Music

Class overview:

Pre K / Kindergarten

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

• Explore concept of steady beat

• Develop Motor skills with singing and dancing 

• singing voices and build a repertoire of age-appropriate songs

• Explore the concept of fast and slow/ loud and soft

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, including barred percussion (xylophones, metallophones, glockenspiels) drums, and assorted hand percussion instruments.

• Improvises a simple rhythmic or melodic pattern using voice or instruments.

Second Grade

• Explores 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

• 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

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

• Develop music vocabulary

Third Grade

• 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.

• Aurally and visually identifies instrument families and folk instruments.

• Develop singing voices and build a repertoire of age-appropriate songs

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

• Develop music vocabulary

Fourth Grade

• Continues to explore music literacy by reading and writing rhythms, melodies, and basic music symbols.

• Further develop singing skills, including singing in parts, vocal technique, learn age-appropriate repertoire and performance etiquette by participating in chorus.

• 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