M04 Curriculum Map
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August
Content and Essential Skills
Skills
Assessment
Resources
Optional
September
Content and Essential Skills
- Standard 1: Students sing or play on instruments a varied repertoire of music, alone or with others.
- Standard 2: Students will read and notate music.
- Standard 3: Students will create music.
- Standard 4: Students will listen to, analyze, evaluate, and describe music.
- Standard 5: Students will relate music to various historical and cultural traditions.
Skills
Sing and play instruments with acceptable tone quality and proper posture, songs in an age-appropriate range (S1).
Sing their part in two-part rounds or partner songs (S1).
Watch the conductor (S1).
Respond to conductors cues for expressive elements (S1).
Sing, play, and move to music from different traditions and cultures (S1, S4, S5)*.
Be familiar with ethnic instruments that are representative of various culture (S5).
Heritage dinner songs.
Program songs, multicultural this year- People of America.
Assessment
Students learn new songs for their program.
Correct notes and words.
Assess: teacher observation, daily work.
Resources
SB books/CD series.
STM books/CD series.
The People of America program.
Optional
October
Content and Essential Skills
Program songs - People of America, Heritage.
- Standard 1: Students sing or play on instruments a varied repertoire of music, alone or with others.
- Standard 2: Students will read and notate music.
- Standard 3: Students will create music.
- Standard 5: Students will relate music to various historical and cultural traditions.
Skills
Sing and play instruments with acceptable tone quality and proper posture, songs in an age-appropriate range (S1).
Sing their part in two-part rounds or partner songs (S1).
Watch the conductor (S1).
Respond to conductors cues for expressive elements (S1).
Sing, play, and move to music from different traditions and cultures (S1, S4, S5).
Listen and respond to the music and the life of a composer and/or musical performer (S4, S5)*.
Assessment
Practicing correct words.
Adding actions/movement.
Putting a program together.
Public performance of the program.
Resources
Optional
November
Content and Essential Skills
Grand Canyon Suite- F. Grofe.
SSB, America the Beautiful, America.
Thanksgiving songs.
- Standard 1: Students sing or play on instruments a varied repertoire of music, alone or with others.
- Standard 2: Students will read and notate music.
- Standard 3: Students will create music.
- Standard 4: Students will listen to, analyze, evaluate, and describe music.
- Standard 5: Students will relate music to various historical and cultural traditions.
Skills
Sing and play instruments with acceptable tone quality and proper posture, songs in an age-appropriate range (S1).
Sing their part in two-part rounds or partner songs (S1).
Watch the conductor (S1).
Respond to conductors cues for expressive elements (S1).
Read, notate, and perform rhythmic patterns using quarter notes, paired eighth notes, quarter rests, half notes, half rests, whole notes, whole rests, and dotted half notes (S1, S2).
Sing, play, and move to music from different traditions and cultures (S1, S4, S5)*.
Describe the feelings experienced when listening to a musical selection and explain the musical elements which support those feelings (S4).
Match the sound of instruments, played alone or with simple accompaniments, with the picture of the instrument and the name and family of the instrument (S4).
Distinguish the principal theme in theme and variation form and compare the variations as a contrast to te theme (S4).
Describe the feelings experienced when listening to a musical selection and explain the musical elements which support those feelings (S4)*.
Listen and respond to the music and the life of a composer and/or musical performer (S4, S5)*.
Identify instruments in a listening example (S4)*.
Demonstrate the ability to listen for specific musical ideas in a listening example (S4)*.
Listen and sing to American folk and patriotic songs (S1, S4, S5)*.
Assessment
Listening to movements from GCS, using overhead listening maps, free drawing, and draw your own map.
Discussing what is happening in the story.
Looking for clues- program music.
Singing patriotic songs.
Resources
Optional
December
Content and Essential Skills
Grand Canyon Suite- F. Grofe.
Christmas, winter songs.
- Standard 1: Students sing or play on instruments a varied repertoire of music, alone or with others.
- Standard 2: Students will read and notate music.
- Standard 3: Students will create music.
- Standard 4: Students will listen to, analyze, evaluate, and describe music.
- Standard 5: Students will relate music to various historical and cultural traditions.
Skills
Sing and play instruments with acceptable tone quality and proper posture, songs in an age-appropriate range (S1).
Sing their part in two-part rounds or partner songs (S1).
Watch the conductor (S1).
Respond to conductors cues for expressive elements (S1).
Read, notate, and perform rhythmic patterns using quarter notes, paired eighth notes, quarter rests, half notes, half rests, whole notes, whole rests, and dotted half notes (S1, S2).
Sing, play, and move to music from different traditions and cultures (S1, S4, S5)*.
Describe the feelings experienced when listening to a musical selection and explain the musical elements which support those feelings (S4).
Match the sound of instruments, played alone or with simple accompaniments, with the picture of the instrument and the name and family of the instrument (S4).
Distinguish the principal theme in theme and variation form and compare the variations as a contrast to te theme (S4).
Describe the feelings experienced when listening to a musical selection and explain the musical elements which support those feelings (S4)*.
Listen and respond to the music and the life of a composer and/or musical performer (S4, S5)*.
Identify instruments in a listening example (S4)*.
Demonstrate the ability to listen for specific musical ideas in a listening example (S4)*.
Listen and sing to American folk and patriotic songs (S1, S4, S5)*.
Demonstrate appropriate audience behavior.
Assessment
Listening to movements from GCS, using overhead listening maps, free drawing, and draw your own map.
Discussing what is happening in the story.
Looking for clues- program music.
Resources
Optional
January
Content and Essential Skills
Notes on the staff - Mr. Everybody.
Winter songs.
Skills
Students continue learning note names on the treble staff, using bells and xylophone.
Assessment
Resources
Optional
February
Content and Essential Skills
George Gershwin.
Xylophones - Mr. Everybody.
Valentine's songs.
Skills
Students learn about Gershwin and his music.
Students begin to read and play simple melodies on the xylophone.
Assessment
Resources
Optional
March
Content and Essential Skills
Recorder.
St. Patrick's songs.
Skills
Students continue playing simple melodies on the recorder.
Assessment
Resources
Optional
April
Content and Essential Skills
Recorders.
Composers:
George Frideric Handel
Partner songs for spring.
Skills
Students learn to play the recorder.
Listening to various selections with or without listening maps.
Assessment
Resources
Optional
May
Content and Essential Skills
Composers:
Giacchino Rossini
Skills
Listening to various selections from the composers, with or without listening maps.
Discussing what instruments are heard, what the music makes them feel, what's the story it's telling.
Assessment
Resources
Optional
