Covered concepts

• Steady Beat

• Rhythm

• Singing/playing a variety of repertoire

• Composing and creating their own songs and rhythms

• Playing a variety of instruments

• Moving to the beat

• Creative performance/expression

• Song analysis

• Response to music

• Music History

1st Nine Weeks 5th grade

• Week 1: Getting to know each other!

• Week 2: Surveys

• Week 3: Social contracts & Listen to the drum

• Weeks 4-6: It's Corn- chords, playing as a group, and composition

• Week 7-8 : Acka Backa Soda Cracker

• Week 9: Fun day!

2nd Nine Weeks 5th grade

• Weeks 1-2: Spooky songs- Witch Witch, Ghostbusters

• Week 3 : How does Music affect film?

• Weeks 5-6: Canoe Song

• Weeks 7-8: Notes on the staff

• Week 9: Fun day!

3rd Nine Weeks 5th grade

• Week 1-8: Begin Recorder unit & work through the belt songs

• Week 9: Fun Day!

4th Nine Weeks 5th grade

• Weeks 1: Irish Dance

• Weeks 2-3: Alabama Gal dance and song