Curriculum

Rhythm

• Demonstrate pulse

• Identify syncopa

• Demonstrate Question-Answer (body percussion/unpitched/barred instruments/recorder)

• Label eighth rest

• Experience accelerando/ritardando

• Label pick-up (anacrusis)

• Visualize 6/8

• Demonstrate conducting in 3

• Identify triplet

Melody

• Develop a repertoire of songs (folk/seasonal/multicultural/patriotic)

• Review treble clef lines and spaces

• Experience BAGEDC’ on soprano recorder

• Demonstrate Question-Answer on recorder (GM/em pentatonic)

• Experience countermelody

• Identify Ti

• Experience scale

• Label Sharp/flat

Harmony 

• Demonstrate proper mallet technique

• Experience canon/round

• Experience ostinato

• Demonstrate simple bordun (level)

• Distinguish between Major/minor

• Demonstrate moving bordun

• Experience I-V

Form

• Demonstrate phrase

• Experience rondo

• Identify A’

• Label D. C. al Fine

• Experience additive form

• Experience 12-bar blues

Timbre

• Identify recorder family

• Identify orchestral woodwind family

• Identify orchestral brass family

• Identify pianissimo/fortissimo