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5th 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.
District 64
5th Grade Music Curriculum
Rhythm
Identify, label, and perform two sixteenth notes and an eighth note
Identify, label, and perform an eighth note and two sixteenth notes
Identify, label, and perform mixed meter
Melody
Identify, label and read BAGEDC'D' on soprano recorder
Experience mixolydian and dorian melodies
Identify, label, and read notes on lines and spaces of treble clef and the space and ledger line below the staff
Harmony
Perform and label songs with two-part harmony
Perform tonic and dominant chord to accompany a melody
Play I-V and I-IV-V chords
Experience 2-part and 3-part harmony
Demonstrate moving bordun
Form
Identify theme and variations
Label 1st and 2nd endings
Experience 12-bar blues
Tone Color
Distinguish between band and orchestra
Identify mezzo forte and mezzo piano
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