During the month of February, the Kindergarten music classes will begin a new unit on listening to, and responding to music written by famous composers. Students will be naming composers, listening to music, talking about what they heard in the music, and then using movement to dramatize each song. This unit will directly address Standard E-1.b Respond (sing, move, and play) to changes in mood or form (e.g., beat, tempo, dynamics, and melodic direction); Standard E-1.c Respond (sing, move, and play) to music, differentiating between sound and silence; Standard E-2.a Demonstrate using developmentally appropriate songs and singing games from a variety of cultures; Standard R-1.a Communicate understanding of musical ideas or moods through a variety of mediums and modalities (e.g., movement, drawing, story-telling); Standard R-1.b Apply musical concepts to describe personal preferences or reactions to music; Standard R-2.b Listen and respond to various musical styles (such as marches and lullabies); and Standard R-2.c Communicate how music for various purposes contributes to specific experiences.