Kindergarten students will learn how to

demonstrate singing and speaking voices

demonstrate fast/slow through movement

demonstrate loud/soft; high/low with instruments

sing children's songs, patriotic, holiday songs from memory

sing songs in sync with others

perform songs at a public performance

identify simple accompaniment in children's stories

create simple accompaniment and sound effects for children's stories

improvise simple phrases on instruments

reads, performs, and writes quarter notes, eighth notes, and quarter rests

First grade students will learn how to

demonstrate high/low; up/down; same/different

play short rhythm patterns

perform call and response songs

sing children's songs, patriotic, and holiday songs from memory

perform songs at a public performance

sing independently, on pitch and in rhythm, maintaining a steady tempo

recognize question and answer phrases

improvise "answers" in the same style to given rhythmic melodic phrases

identify simple rhythmic variations and melodic ostinato accompaniments

compose music to accompany reading or dramatizations

perform music to accompany reading

create sound effects using traditional and nontraditional sounds to accompany reading

read and label quarter and eighth notes and quarter rests and interpret them while performing

read and perform three pitches using solfege - sol, mi, la

identify verse and refrain form, and interpret them correctly while performing

identify timbres: wood, metal, skins and shakers

Second grade students will learn how to

demonstrate steady beat through movement, singing and playing instruments

demonstrate musical style and mood through singing and playing instruments

demonstrate beat and beat subdivision through movement, singing and playing instruments

demonstrate proper technique used when playing classroom instruments

define the lyrics of patriotic American songs

identify the purpose of patriotic songs

demonstrate the proper etiquette while singing or listening to the "Star Spangled Banner"

sing patriotic songs from memory

sing on pitch and in rhythm, maintaining a steady tempo, with appropriate posture

sing expressively with appropriate dynamics

perform songs at a public performance

perform easy ostinatos and melodic patterns with classroom instruments

echo short rhythms and melodic patterns

perform children's songs with dynamic expression

improvise "answers" in the same style to given rhythmic and melodic phrases

create call-and-response song

improvise simple rhythmic and melodic ostinato accompaniment

compose music to accompany children's book

compose four measures using different classroom instruments

play four measures using different classroom instruments

read  whole, half, quarter, eighth notes; whole, half, and quarter rests

read notes in a pentatonic scales in treble clef (sol, la, mi, re, do)

identify and interpret dynamic markings: f, mf, mp, p

identify forms: call and response, verse and refrain, repeat sign, double bar line

Third grade students will learn how to

demonstrate a steady beat using instruments

demonstrate beat subdivision by playing an instrument and singing

demonstrate steady beat through folk dances

identify characteristics of a folk song

perform folk songs

sing rounds

sing expressively, with appropriate tempo changes

rehearse and revise songs for a public performance

identify recreational musical opportunities in their community

perform melodic patterns with various rhythms that include quarter notes, eighth notes and sixteenth notes

perform a barred instrument in an ensemble or independently

perform a varied repertoire of music with a focus on folk songs

perform simple songs with four notes (B, A, G, E) on the recorder or barred instrument

perform and improvised phrase on barred instruments with eight beat answer ending on "do"

perform an improvised phrase using eighth notes and quarter notes

perform an improvised rhythmic accompaniment to a recorded song

compose eighth measures of music in both 4/4 and 3/4 meters using the notes B, A, G, and E

create a song that demonstrates different forms (AB, ABA< verse and refrain)

create an introduction a for a composition

read dotted half notes and sixteenth notes

identify dynamic markings: ff and pp and interpret them correctly

identify forms: AB, ABA, introduction

identify tempo markings: presto, allegro, moderato, andante, adagio, largo and interpret them correctly

sight-read simple three-note phrases in solfege (mi, sol, la)

identify the historical and cultural influences on different musical genres

identify ten different genres of music

label a map of the world where music genres emerged

Fourth grade students will learn how to

demonstrate beat and beat subdivision by playing an instrument and singing (eighth and sixteenth notes)

play selections on the recorder (notes: C1 to D2) or barred instruments in various meters (2/4, 3/4, 4/4) and styles (folk, classical, holiday)

compose 8 measure songs and perform on recorder or barred instruments

identify the emotional climax and mood of music

sing partner songs

sight read simple 5-note phrases in solfege (do, re, mi, sol, la)

research the Wyoming Trail Systems and related songs

present a report on American music expansion through the transportation and trail systems

perform American Western Expansion songs

compose an introduction, interlude and coda for an American folk song

identify the I, IV, V chords found in American Folk Songs

arrange a simple accompaniment for an American folk song using classroom instruments or Garage Band

explain and illustrate how sound waves are transmitted

create an instrument

identify the timbre of 10 instruments and their instrumental families

Fifth and sixth grade students will learn how to

demonstrate musicality as a group through changes in dynamics, tempos, and performing two-part music

apply minor chords (vi and ii) in a piece of music

perform a two-part piece as a group for an audience

sight-read music in solfege - do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do'

identify harmony and melody

perform a piece containing harmony and melody

perform a holiday song that contains melody and harmony in front of an audience

identify the characters, backgrounds, and elements in a story and relate appropriate musical sounds to each

compose appropriate sounds and music to the story in their chosen medium (videogame, cartoon, story, etc.)

perform music and sounds to story for an audience

research music found in the United States (jazz, blues, folk, native American, African American, marching band etc.)

present a report on their chosen piece of music history and its importance

perform a song in the style of their chosen music using classroom instruments