Expectations Respect all people, things, and places. Only do your very best. Come to music ready to participate. Keep yourself and others safe. ___________________________________________
Cedar Rapids Music Standards 1. Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music. 2. Playing instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music. 3. Performing movements to a varied repertoire of music. 4. Listening, analyzing and evaluating music. 5. Reading and notation music. 6. Understanding music in relation to history, culture, and other disciplines. 7. Improvising, composing and arranging music. __________________________________________________________ Kindergarten I Can... Performance 1. show difference between singing and speaking. 2. echo melody patterns. 3. sing songs fast and slow. 4. play a steady beat. 5. play rhythms with long and short sounds. 6. sing and play instruments soft and loud. Expression and Creativity 1. move to a steady beat. 2. move to rhythms with long and short sounds. 3. move to melodies with high and low sounds. 4. create music patterns. Music Literacy 1. identify long and short sounds. 2. identify high and low sounds. 3. recognize same and different music patterns: introduction, AB form. 4. recognize classroom percussion instruments. 5. recognize voices: whisper, call, speak and sing. Connections 1. experience all kinds of music. 2. show respectful audience behavior. ________________________________________________________________________________ First Grade I can... Performance 1. show difference between singing and speaking. 2. sing melody patterns. 3. sing songs fast and slow. 4. sing and play instruments soft and loud. 5. play a steady beat. 6. play rhythms with long and short sounds and silences. 7. play high and low sounds on instruments. Expression and Creativity 1. move to a steady beat. 2. move to rhythms with long and short sounds. 3. move to melodies with high and low sounds. 4. create music patterns. Music Literacy 1. identify rhythm and melody patterns. 2. recognize same and different musical patterns: AB form. 3. recognize percussion instruments: bass drum, snare drum, piano, xylophone, etc. 4. recognize high and low singing voices. 5. identify high and low notes on the music staff. 6. identify long (│) and short (Π) notes and silence (ζ). Connections 1.experience all kinds of music. 2. show respectful audience behavior ________________________________________________________________________________ Second Grade I Can... PERFORMANCE Sing,alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music 1. Matches pitch (so-mi-la-do-re) within student’s singing range. 2. Sings simple melodic patterns with accurate rhythm (eighth,quarter, half notes & quarter rests) 3. Sings a variety of simple melodies with fast and slow tempos. 4. Sings a variety of simple melodies with loud and soft dynamics. Play on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music 1. Plays a steady beat. 2. Plays simple rhythm patterns with eighth, quarter, half notes and quarter rests. 3. Plays pitched and non-pitched percussion instruments soft and loud. 4. Plays melodic patterns that move up, down & stay the same on pitched percussion instruments. EXPRESSION& CREATIVITY Perform body movements in relation to a varied repertoire of music 1. Moves to music with meters of two and three. 2. Moves appropriately to rhythmic patterns (eighth, quarter, half notes & quarter rests). 3. Performs movements that follow melodic direction (up, down, stays the same). 4. Demonstrates kinesthetic awareness, concentration and focus while moving. Improvise, compose, and arrange music 1. Improvises, composes, and/or arranges simple rhythmic patterns with eighth, quarter and half notes and quarter rests. 2. Improvises, composes, and/or arranges simple melodic patterns that move up, down and stay the same. MUSIC LITERACY Listen to, analyze and evaluate music 1. Identifies repeated melodic and rhythmic patterns. 2. Identifies melodic direction (up, down, stays the same) 3. Aurally recognizes difference between melody alone and melody with harmony. 4. Identifies same/different musical forms (ABA). 5. Visually and aurally recognizes instruments in the string family. 6. Aurally recognizes different vocal timbres:children vs. adult voices. Read and notate music 1. Identifies the music staff, treble clef, double bar, repeat sign and music “alphabet” (A-B-C-D-E-F-G). 2. Identifies high and low pitches on the staff. 3. Identifies eighth, quarter and half notes and quarter rests. CONNECTIONS Understand music in relation to history, culture and other disciplines 1. Explores music within cultures, times and places. 2. Develops awareness of how music is related to other subjects. 3. Demonstrates respectful audience behavior. ___________________________________________