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4th Grade has music class two 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.
Rhythm:
Identify syncopation
Experience and label accelerando and ritardando
Identify, label and perform pick-up notes
Melody:
Identify, label, read and perform melodies with fa
Identify, label, read and perform melodies with ti
Identify, read and perform BAGED on soprano recorder
Play pentatonic melodies
Harmony and Texture:
Perform and label partner songs
Recognize when chordal harmonies change
Define chord as 3 or more notes sounded together
Demonstrate simple bordun (level)
Form:
Label rondo
Label D.C. al Fine and Coda
Tone Color:
Classify standard woodwind and brass instruments
Identify pianissimo/fortissimo
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
Ode to Joy - Beethoven
Nutcracker - Tchaikovsky