I can label tonic, dominant, and subdominant patterns.
I can sing subdominant tonal patterns.
I can read music in G-Do, F Do, E-La, D-La.
I can sing patterns in other tonalities (aural/oral).
I can read rhythm notation.
I can write rhythm notation.
In fourth grade, Students continue to build music vocabulary and music reading skill. Additionally, students gain more awareness which, with guidance, leads to more discernment and independence. Better discernment and independence can make singing effectively in two-parts and individual instrument practice possible.
Select Michigan Music Education Standards
Perform
ART.M.I.4.1 Sing and play in a small group with accurate pitch, intonation, rhythm, and technique within various music contexts.
ART.M.I.4.2 Expand repertoire.
ART.M.I.4.3 Sing and play with understanding, expressively with appropriate dynamics, phrasing and interpretation.
ART.M.I.1.4 Sing a melody in a small group.
ART.M.I.4.5 Blend timbres and match dynamic levels in the group in response to the cues of the conductor.
ART.M.I.4.6 Play rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic instruments.
ART.M.I.4.7 Perform with accuracy, rhythmic, and melodic patterns.
ART.M.I.4.8 Play instrumental parts independently while other students sing a contrasting part.
ART.M.I.4.9 Use a system to read quarter notes and rests, eighth notes and rests, half notes and rests, whole notes and rests.
ART.M.I.4.10 Use a system to read pitch notation for a minor scale.
ART.M.I.4.11 Recognize the basic expressive markings of music.
Create
ART.M.II.4.1 Create through exploration, improvisation, and composition, rhythmic and melodic ostinati accompaniments.
ART.M.II.4.2 Create through exploration, improvisation, and composition, answers that are rhythmic and melodic.
ART.M.II.4.3 Create through exploration, improvisation, and composition, melodic embellishments on familiar melodies.
ART.M.II.4.4 Arrange songs in various ways.
ART.M.II.4.5 Use a variety of traditional and non-traditional sound sources and electronic media when composing, arranging, and improvising appropriate to 4th grade.
ART.M.II.4.6 Add vocal, instrumental, and physical responses to a selection presented in 4th grade.
Analyze
ART.M.III.4.1 Identify theme and variation, coda, D.S. (Del Segno), D.C. (Da Capo), and other forms when presented aurally.
ART.M.III.4.2 Use invented or standard notation to transcribe increasingly difficult rhythms and melodies.
ART.M.III.K.3 Describe the music performed and presented in 4th grade by moving, drawing, or through other appropriate responses.
ART.M.III.4.4 In small groups, use music vocabulary to analyze, describe, and evaluate music.
ART.M.III.4.5 Identify the timbre of non-western instruments.
ART.M.III.4.6 Devise student-created criteria for objective evaluation of performances and compositions
ART.M.III.4.7 Use music vocabulary and aesthetic vocabulary to describe personal response to music.
Analyze in Context
ART.M.IV.4.1 Describe distinguishing instrumentation of music genres and styles from various cultures.
ART.M.IV.4.2 Describe how elements of music are used in examples from world cultures, using music performed and presented in 4th grade.
ART.M.IV.4.3 Demonstrate audience appropriate behavior for the context and style of music presented and performed in 4th grade.
Analyze and Make Connection
ART.M.V.4.1 Observe and identify similarities and differences in the meanings of common vocabulary used in the various 4th grade arts.
ART.M.V.4.2 Observe and identify cross-curricular connections within the 4th grade curriculum.
ART.M.V.4.3 Discuss the various rationales for using music in daily experiences.