* Retired Specials - Music (General & Choral) Mrs. Lutz
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General MusicCouncil Rock follows the National Music Standards
The Curriculum - Our general and choral curriculums are 'spiraling curriculums' meaning that each objective addressed is continually revisited and built upon. Nearly every lesson in music class includes opportunities to sing, move, read music, improvise and play a wide variety of musical instruments.
Materials – In Kindergarten through sixth grade, we use various music series which are constantly updated to bring your child the most current materials. Many other teacher-created activities including smartboard lessons supplement the series. Listening lessons comprised of many composers and time periods are offered.
Classroom instruments a large set of Orff (barred percussion) instruments, an array of percussion instruments representing many countries, boomwhackers, and bells. We also make musical use of parachutes, scarves, beanbags, streamers, etc.
In addition, we employ:
World Music Drumming in grades four through six;
Recorders in third & fourth grade;
Ukuleles in fifth & sixth grade; and
Handchimes in fifth & sixth grade (HES)
Basic Curriculum
Kindergarten
Singing: unison, emphasis on pitch matching
The opposites - loud/soft, slow/fast, high/low, steady beat/unsteady beat, long/short
Four voice functions
Iconic (picture) representation of music notation
Same and different melodies & rhythms
Grade 1
Singing: unison, emphasis on pitch matching
The opposites - loud/soft, slow/fast, high/low, steady beat/no steady beat, long/short
Rhythm reading: quarter notes, quarter rests, eighth notes
Pitch reading: mi, sol, la
Form: AB, ABA
Culture: American/European Music, Hispanic & African Music
Instrument family: pitched and unpitched percussion instruments
Grade 2
Singing: unison, emphasis on pitch matching & reading from score
Rhythm reading: quarter notes, quarter rests, eighth notes, half notes, dotted half notes, time signature
Pitch reading: do, re, mi, sol, la & absolute pitch names
Form: AB, ABA, ABC, rondo
Culture: American/European Music, Hispanic, African & Asian Music
Instrument family: Brass
Grade 3
Singing: unison, rounds
Introduction to recorders
Dynamics, articulation, tempo
Rhythm reading: quarter notes, quarter rests, eighth notes, half notes, dotted half notes, time signature
Pitch reading: do, re, mi, sol, la, do' & absolute pitch names
Form: AB, ABA, ABC, rondo, verse-refrain
Culture: American/European Music, Hispanic, African & Asian Music
Instrument family: Strings
Grade 4
Singing: unison, rounds, partner songs
Recorders
Dynamics, articulation, tempo
Rhythm reading: sixteenth notes, quarter notes, quarter rests, eighth notes, half notes, dotted half notes, whole notes, time signature
Pitch reading: do, re, mi, sol, la, do' & absolute pitch names
Form: AB, ABA, ABC, rondo, verse-refrain, call & response
Culture: American/European Music, Hispanic, African & Asian Music
Instrument family: Woodwinds
Introduction to World Drumming
Grade 5
Singing: unison, rounds, partner songs, simple two-part
5th grade chorus
World Music Drumming
Ukuleles
Handchimes
Dynamics, articulation, tempo
Rhythm reading : syncopation, sixteenth notes, quarter notes, quarter rests, eighth notes, half notes, dotted half notes, whole notes, time signature
Pitch reading: so, , la, , do, re, mi, sol, la, do' & absolute pitch names
Form: AB, ABA, ABC, rondo, verse-refrain, call & response
Culture: American/European Music, Hispanic, African & Asian Music
Instrument family: Percussion
Grade 6
Singing: unison, rounds, partner songs, simple two-part
6th grade chorus
World Music Drumming
Ukuleles
Handchimes
Dynamics, articulation, tempo
Rhythm reading: syncopation, sixteenth notes, quarter notes, quarter rests, eighth notes, half notes, dotted half notes, whole notes, time signature
Pitch reading: so, , la, , do, re, mi, sol, la, do' & absolute pitch names
Form: AB, ABA, ABC, rondo, verse-refrain, call & response, theme & variations
Culture: American/European Music, Hispanic, African & Asian Music, American Musical Theater, 20th century American pop music
Instrument family: Keyboards