4th Grade

Expression

• Dynamics:  ff, f, mf, mp, p, pp

• Tempo: Faster/Slower

Instruments

• Un-pitched percussion

• Barred Instruments: pentatonic improvisation, arpeggiated borduns, Cross-over patterns

• Instruments of the Orchestra: paired with District-wide field trip to the New York Philharmonic or Westchester Philharmonic in Spring.

Pitch & Contour

• Do, re, mi, sol, la, do'

• Low la, low sol

Form

• ABACA (Rondo)

• ABACABA (Rondo-Sonata)

Texture

• Ostinati

• Harmony

Movement

• Folk Dance

• Dances of Other cultures

Rhythm

• Takadimi Variations: 

  • Ta-dimi, taka-di, ta-mi

• Syncopa Prep (Syncopated Quarter, eighth notes)

• Whole note, whole rest

Chorus

• Beginning Chorus: Techniques & Fundamentals

• Partner Songs

• Rounds and Canons

• Unison Singing

• Easy Two-Part Harmonies

• Antiphonal Music