Music
Curriculum
Music Curriculum Overview
K-2
The music program grades Kindergarten – second grade is designed to expose children to the enjoyment of making and performing music while developing basic musical concepts and skills. Musical concepts of a steady beat, fast/slow, short/long sounds, high/low tones and melodies, loud/soft dynamic levels, singing in tune alone and with others, singing and chanting while being accompanied, moving to music, and call and respond exercises. Students sing a variety of songs individually and in groups, play pitched and non-pitched instruments, move to music, relate rhythm patterns to notation, study traditional notation in double meter learning the quarter note/rest and eighth notes, use classroom instruments and body percussion, create melodies, study changes in musical form in addition to being made aware of changes in dynamics. Students will also perform for an audience.
3-5
In the Third Fourth and Fifth Grade students will demonstrate beginning choral behaviors and skills in group singing. Students will also continue to develop their music literacy skills through the playing of Recorders (Third) or Ukuleles (Fourth and Fifth) and other classroom instruments and composition. Students will also be exposed to more complex rhythms, meter signatures, and musical form. Students will begin to identify key signatures by sight. Students apply their knowledge of the elements of music as they demonstrate correct singing technique, musical interpretation, independence, and the understanding of music in relationship to history and culture; describe musical sounds in terms of instrument identification, rhythm, timbre, texture, and form; use proper technique while playing all classroom instruments; read and write musical symbols; create original compositions while developing respect and value for the creative process and the endeavors of their classmates; and respond to music through appropriate physical movement.
A strong correlation is made among the songs, instruments, and ethnic dances and their geographic, historical and cultural roots. Students in Grade Four perform a concert during Michigan Week (May) that concludes their year-long study of Michigan history.
Middle School Choir
Students in grades 6-8 choose between band or choir. Those who have selected choir will be introduced to basic music theory, a variety of choral literature, and proper vocal technique such as posture, breathing, healthy projection and vocal tone. Students participate in one weekly rehearsal as well as one weekly sectional during school hours. Students are required to perform in two concerts during the year.
K-2
The music program grades Kindergarten – second grade is designed to expose children to the enjoyment of making and performing music while developing basic musical concepts and skills. Musical concepts of a steady beat, fast/slow, short/long sounds, high/low tones and melodies, loud/soft dynamic levels, singing in tune alone and with others, singing and chanting while being accompanied, moving to music, and call and respond exercises. Students sing a variety of songs individually and in groups, play pitched and non-pitched instruments, move to music, relate rhythm patterns to notation, study traditional notation in double meter learning the quarter note/rest and eighth notes, use classroom instruments and body percussion, create melodies, study changes in musical form in addition to being made aware of changes in dynamics. Students will also perform for an audience.
3-5
In the Third Fourth and Fifth Grade students will demonstrate beginning choral behaviors and skills in group singing. Students will also continue to develop their music literacy skills through the playing of Recorders (Third) or Ukuleles (Fourth and Fifth) and other classroom instruments and composition. Students will also be exposed to more complex rhythms, meter signatures, and musical form. Students will begin to identify key signatures by sight. Students apply their knowledge of the elements of music as they demonstrate correct singing technique, musical interpretation, independence, and the understanding of music in relationship to history and culture; describe musical sounds in terms of instrument identification, rhythm, timbre, texture, and form; use proper technique while playing all classroom instruments; read and write musical symbols; create original compositions while developing respect and value for the creative process and the endeavors of their classmates; and respond to music through appropriate physical movement.
A strong correlation is made among the songs, instruments, and ethnic dances and their geographic, historical and cultural roots. Students in Grade Four perform a concert during Michigan Week (May) that concludes their year-long study of Michigan history.
Middle School Choir
Students in grades 6-8 choose between band or choir. Those who have selected choir will be introduced to basic music theory, a variety of choral literature, and proper vocal technique such as posture, breathing, healthy projection and vocal tone. Students participate in one weekly rehearsal as well as one weekly sectional during school hours. Students are required to perform in two concerts during the year.