Music Curriculum

Kindergarten

Singing – alone, with others and with or without accompaniment
Basic movement in music
Rhythm and rudimentary patterns
Correct singing technique
-posture, mouth shape, breathing
Movement and dance in music
Begin basic rhythm and melody sight-reading
Using instruments to accompany
Learn performance and audience etiquette
Evaluating performances of themselves and others
Engaging face and body in performance
Juxtaposing text and music
Repertoire
-Patriotic songs
-Folk Songs
-Multi-cultural songs
-Art Songs
-Seasonal songs and activities
-Jazz
Composers

First through Fifth Grade

Review correct singing technique
-posture: standing and sitting
-tone quality
-intonation
-vowels and diction
-expression and musicality
-breathing and phonation
Five elements of music
-rhythm: sight-reading basic patterns
-melody: using Solfege and the scale
-harmony
-dynamics
-tempo
Vocabulary
-using musical terminology to listen to and comprehend music concepts
-writing about music using appropriate terms
Listening to music
-evaluating, describing and transcribing music
-recognize and identify specific classical literature
-write about literature using appropriate terminology
Sight-Reading
-move from flashcards to melodic patterns
-attempt actual sheet music sight-reading
-continue with melody and rhythm concepts
World Music and cultures
Jazz
Western musical history
American Folk music
Composers