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KindergartenKindergarten will be discovering how to sing, dance and read music. We love to play new instruments. Musical games are an important way to learn about the elements of music. We will create sound stories with special effects from our instruments found in the music room.
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1st Quarter |
"Hello There" (echo song)
"ABC song" (melody) "Clap, Wiggle, Stomp" (movement) "Voice Choice" (Four voice choices= shout, speak, whisper and sing) "Grizzly Bear" (Dynamics= how loud and soft the music is played, volume.) "Johny Mr. Brown" (movement) "Busy Bee" (echo song) "Grinding Corn" (melody) "Here I Go Up the Ladder" (pitch- high and low) "Spider" (rhythm) |
2nd Quarter |
"Bean Bag Rock N Roll" (Movement/ Steady Beat)
"Paint Song" (Movement) "Whacky Solfeg" (Melody) "Bam Chi Chi" (Movement) "Put Your Finger in the Air" (Movement) "Going On a Bear Hunt" (Form) "New Way to Walk" (Steady Beat) "Polly Wee" (Short and Long Sounds) "Presto Largo" (Tempo) |
3rd Quarter |
"Spring Has Sprung"
"Sharing" "Quarter Note" "Hickory Dickory Dock" (instrument Playing, singing and writing the Clock hands) "Nanny Goat" (Rhythm and instrument Playing) "Going On A Picnic" (Movement, song and instrument Playing) "Chickadee" (Rhythm) "On A Log, Mr. Frog" (Singing) |
4th Quarter |
Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra
"Storm Dance" (Instrumental) "Spring Has Sprung" (Singing) "Apples and Bananas" (Vowels) "Hockey Pokey" (Right and Left) "Hey Diddle Diddle" "London Bridges" "Forte/ Piano" (Music Terms) |
I Can Statements
I can imitate what the teacher sings or plays.
I can maintain a steady beat.
I can understand changes in music (soft-loud, high-low, fast-slow).
I can use correct position and technique to sing and play instruments.
I can interpret rhythm patterns using standard notation for half and quarter notes, half and quarter rests, and beamed eighth notes.
I can use standard notation to notate half and quarter notes, half and quarter rests, and beamed eighth notes.
I can use improvisation to create simple rhythmic and melodic variations on familiar melodies.
I can create rhythm patterns using half and quarter notes, half and quarter rests, and beamed eighth notes in duple and triple meter.
I can use singing, playing, and/or moving to respond to a variety of musical ideas, prominent musical characteristics, or specific musical events.
I can recognize contrasts in music, such as high/low pitch, loud/soft dynamics, fast/slow tempo, and same/different sections of music.
I can recognize melodic patterns, rhythmic patterns, dynamics, and forms when presented aurally.
I can maintain a steady beat.
I can understand changes in music (soft-loud, high-low, fast-slow).
I can use correct position and technique to sing and play instruments.
I can interpret rhythm patterns using standard notation for half and quarter notes, half and quarter rests, and beamed eighth notes.
I can use standard notation to notate half and quarter notes, half and quarter rests, and beamed eighth notes.
I can use improvisation to create simple rhythmic and melodic variations on familiar melodies.
I can create rhythm patterns using half and quarter notes, half and quarter rests, and beamed eighth notes in duple and triple meter.
I can use singing, playing, and/or moving to respond to a variety of musical ideas, prominent musical characteristics, or specific musical events.
I can recognize contrasts in music, such as high/low pitch, loud/soft dynamics, fast/slow tempo, and same/different sections of music.
I can recognize melodic patterns, rhythmic patterns, dynamics, and forms when presented aurally.
