Music

First grade is a magical year! The academic and social growth we see in our first graders each year is amazing. As our world has changed, so have our classrooms. Our first grade program uses digital tools, but we still focus on developing a love of learning.

Kindergarten and First Grade

Playing and recognizing classroom instruments by name
Movement activities
Songs that support the curriculum throughout the year
Learning how to read? write rhythm patterns using vocabulary
Recognizing steady beat through movement/playing instruments
Playing upward/downward melodic patterns using barred instruments
Recognizing opposite concepts in music
Songs in AB and ABA form
Second and Third Grade

Playing barred and percussion instruments in two-part ensembles
Learning about the music staff and vocabulary
Learning about the instruments of the orchestra using websites such as Carnegie Hall Listening Adventures, SFS kids and games; Instrument bingo, Partner, line and circle dances,
Reviewing rhythm values/adding new ones
Songs that support the curriculum throughout the year
AB/ABA form songs
Identifying different genres of music and discussing composers
Fourth and Fifth Grade

Rhythm and notation games to review/extend learned concepts
Recorder Unit: Recorder Connections method book/ learning notes on the recorder/ playing songs in treble clef
Drum Unit: percussion ensembles in up to four parts
Ensembles using barred instruments and percussion
Songs that support the curriculum throughout the year
Identifying different genres of music and discussing composers

Music

Kindergarten and First Grade

Second and Third Grade

Fourth and Fifth Grade

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