About Music in 5th Grade:
5th graders have General Music class once a week for 45 minutes. In these classes, students are:
experiencing music in a variety of ways. Musical experiences include listening, singing, creating, reading, playing and movement.
continuing a 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, and sixteenth notes as well as corresponding rests. Students will be able to sing solfege syllables d r m f s l t d (a full octave),
listening to a variety of musical selections from different genres.
5th Graders participate in a chorus rehearsal once a week for 45 minutes. In this class, they are singing together as a grade level, learning how to read choral music and preparing for concerts twice a year.
5th Grade Winter Concert Date Coming Soon!