Explore sound and music through singing, movement, listening, and playing instruments
Explore concept of steady beat
Develop singing voices and build a repertoire of age-appropriate songs
First Grade
Introduce concept of music notation using visual aids and movement.
Explore the concept of steady beat, melody, and rhythm by participating in a variety of activities, including singing games, and activities involving dance and movement.
Experience playing a variety of instruments, including barred percussion (xylophones, metallophones, glockenspiels) drums, and assorted hand percussion instruments.
Develop singing voices and build a repertoire of age-appropriate songs, with connections from various countries.
Improvises a simple rhythmic or melodic pattern using voice or instruments.
Second Grade
Explores music literacy by reading and writing rhythms and basic music symbols.
Explore the concepts of steady beat, melody, rhythm and form by participating in a variety of activities, including singing games, activities involving dance and movement, and playing assorted instruments.
Develop singing voices and build a repertoire of age-appropriate songs
Develop ensemble skills, through participation in various group music making activities, that promote and foster teamwork, respect, tolerance, problem-solving, and creativity, as well as singing and instrumental techniques
Create their own rhythmic or melodic patterns while playing instruments or using body percussion (snap, pat, clap, stamp) by using improvisation.
Analyze and respond to works of famous composers.
Develop music vocabulary
Third Grade
Explore music literacy and further develop musical skills by learning to play the recorder
Continues to explore music literacy by reading and writing rhythms, melodies and basic music symbols.
Explore the concepts of steady beat, melody, rhythm and form by participating in a variety of activities, including singing games, activities involving dance and movement, and playing assorted instruments.
Aurally and visually identifies instrument families and folk instruments.
Develop singing voices and build a repertoire of age-appropriate songs
Develop ensemble skills, through participation in various group music making activities, that promote and foster teamwork, respect, tolerance, problem-solving, and creativity, as well as singing and instrumental techniques
Create their own rhythmic or melodic patterns through improvisation while playing instruments or using body percussion (snap, pat, clap, stamp).
Analyze and respond to works of famous composers.
Develop music vocabulary
Fourth Grade
Continues to explore music literacy by reading and writing rhythms, melodies, and basic music symbols.
Further develop singing skills, including singing in parts, vocal technique, learn age-appropriate repertoire and performance etiquette by participating in chorus.
Explore the concepts of steady beat, melody, rhythm and form by participating in a variety of activities, including singing games, activities involving dance and movement, and playing assorted instruments.
Develop ensemble skills, through participation in various group music making activities, that promote and foster teamwork, respect, tolerance, problem-solving, and creativity, as well as singing and instrumental techniques
Create their own rhythmic or melodic patterns through improvisation while playing instruments or using body percussion (snap, pat, clap, stamp).
Analyze and respond to works of famous composers.
Develop music vocabulary
Fourth Grade Band
Sings passages from fourth grade band repertoire
Performs a varied repertoire of music on pitched and non-pitched instruments with some expressive elements
Produces sounds with proper technique
Creates melodies and rhythmic patterns
Reads and writes simple melodies in the appropriate clef
Analyzes musical events using appropriate music vocabulary
Identifies what elements contribute to the effectiveness and quality of a musical ensemble
Articulates the connection between music and other subjects