Music Curriculum
Music Curriculum
Kindergarten Music
I. Singing
Pitch Exploration Warm- Ups
Echo Songs
Get America Singing Project
Rise Up Singing Songs
Singing at Concerts
Music Story Books
Singing at Assemblies
School Holiday Sing Along
II. Movement
Circle Games
Folk Dances
Action Songs
Expressive Movements with Classical Music
Creative Movement
Play Party Games
III. Instruments
Xylophones
African Drums
Handbells
Boomwhackers
Non Pitched Percussion- Frame Drums, Rhythm Sticks, Tambourines, etc...
IV. Rhythm
Playing to the beat
Moving to the beat
Chants
Finger Movements
First Grade Music
I . Singing
Pitch Pathways
Echo Songs
Call and Response Songs
Singing at Concerts
Get America Singing Project
Music Story Books
Rise Up Singing Songs
Singing at Assemblies
School Holiday Sing Along
II. Instruments
Xylophones
Handbells
Boomwhackers
Non- Pitched Percussion- Frame Drums, Tambourines, Rhythm Sticks, Shakers, etc...
African Drums
III. Movement
Folk Dancing
Creative Movement
Moving to the Beat
Expressive Movements
Partner Hand Clapping Songs
Circle Games
Play Party Games
Movement with Classical Music
Movement with Props, (beanbags, scarves, etc..)
IV. Rhythm
Playing on the beat
Chants
Performing chants on drums
Playing two part percussion ensembles
Second Grade
I. Singing
Get America Singing Project
Echo and Call and Response Songs
Pitch Pathways
Songs from other cultures
Singing at Concerts
Story Songbooks
Singing at Assemblies
School Holiday Sing Along
II. Instruments
Playing three part percussion ensembles with non- pitched percussion
Performing chants in 6/8, 4/4, and 2/4 on African Drums and non- pitched percussion
Handbells with sheet music
Boomwhackers
Performing Orff Xylophone Ensembles (Up to three parts)
III. Movement
Folk dances in circles, double circles, scattered and in longway sets
Folk dances with calls such as Do Si Do, Two hand turn, right hand turn etc...
Creative Movement
Partner Clapping Songs
Movements with props (plates, scarves, streamers, bean bags, etc...)
Creative Movements with Classical Music
Play Party Games
Circle Songs
IV. Reading Music
Reading Quarter Notes and Eighth Notes (pair) in 2/4
Reading Dotted Quarter Notes, Three Eighth Notes, and Quarter/ Eighth Rhythms in 6/8
Playing Chants, Singing Songs, Listening to Classical Music with the above rhythms
Writing rhythms
V. Other Activities
Composers
Stories about musicians
Listening maps
Third Grade
I. Singing
Partner Songs
Rounds
Ostinatos
Choral Music (Broadway Songs, Pop Songs, Concert Music, etc...)
Sining at Concerts
Singing at Assemblies
School Holiday Sing Along
II. Instruments
Dulcimers
African Drums
Three and Four Part Non Pitched Percussion Ensembles
Orff Xylophone Ensembles
Handbells with sheet music
Boomwhackers: bass lines and melodies
III. Reading Music
Adding Do, Re and Mi in the key of G to rhythms learned in second grade
Songs, Chants, and Classical Music with Do, Re and Mi
Playing and decoding chants with rhythms syllables
Creating rhythms
Decoding Do, Re, Mi Songs
IV. Movement
Folk Dances in Longway Sets, Circles, and Double Circles
Movements such as Do- Si- Do, Two Hand Turn, Right and Left Hand Turn, Sashay, Swing, Right and Left Star, Circle Right and Left, Cast in, Cast Off, etc...
Partner Clapping Songs
Movement Song Games
V. Other Activities
Composers
Learning about musicians
Listening maps
Fourth Grade
I. Singing
Chorus
Kearsarge Regional School District Chorus Day
Singing at School Concerts
Singing School Assemblies
Partner Songs, Ostinatos, and Rounds
Warm- Ups
Holiday Sing Along
II. Instruments
Guitars
Ukuleles
Song Flutes
Dulcimers
African Drums
Percussion Ensembles
Xylophone Ensembles
Boomwhackers
Tone Chimes
III .Reading Music
Line and Space notes
Rhythm Counting
Fifth Grade
I. Singing
Rounds, Partner Songs and Ostinatos
Camp Songs for Environmental Camp
5th Grade Celebration
Singing at School Assemblies
All School Holiday Sing Along
Singing at Concerts
II. Instruments
Guitars
Keyboards
Ukuleles
Dulcimers
Xylophone Ensembles
Recorders
Non Pitched Percussion
Handbells
Boomwhackers
African Drums
Piano
Bucket Drumming
Learning about band instruments
III. Reading Music
Line and Space Notes
Ledger Line Notes
Music Symbols
Counting Rhythms