms:
  • Time Signature, Measures
  • Quarter, Eighth, & Sixteenth Notes.
  • Quarter note rests
  • Be able to read, perform, and compose different combinations of rhythms stated above
  • Be able to read, perform, and compose a 4 part percussion ostinato
• Notation:
  • Be able to identify and understand the purpose of the treble clef and staff
  • Know the names of the lines and spaces of the staff in Treble Clef
  • Be able to sight read and perform different musical examples that include a mix of rhythm and pitch
  • Be able to compose and perform original compositions using standard notation
• Song Form:
  • Understand AB, ABA, and ABAC form
  • Understand and identify Verse, Chorus, and Bridge
  • Be able to analyze several different songs examples with song form structures
  • Be able to improvise and compose original music guided by a set song form
• Instruments of the Orchestra:
  • Be able to identify and understand the fundamentals of woodwind, brass, string, and percussion instruments