1st Grade Music Class

1st Grade Music Class

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1st Grade has music class three times a week for 30 minutes. Students enjoy and learn about music through singing, playing instruments, and moving to music!

Field School music students do not have any regular homework or assignments to be completed outside of school. Any music projects will be completed in class. Additional practice or study outside of class is not required, but is optional for any students who wish to further strengthen their musical skills.

First Grade General Music Curriculum:

Rhythm:

• Demonstrate pulse

• Identify, label and perform quarter notes

• Identify, label and perform eighth note pairs

• Identify, label and perform quarter rests

• Experience and identify fast/slow

• Experience and identify getting faster and getting slower

• Experience meter (2/4, 4/4, 6/8)

Melody:

• Identify, label and perform sol-mi melodies

• Identify, label and perform sol-mi-la melodies

• Recognize and perform melodic contour with voices

• Introduce music staff

Harmony and Texture:

• Perform speech ostinato as accompaniment

• Demonstrate simple bordun (chordal)

Form:

• Identify AB musical form

• Identify ABA musical form

• Respond to phrases with movement

• Identify introduction

• Identify repeat sign

Tone Color:

• Identify and classify instruments as woods, metals, scrapers, shakers, and membranes (drums)

In District 64, K-5 music classes will include music that represents a variety of musical styles.

Possible Repertoire:

• Lullaby

• March

• Singing Game

• Patriotic

• Holiday/Seasonal

• Folk music

• World music

• Peter and the Wolf - Prokofiev