First Trimester
BIG IDEAS
Overarching Theme: National Core Arts Standards (NCAS)
Enduring Understanding:
Music is made up of pitches and rhythms.
Pitches are identified using the solfa syllables, sol, mi and la.
Rhythms are identified using the Kodály syllables ta, ti-ti, and quarter rest.
Written music is divided up into bars according to time signature, in order to make it easier to read and feel.
Music is performed with a steady beat, so that we can all stay together.
Essential Question(s) (NCAS) :
How do we notate music?
How can we make sure that performers are staying together as they perform?
What are some of the ways that written music is organized, to make it easier to read?
How do we label melody in our songs?
Second Trimester
BIG IDEAS
Overarching Theme: National Core Arts Standards (NCAS)
Enduring Understanding:
Music is made up of pitches and rhythms.
Pitches are identified using so, mi and la.
Rhythms are identified using the Kodály syllables ta, ti-ti and musical rest.
Written music is divided up into measures using bar lines according to the meter sign, in order to make it easier to read and feel.
Music is performed with a steady beat, so that we can all stay together.
Essential Question(s) (NCAS) :
How do we notate music?
How can we make sure that performers are staying together as they perform?
What are some of the ways that written music is organized, to make it easier to read?
Third Trimester
BIG IDEAS
Overarching Theme: National Core Arts Standards (NCAS)
Enduring Understanding:
Music is made up of pitches and rhythms.
Pitches are identified using the solfa syllables, la-sol-mi-do.
Rhythms are identified using the Kodály syllables ta, ti-ti,quarter rest and ta-ah.
Written music is divided into measures according to the meter sign, in order to make it easier to read and feel.
Music is performed with a steady beat, so that we can all stay together.
Essential Question(s) (NCAS) :
How do we write down music?
How can we make sure that performers are staying together as they perform?
What are some of the ways that written music is organized, to make it easier to read?
How do we label melody in our songs?