THIS MONTH IN MUSIC SEPT/OCT

Kindergarten

Learning new songs

Creating new verses to a song

Learning choregraphy and movement to our songs

Learning a few words in Spanish

Marching to steady beat and changing tempo

Following rhythmic direction

Lower and Higher Pitch

Singing on Pitch

Solfege Do, Re, Mi with hand signs

Following musical instructions

1st Grade

Choral Posture

Steady Beat

Rhythmic Poetry Memorization

Choreography and movement to our songs

Strong beats and subdivision

New songs

Singing on Pitch

Hand clapping games with partners

2nd Grade

Chant with instructions and movement

Circle game with chant

Music Listening

Months in Spanish Introduction

Reading lines of music and lyrics

Speaking vs. singing notation

New songs

Reading lengthy lyrics in rhythm

Singing on Pitch

3rd Grade

New songs

Tongue twisters at varying tempos

Reading Do, Re, Mi

Reading Ta and Ti Ti (quarter, eighths and quarter rests)

Reading lyrics at a fast tempo with a soft dynamic

Creating measures of music using the 4/4 time signature

Musicianship

Tempo changes

Read to self / Read aloud

Listening:  March Past of the Kitchen Utensils

Recognizing ABA Form

4th Grade

Drumming hand patterns and playing position

Individual Drumming and Ryhythmic Assessments

Introduce Recorder Information

Lines and spaces in Treble and Bass Clef

Recorder fingerings

Music notation