ROWVA Elementary Music

ALL ROWVA ELEMENTARY MUSIC STUDENTS

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.

Kindergarten 

• Explore sound and music through singing, movement, listening, and playing instruments.

• Explore concept of steady beat and high v. low sounds.

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.

• Develop singing voices and build a repertoire of age-appropriate songs, with connections from various countries.

Second Grade

• Explore 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.

• Create their own rhythmic or melodic patterns while playing instruments.

• 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. 

• Create their own rhythmic or melodic patterns through improvisation while playing instruments or using body percussion (snap, pat, clap, stamp + RECORDER RECITAL).

• Develop music vocabulary.

Fourth Grade

• Explore music literacy and further develop musical skills by learning to play the xylophone. 

• 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. 

• Create their own rhythmic or melodic patterns through improvisation while playing instruments or using body percussion (snap, pat, clap, stamp).

• Develop music vocabulary.

• Aurally and visually identifies instrument families and folk instruments. 

Fifth Grade

• Semester 1:

  • Continue 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. 

  • Create their own rhythmic or melodic patterns through improvisation while playing instruments or using body percussion (snap, pat, clap, stamp).

  • Continues to develop music vocabulary.

• Semester 2:

  • Elemetentary Band (see description below)

Sixth Grade

• Explore music literacy and further develop musical skills by learning to play the ukulele. 

• Analyze and respond to works of famous composers. 

• 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. 

• Create their own rhythmic or melodic patterns through improvisation while playing instruments or using body percussion (snap, pat, clap, stamp).

• Contiues to develop music vocabulary.

• Explores the concepts of music composition through application of melodic and rhythmic notation (JINGLE PROJECT). 

• Explore the use of technology and its applications in music. 

Elementary Band 

• 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.

• Perform together in a Holiday and Spring concert.

• Have fun!

Elementary Chorus (optional for 5th + 6th Grades)

• Produce sounds with proper technique.

• Sing melodies and rhythmic patterns.

• Identifies what elements contribute to the effectiveness and quality of a musical ensemble.