• Posture/instrument carriage
• Breathing
• Embouchure
• Tonguing

• Steady beat
• Understand and play simple note values and rhythms correctly

• Play in a group with proper balance
• Play in a group with proper blend

• Memorize correct fingerings
• Memorize and identify notes on the musical staff
• Understand and apply sharps, flats and naturals
• Practice ability to match pitch

• Perform as a group in at least one concert during the school year

• Playing in class individually or as a group
• Playing for a concert in front of an audience
• Verbally identifying notes and symbols in printed music
• Clapping rhythms

Written worksheets involving rhythm and notes