Last modified: January 26, 2023

Curriculum

Kindergarten

• In tune singing
• Beat & Rhythmic Feeling
• Musical Opposites: fast/slow, loud/soft, high/low
• Creative movement

1st grade

• In tune singing
• Melodic learning – mi, so, la
• Rhythmic notation – ta, ti-ti, rest
• Creative movement to classical music

2nd grade

• In tune singing
• Melodic learning – do, re, mi, so, la (pentatonic scale)
• Rhythmic notation – half note, sixteenth notes
• Creative movement and improvisation

3rd grade

• Beginning part singing – rounds, ostinatos
• Melodic learning – low la, low so, high do
• Rhythmic notation – sixteenth notes, syncopation
• Absolute note names (A,B,C,D,E,F,G)

4th grade

• Part singing – two part harmony, rounds
• Melodic learning – fa, ti (half vs. whole steps)
• Rhythmic notation – dotted quarter notes
• Beginning key signatures

5th grade/6th grade

• Part singing – chordal harmony
• Melodic learning – major/minor scales
• Advanced key signatures
• Listening and Analyzing art music
• Composition – Theme and Variations