At the beginning of April, the 5th grade music students will begin working on a unit about ukulele performance. This unit will directly address Standard E-1.a Demonstrate and compare and contrast harmonic changes in songs (e.g. major vs. minor, blues, chord progressions, etc.); Standard E-1.b Demonstrate learned melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic patterns using expressive elements; Standard E-1.c Demonstrate songs in major and minor keys; Standard T-1.c Harmony: Identify, perform, or respond to extended harmonic patterns (e.g., I-V, V-I, I-IV-V-I); and Standard T-3.b Meter/Beat Groupings: Identify the purpose of the top and bottom number in a time signature.