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Individual Core Syllabus
Kindergarten First Grade Second Grade Third Grade Fourth Grade Fifth Grade
Kindergarten General Music:
Rhythm
o Steady Beat
o Beat vs. Rhythm
Reinforce Alphabet letters with Alphabet songs and activity sheets
Reinforce Colors with chants and rhymes
Reinforce Rhyming
Literature Readings (Ten Little Fish, This Old Man, Ten Little Indians, There Was an Old Lady, Old MacDonald, All Around the Mulberry Bush, Five Little Ducks, etc.)
Melody
o Four voices: speaking, singing, whisper, calling
o Vocal Exploration
Incorporated singing games
Creative Movement Activities
Basic Concepts
o High vs. Low
o Fast vs. Slow
o Loud vs. Soft
Vocabulary words
Activity sheets
Orff and small percussion instrument playing
Christmas Concert
Grade 1 General Music:
Rhythm
o Introduce rhythmic notation; quarter note, quarter rest, two-eighth notes
o Steady beat
o Beat vs. Rhythm
Melody
o Introduce pitch syllables: Mi, Sol, La
o Match pitch
o Improvise with Mi, Sol, La
Singing Games
Basic Concepts
o Dictation
o Reading and writing pitch and rhythm on the staff
o Introduction of instruments
o High vs. low, fast vs. slow, loud vs. soft
Creative Movement and Dance
Dramatizations
Visual Art Activity
Vocabulary Words
Activity worksheets
Christmas Concert
Rhythm
o Introduce rhythmic notation; half note, half rest, dotted half note
o Rhythmic ostinato
Jump Rope Activity
Incorporate Technology Music Ace Maestro Program
Melody
o Introduce pitch syllables: Do and Re
o Introduce movable Do
Singing Games
Incorporate Technology Music Ace Maestro Program
Basic Concepts
o Dictation
o Reading and writing pitch and rhythm on the staff
o Call and response
o Listening skills
Music Symbols
o Dynamics (forte and piano)
o Repeat sign, hold, accent, meter, tie
Creative Movement and Dance
Vocabulary Words
Activity worksheets
Christmas Concert
Grade 3 General Music:
Rhythm
o Introduce rhythmic notation; eighth rest, sixteenth notes, whole note, whole rest
o Rhythmic ostinato
Jump Rope Activity
Incorporate Technology Music Ace Maestro Program
Melody
o Introduce pitch syllables: low sol, low la, high do
o Melodic ostinato with Orff instruments
Singing Games
Incorporate Technology Music Ace Maestro Program
Basic Concepts
o Dictation
o Reading and writing pitch and rhythm on the staff
o Form
o Listening skills
Music Symbols
o Dynamics (pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff, crescendo, decrescendo)
o Meter, slur, ledger line, phrase
Instrument Families
o Woodwind, percussion, strings, brass
Creative Movement and Dance
Vocabulary Words
Activity worksheets
Christmas Concert
Haiku Projects with Art involvement
*** Field Trip to a musical play. Location to be announced! This experience will expose and enhance children’s understanding of the live performing arts as opposed to electronic media like television and video. It will allow children an opportunity to see instruments being performed, singers and actors and be an effective tool for cross-curricular teaching in various areas like literature, history, math and science.
Rhythm
o Understand and apply correct note values and rhythms
o Sight reading
o Basic meter
Incorporate Technology Music Ace Maestro Program
Melody
o Introduce absolute note names
o Melodic ostinati with Orff instruments
Incorporate Technology Music Ace Maestro Program
Harmony
o Rounds
o Two-part
o Partner songs
o Descants
Basic Concepts
o Dictation
o Reading and writing pitch and rhythm on the staff
o Form
o Listening skills
Creative Movement and Dance
Vocabulary Words
Activity worksheets
Spring Music Concert
Musicianship Concepts
o Timbre, texture,
o Ensemble performance
Cultural Connection
o Field Trip to the symphony. Location to be announced! This experience will expose and enhance children’s understanding of the live performing arts as opposed to electronic media like television and video. It will allow children an opportunity to see instruments being performed, singers and actors and be an effective tool for cross-curricular teaching in various areas like literature, history, math and science.
Rhythm
o Apply correct note values and rhythms
o Sight reading
o Basic meter
Incorporate Technology Music Ace Maestro Program
Melody
o Reinforce absolute note names
o Melodic ostinati with Orff instruments
o Key Signature
Incorporate Technology Music Ace Maestro Program
Harmony
o Rounds
o Two-part
o Partner songs
o Descants
Basic Concepts
o Dictation
o Reading and writing pitch and rhythm on the staff
o Form
o Listening skills
Creative Movement and Dance
Vocabulary Words
Activity worksheets
Spring Music Concert
Music History/Composer Posters/Reports
Musicianship Concepts
o Timbre, texture
o Ensemble performance
Cultural Connection
o World Music
o Various American genre
o Field Trip to the symphony or other musical performance. Location to be announced! This experience will expose and enhance children’s understanding of the differences between recorded music and actual live performance. It will allow children an opportunity to see instruments being performed and be an effective tool for cross-curricular teaching in various areas like literature, history, math and science.
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