General Music
Kindergarten
Marking Period 1:
Kindergarten students will be going through the performing and responding processes for some select songs. These processes will facilitate learning:
Vocal exploration and the 4 voices (singing, speaking, shouting, and whispering)
Musical opposites: fast/slow, loud/soft
Marking Period 2:
Kindergarten students will be going through the creating and performing processes for some select songs. These processes will facilitate learning:
Vocal exploration
Musical opposites: long/short, high/low (using iconic notation)
Steady Beat
Same and different sections of music
Marking Period 3:
Kindergarten students will be going through the performing and responding processes for some select songs. These processes will facilitate learning:
Reading long/short-short and high/low patterns using iconic notation
Steady Beat
Marking Period 4:
Kindergarten students will be going through the performing and creating processes for some select songs. These processes will facilitate learning:
Notating long/short-short and high/low patterns using iconic notation
Steady Beat
Kindergarten review
Grade One
Marking Quarter 1:
First grade students will be going through the performing and responding processes for some select songs. These processes will facilitate learning:
Melodic contour
Reading long/short-short rhythms using iconic notation
Steady beat
Loud/soft dynamics
Fast/slow tempo
Classroom instruments and classroom instrument families
Marking Quarter 2:
First grade students will be going through the creating and performing processes for some select songs. These processes will facilitate learning:
High/low pitch reading
Rhythm reading: quarter note, beamed eighth notes
Steady beat on instruments
Classroom instruments and classroom instrument families
Marking Period 3:
First grade students will be going through the performing and responding processes for some select songs. These processes will facilitate learning:
Pitch reading: So and Mi
Rhythm reading: quarter rest
AB and ABA form
Matching pitch within a limited range
Marking Period 4:
First grade students will be going through the performing and creating processes for some select songs. These processes will facilitate learning:
Pitch reading: La
Pitch notating: So, Mi, and La
Rhythm notating: quarter note, beamed eighth notes, quarter rest
Tritonic tonality
Matching pitch within a limited range
Musical symbols: note heads, stems, and beams
Grade one review
Grade Two
Marking Period 1:
Second grade students will be going through the performing and responding processes. These processes will facilitate learning:
Rhythm reading: half note, half rest, tied quarter notes, dotted half note
Meter: strong beat, weak beat
Form: Question and Answer, Rondo
Piano/forte dynamics
Allegro/lento tempo
Families of the Orchestra
Grade 2 students attend the National Philharmonic Concerts at The Music Center at Strathmore. There are no costs for elementary schools in association with this program.This program is aligned with the Maryland State Curriculum for Elementary Music and the National Core Arts Standards for Music.
Marking Period 2:
Second grade students will be going through the creating and performing processes. These processes will facilitate learning:
Pitch reading: Do, Re, pentatonic
Rhythm reading: half note, half rest, tied quarter notes, dotted half note
Meter: simple vs. compound
Form: Question and Answer, Rondo
Bordun/drone accompaniment
Singing with proper breath and support
Marking Period 3:
Second grade students will be going through the performing and responding processes. These processes will facilitate learning:
Pitch reading: Do, Re, pentatonic
Pitch notating: Do
Rhythm reading: half note, half rest, tied quarter notes, dotted half note
Pentatonic tonality
Meter: simple vs. compound
Bordun/drone accompaniment
Crescendo/decrescendo
Accelerando/ritardando
Singing with proper breath and support
Marking Period 4:
Second grade students will be going through the performing and creating processes. These processes will facilitate learning:
Pitch reading: Do, Re, pentatonic
Pitch notating: Pentatonic
Rhythm notating: half note, half rest, dotted half note
Bordun/drone accompaniment
Singing within a limited range
Musical symbols: Barlines, treble clef, repeat sign, double barline
Grade two review
Grade Three
Marking Period 1:
Third grade students will be going through the performing and responding processes. These processes will facilitate learning:
Pitch reading: extended pentatonic
Rhythm reading: beamed sixteenth notes, whole note, and whole rest
Tonality: extended pentatonic
Meter: simple meter (4/4 time signature)
Harmony: rhythmic ostinati
Pianissimo/fortissimo dynamics
Presto/largo tempo
Meter signature symbols (4/4)
Orchestral instruments
Marking Period 2:
Third grade students will be going through the creating and performing processes. These processes will facilitate learning:
Pitch notating: extended pentatonic
Rhythm notating: beamed sixteenth notes
Meter: simple meter (4/4 time signature)
Form: verse-refrain
Harmony: two-part rounds
Articulation: legato/staccato
Singing within an octave range
Meter signature symbols (4/4)
Marking Period 3:
Third grade students will be going through the performing and responding processes. These processes will facilitate learning:
Pitch reading: absolute pitches G, A, B
Rhythm reading: triple meter dotted quarter note and set of three eighth notes.
Meter: compound meter (6/8 time signature)
Form: verse refrain
Harmony: two-part rounds
Articulation: legato/staccato
Singing within an octave range
Meter signature symbols (6/8)
Marking Period 4:
Third grade students will be going through the performing and creating processes. These processes will facilitate learning:
Pitch notating: absolute pitches G, A, B
Rhythm notating: triple meter dotted quarter notes and set of three eighth notes.
Meter: compound meter (6/8 time signature)
Meter signature symbols (6/8)
Grade three review.
Grade Four
Marking Period 1:
Fourth grade students will be going through the performing and responding processes. These processes will facilitate learning:
Pitch reading: fa and ti (diatonic scales)
Rhythm reading: beamed eighth and sixteenth note combinations
Tonality: I and V bass lines and chords
Meter: simple meters 2/4 and 4/4
Harmony: melodic ostinati
Dynamics: mezzo forte and mezzo piano
Timbre: instruments from around the world
Marking Period 2:
Fourth grade students will be going through the creating and performing processes. These processes will facilitate learning:
Pitch notating: fa and ti (diatonic scales)
Rhythm notating: beamed eighth and sixteenth note combinations
Tonality: I and V bass lines and chords
Meter: simple meters 2/4 and 4/4
Form: repeating and contrasting phrases
Harmony: three and four part rounds
Vocal skills: singing with expression
Musical symbols: coda
Marking Period 3:
Fourth grade students will be going through the performing and responding processes. These processes will facilitate learning:
Pitch reading: absolute pitches C, D, E, F
Rhythm reading: compound meter quarter and flagged eighth note combination
Tonality: major vs. minor
Meter: compound meter of 6/8
Form: repeating and contrasting phrases
Harmony: three and four part rounds
Vocal sills: singing with expression
Musical symbols: coda
Marking Period 4:
Fourth grade students will be going through the performing and creating processes. These processes will facilitate learning:
Pitch notating: absolute pitches C, D, E, F, G, A, B and extended pentatonic
Rhythm notating: compound meter quarter and flagged eighth note combination
Meter: compound meter of 6/8
Musical symbols: sharp, flat and natural signs
Grade four review
Grade Five
Marking Period 1:
Fifth grade students will be going through the performing and responding processes. These processes will facilitate learning:
I-IV-V Bass Lines and Chords
The 12 Bar Blues
Appropriate Technique
Key Signatures
Jazz/Blues Instruments
Grade 5 students attend the Blues Concerts at The Music Center at Strathmore. There are no costs for elementary schools in association with this program.This program is aligned with the Maryland State Curriculum for Elementary Music and the National Core Arts Standards for Music.
Marking Period 2:
Fifth grade students will be going through the creating and performing processes. These processes will facilitate learning:
Diatonic Scale
Syncopated Rhythms
Partner Songs
Marking Period 3:
Fifth grade students will be going through the performing and responding processes. These processes will facilitate learning:
Diatonic Scale
Syncopated Rhythms
Theme and Variations
Partner Songs
Appropriate Technique
Marking Period 4:
Fifth grade students will be going through the performing and creating processes. These processes will facilitate learning:
Diatonic Scale
Composing with all known rhythms
Composing with all known pitches
Review of all elementary music concepts
Strathmore Concerts
Grade Two
Grade 2 students attend the National Philharmonic Concerts at The Music Center at Strathmore. There are no costs for elementary schools in association with this program. This program is aligned with the Maryland State Curriculum for Elementary Music and the National Core Arts Standards for Music.
Grade Five
Grade 5 students attend the Blues Concerts at The Music Center at Strathmore. There are no costs for elementary schools in association with this program. This program is aligned with the Maryland State Curriculum for Elementary Music and the National Core Arts Standards for Music.