General Music
Our teachers strive to provide students with the fundamentals and skills that prepare them for lifelong learning of music. Elementary students receive music class twice a week for 40 minutes. Our district has three lower elementary schools (K-3) and one upper elementary school (4-5). You can find the contact information of our elementary music staff below.
Harvest Elementary School
(K-3)
Heritage School
(4-5)
Pleasant Ridge Elementary
(K-3)
Woodland Meadows
(K-3)
Curriculum Snapshot
Kindergarten – Fourth Grade
General Music
The philosophy of the general music program is to give all students an opportunity to discover, experience and appreciate all aspects of music. Instruction in music recognizes different learning styles and the multicultural aspects of our society. We strive to include all students in music making at their various ability levels, to encourage independent musicianship, and to instill a desire to continue their musical experiences. Students participate in two thirty-seven minute general music classes each week. Our curriculum is as follows:
Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines.
Reading and notating music.
Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.
Evaluating music and music performances.
Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.
Understanding music in relation to history and culture.
(last updated on May 16, 2016)
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