How do we experience music? 

We SING!    

Vocal exploration, echo songs, unison, partner songs, rounds, and harmony

We PLAY!  

Percussion (including drums, xylophones/mallet instruments, maracas, triangles, and a large variety of other percussion instruments)

Recorders (in Grade 3 ), Ukuleles (in Grades 4 & 5), World Music Drumming (Grade 5)

We LISTEN!  

Experiencing a variety of genres and styles, we listen and respond to specific qualities in music, such as: tempo, dynamics, articulation, form, melody, and timbre

We IMPROVISE! 

Melodic improvisation (xylophones, recorders, ukuleles, voices); 

Rhythmic improvisation (percussion)

We COMPOSE! 

Creating new and original work, involving a planned rhythm, melody, and structure

We MOVE!  

Dancing; keeping a beat; showing rhythm; 

We experience both improvised and choreographed movement and dance.