KINDERGARTENFIRST GRADESECOND GRADETHIRD GRADEFOURTH GRADEFIFTH GRADE

High/low

Melody/Harmony

Melody/Harmony

Melody/Harmony

Melody/Harmony

Melody/Harmony

Melody/Harmony

Vocal exploration

Lines and spaces on a staff

Sign and sign “do” in patterns

Sing and sign “low la” in patterns

Label lines and spaces of treble clef staff - E G B D F / F A C E (absolute pitches)

Sing and sign “ti” in patterns

Sing and sign melodic notes sol and mi

Sign and sign “re” in patterns

Sing and sign “low sol” in patterns

Play the recorder alone and with others

Perform harmon/rounds and partner songs

Melodic direction - up/down

Sing and sign melodic note la

Sign and sign “high” & “low do”

Sing and sign “fa” in patterns

Sharps, flats, naturals

KINDERGARTENFIRST GRADESECOND GRADETHIRD GRADEFOURTH GRADEFIFTH GRADERhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm

Long/short

Fast/slow

Steady beat/heartbeat

Differences between steady beat and rhythm

Half note, half rest, whole note and whole rest

Dotted half note, 4-16th notes, (ta-ka-di-mi)

SynCOpa (8th, quarter, 8th)  

8th/16th combinations

Ta, quarter note, ta-di, two beamed 8th notes, quarter rest

Identify single 8th notes and rests

Read and write staff notation - counting syllables

Begin rhythmic counting with numbers: whole, half, quarter and connected 8th notes

KINDERGARTENFIRST GRADESECOND GRADETHIRD GRADEFOURTH GRADEFIFTH GRADE

Loud/soft Fermata

Expressive Elements

Expressive Elements

Expressive Elements

Expressive Elements

Expressive Elements

Expressive Elements

Changing dynamics (forte/piano)

Identify and perform accents

Visually identify orch and band instr and categorize by family   (ww, brass, perc, strings)

Aurally identify orch instr and categorize band instruments by families

Changing tempos (getting faster/slower)

Expand knowledge of dynamics: mezzo and ff/pp

Expand knowledge and vocabulary of tempo including: largo, adagio, andante, moderato, allegro, presto

Identify instrument family names: brass, string, woodwinds, percussion

Expand knowledge and vocabulary of dynamics including: crescendo, decrescendo

KINDERGARTENFIRST GRADESECOND GRADETHIRD GRADEFOURTH GRADEFIFTH GRADEForm Form Form Form Form Form

Same/different

Verse/refrain

Rondo

AB  and AB combinations

Repeat sign, coda

Phrase, 1st & 2nd endings

Ostinato - rhythmic and/or melodic

D.C., D.S., and Coda

Time signature (top number), barline, measure

Expand knowledge of form - theme and variations

ABC - 3 different sections