General Music Program Overview
PERCEPTION &
RESPONSE
- Students
learn to recognize and respond in time to a steady beat through clapping,
marching and playing non-pitched percussion instruments.
- Students
learn to hear and replicate basic quarter and eighth-note rhythmic
patterns and perform them on non-pitched percussion instruments in both
individual and group settings.
- Students
will learn to identify basic variances in musical style such as soft/loud,
fast/slow, high/low and same/different through a myriad of activities and
games.
- Students
will begin learning pitch awareness through the use of their singing
voices.
EXPRESSION
& PERFORMANCE
- Students
will learn and sing songs from the repertoires of Christian worship music and
folk and children's songs from various cultures.
- Students
will participate in two stage performances in a unison choir setting.
PERCEPTION &
RESPONSE
- Students
will expand their rhythmic experience of quarter and eighth-note patterns
by notation as well as replication. The performance and notation of half
notes and whole notes are also added within the concepts of meter and
phrasing.
- Students
will learn to identify three musical tones "So, Mi and La," and utilize
them in performance through singing and playing on Orff instruments,
handbells, etc.
- Students
will learn to identify selected instruments from various musical families.
EXPRESSION
& PERFORMANCE
- Students
will experience composition by combining the rhythms and melodic tones
they have learned.
- Students
will learn to read and write pre-staff examples of music notation.
- Students
will participate in two stage performances involving unison choir and
speaking parts.
HISTORY
& CULTURE
- Students
will sing and listen to songs of diverse cultures
- Students
will hear music by great composers and artists from various historical
periods.
PERCEPTION &
RESPONSE
- Rhythm
skills are developed through more complex music utilizing the quarter,
eighth, half and whole note patterns in notation as well as replication.
New concepts such as dotted-notes and tied notes are incorporated as well.
- Melodies
are expanded to pentatonic patterns by adding the musical tones "Re" and
"Do" along with "So, Mi and La." In addition to singing and playing these
melodies on Orff instruments and hand bells, basic piano key recognition
and technique are introduced.
- Students
are introduced to the basics of musical form in composition.
- Students
learn to identify a greater spectrum of instruments from various musical
families.
EXPRESSION
& PERFORMANCE
- Students
will experience composition by combining the rhythms and melodic tones
they have learned.
- Students
will read and write pre-staff examples of rhythmic and melodic notation.
- Students
will participate in two stage performances involving unison choir and
speaking parts.
HISTORY
& CULTURE
- Students
will sing and listen to songs of diverse cultures
- Students
will hear music by great composers and artists from various historical
periods.
PERCEPTION &
RESPONSE
- Rhythm
skills are expanded to include sixteenth-note variants and dotted-quarter
and eighth-note patterns.
- Melodies
are increased from 5-note pentatonic patterns to full octave range
pentatonic and full major scale melodies.
- Staff
and directional reading skills are now applied to definitive pitch
references (not just solfege) and the five-line staff and treble clef is
introduced.
- Students
will read and write single staff examples of rhythmic and melodic
notation.
EXPRESSION
& PERFORMANCE
- Students
learn to play the recorder in the third quarter as an application of their
new skills to hands-on music making.
- Students
will experience composition by applying their knowledge of staff notation
with creative melodic and rhythmic ideas.
- Students
will participate in two stage performances involving unison choir and narrative
and/or dramatic speaking roles.
HISTORY
& CULTURE
- Students
will sing and listen to songs of diverse cultures
- Students
will listen to and discuss music by great composers and artists from
various historical periods.
PERCEPTION &
RESPONSE
- Students
are exposed to more complex rhythmic examples and activities incorporating
sixteenth-note variants and dotted-quarter and eighth-note patterns.
- Full
scale and pentatonic melodies are performed and analyzed, and accidentals
(sharps, flats and naturals) and key signatures are introduced.
- Note
reading and writing skills are further developed through exercises and
drills
EXPRESSION
& PERFORMANCE
- Students
will continue developing their playing skills on the recorder, keyboard,
handbells and Orff instruments.
- Students
will experience composition by applying their knowledge of staff notation
with creative melodic and rhythmic ideas.
- Part
singing is introduced through call & response, rounds, partner songs,
and homophonic and polyphonic vocal works.
- Students
will participate in two stage performances involving unison/2-part choir
and narrative and/or dramatic speaking roles.
HISTORY
& CULTURE
- Students
will sing and listen to songs of diverse cultures
- Students
will listen to and discuss music by great composers and artists from
various historical periods.
PERCEPTION &
RESPONSE
- Students
are exposed to more complex rhythms and meter signatures through various
examples and activities incorporating sixteenth-notes and dotted-note
patterns.
- Full
scale major, minor and chromatic melodies are introduced, performed and
analyzed, along with basic key signatures.
- Note
reading and writing skills are expanded with the introduction of the bass
clef.
EXPRESSION
& PERFORMANCE
- Students
will continue developing their playing skills on the recorder, keyboard, hand
bells and Orff instruments.
- Students
will experience composition by applying their knowledge of staff notation
with creative melodic and rhythmic ideas.
- Part
singing skills are reinforced through call & response, rounds, partner
songs, and homophonic and polyphonic vocal works.
- Students
will participate in two stage performances involving unison/2-part choir
and narrative and/or dramatic speaking roles.
- Students
are given the opportunity to begin a band instrument.
HISTORY
& CULTURE
- Students
will sing and listen to songs of diverse cultures
- Students
will listen to and discuss music by great composers and artists from
various historical periods.
PERCEPTION &
RESPONSE
- Rhythm
skills are further developed through the use of percussion instruments
such as the snare drum, bass drum and drum set.
- Full
scale major, minor and chromatic melodies are performed and analyzed, with
additional key signatures.
- Note
reading and writing skills in treble and bass clef are reinforced through
exercises and drills.
EXPRESSION & PERFORMANCE
- Students
are introduced to the guitar and continue developing their playing skills
on the recorder, keyboard, hand bells and Orff instruments.
- Students
will experience composition by applying their knowledge of staff notation
with creative melodic and rhythmic ideas.
- Part
singing skills are reinforced through homophonic and polyphonic vocal
works.
- Students
will participate in two stage performances involving unison/2-part choir
and narrative and/or dramatic acting and speaking roles.
- Students
are encouraged to begin a band instrument.
HISTORY
& CULTURE
- Students
will sing and listen to songs of diverse cultures
- Students
will listen to and discuss compositions by Baroque, Classical, Romantic
and Modern/Eclectic composers.
PERCEPTION &
RESPONSE
- Students
develop and demonstrate rhythm skills on percussion instruments such as
the snare drum, bass drum and drum set.
- Music
theory concepts of chords and scales are introduced.
EXPRESSION &
PERFORMANCE
- Students
demonstrate music reading and knowledge of chord skills on the guitar,
keyboard, and other instruments.
- Students
demonstrate music writing skills by applying their knowledge of staff
notation with creative melodic and rhythmic ideas.
- Two
and three-part singing skills are reinforced through homophonic and
polyphonic vocal works.
- Students
will participate in two stage performances involving unison/2-part and /or
3-part choir and dramatic acting and speaking roles.
HISTORY
& CULTURE
- Students
will sing and listen to songs of diverse cultures
- Students
will listen to and discuss compositions by Baroque, Classical, Romantic
and Modern/Eclectic composers and music of various American styles and
genres.
PERCEPTION &
RESPONSE
- Students
develop and demonstrate rhythm skills on percussion instruments such as
the snare drum, bass drum and drum set.
- More
advanced music theory concepts of chords and scales are introduced and
developed.
EXPRESSION &
PERFORMANCE
- Students
demonstrate music reading and knowledge of chords on the guitar, keyboard
and other instruments.
- Students
demonstrate music writing skills by applying their knowledge of staff
notation with creative melodic and rhythmic ideas.
- Two
and three-part singing skills are further developed through homophonic and
polyphonic vocal works.
- Students
will participate in two stage performances involving unison/2-part and /or
3-part choir and dramatic acting and speaking roles.
HISTORY
& CULTURE
- Students
will sing and listen to songs of diverse cultures
- Students
will listen to and discuss compositions by Baroque, Classical, Romantic
and Modern/Eclectic composers and music of various American styles and
genres
