Music
Kindergarten
- Introduction to many formal elements of music through the discovery and exploration of music.
- Using their voices and classroom instruments for music making.
- Label music elements such as beat, simple rhythms, and musical qualities such as high/low, loud/soft, and fast/slow.
- Performing, moving to and actively listening to music from diverse times, cultures and traditions
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2nd Grade
- Perform expressively
- Identify tone colors
- Perform melodic and harmonic patterns
- Comprehend melodic and rhythmic patterns
- Respect the music- making of others setting
- Respond to musical elements
- Create patterns in treble clef
- Connect music to daily life
- Improvise phrases
- Use descriptive music terms
- Comprehend notational elements
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4th Grade
- Perform with accuracy
- Identify notation of musical forms
- Perform musical patterns
- Perform notated melodies in treble staff
- Analyze musical examples
- Recognize musical patterns
- Improvise musical phrases
- Explain personal musical preferences
- Notate simple melodies
- Understand musical values of others in a cultural context
- Use vocabulary to analyze and apply musical elements
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1st Grade
- Pitches and Patterns
- Melodic Patterns
- Beat and Rhythm
- Technique
- Quarter Notes /Quarter Rests
- Pattern
- Improvisation
- Listening and Movement
- Characteristics of Music
- Elements
- Effects in performance or Composition
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3rd Grade
- Perform extended melodic and harmonic patterns
- Perform from music notation
- Improvise phrases and patterns
- Identify tone colors
- Notate music
- Comprehend melodic and harmonic patterns
- Analyze form
- Identify music preferences
- Discuss music of diverse cultures
- Respond to and evaluate musical elements
- Demonstrate expressive elements
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5th Grade
- Perform music
- Sight-read music
- Experience major and minor modalities
- Create music
- Improvise music
- Identify patterns
- Notate music
- Proper playing technique
- Critique music
- Analyze music
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