About Music in 4th Grade:
4th Graders have General Music class once a week for 45 minutes. In these classes, students are:
experiencing music through listening, singing, playing, creating, reading and movement activities.
a continued study of music literacy; they will read, create and write rhythmic and melodic compositions in 2/4, 4/4 and 3/4 meter using whole note, half note, quarter note, eighth note pair as well as corresponding rests. They will be able to sing solfege syllables d r m f s l t d'.
accompanying various folk songs on classroom instruments
Listening to a variety of musical selections from different genres. Classical listening examples will lead to discussion of key composers.
4th Graders participate in chorus once a week for 45 minutes. In this class, they are singing together as a grade level, learning how to read choral music and working towards the end of the year concert.
4th Graders have the opportunity to learn how to play an instrument.