Curriculum

Rhythm

• Demonstrate pulse

• Identify whole note

• Label whole note

• Label whole rest

• Identify dotted half note

• Label dotted half note

• Label sixteenth notes

• Experience Question-Answer technique using body percussion

Melody

• Demonstrate proper vocal technique

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

• Label staff

• Experience SMRD melodies

• Identify D’ (high do)

• Identify L, (low la)

• Experience SMRDL, melodies

• Identify Fa scale tone and hand signal

• Identify S, (low so)

• Label treble clef lines and spaces

Harmony

• Demonstrate proper mallet technique

• Experience ostinato

• Distinguish between Major/minor

• Demonstrate simple bordun (crossover)

• Label canon/round

• Demonstrate score reading (two-part)

Form

• Demonstrate phrase

• Identify Interlude

• Experience extended form

• Label rondo

Timbre

• Differentiate between crescendo and decrescendo

• Identify orchestral string family

• Identify orchestral percussion family

• Demonstrate accent on hand drum

• Identify fermata