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Music Curriculum
RHYTHM
Long/Short Sounds
Steady Beat
Strong Beat
Beat Vs. Rhythm
Meter: 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, feel 6/8
Read quarter, eighth, half, dotted half and whole notes
Read quarter, half and whole rests
MELODY
Four kinds of voices: Speaking, Singing, Whispering, Calling
Follow contour of a melody
Read line & space notes on the staff - Bar line, Treble clef, Measure
Play various melodies on the recorder and barred instruments
Sing songs from diverse cultures (build a bank of songs for skill building)
Sing in tune
Pitches go up, down and stay the same
Solfege Reading (do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do)
HARMONY
Sounds alone
Sounds together (partner songs, rounds, two part choral music)
Piano Accompaniment
Ostinati (pitched/Non-pitched)
Steady beat accompaniment (patting beat, using instruments on beat)
Tonic root accompaniment (bordun on barred instruments)
Chordal Bordun, Cross-Over Bordun, Alternating Bordun
FORM
Contrasting sections of songs: AB, ABA, ABACADA
Same and different
Feeling for 4 & 8 beat phrase
Verse & Refrain
Call/Response, Question/Answer
EXPRESSION
Movement to music (folk dance, square dance, creative dance)
Mood of Music
Dynamics (loud/soft)
Tempo (speed of music)
Timbre – Families of Instruments, Compare Voices (Children, Male,
Female)
Identify sounds of instruments, create environmental sounds
Tremolo/Glissando
Improvise with voices/instruments
Compose/Arrange simple songs
Listen, analyze, describe music
Evaluate music
Understand music in relation to history and culture
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