Kindergarten
I Can: notate, read, and perform high/low melodies
Singable Moment: ask your musician to teach you the "Charlie Over the Ocean" singing game!
Listen and Discuss: "Aquarium" from Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saens; can you trace the highs and lows of this melody?
I Can: notate, read, and perform high/low melodies
Singable Moment: ask your musician to teach you the "Charlie Over the Ocean" singing game!
Listen and Discuss: "Aquarium" from Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saens; can you trace the highs and lows of this melody?
1st Grade
I Can: decode, notate, read, and perform quarter and eighth note rhythms
Singable Moment: ask your musician to teach you the "Maple Tree" singing game!
Listen and Discuss: "Peter's Theme" from Peter and the Wolf by Prokofiev; what instrument is used to represent the main character Peter?
2nd Grade
I Can: decode, notate, read, and perform quarter note/rest, eighth note, and half note/rest rhythms
Singable Moment: ask your musician to teach you the "Cut the Cake" singing game!
Listen and Discuss: "El Cayuco"-Tito Puente; name as many instruments as you can identify
3rd Grade
I Can: create an original beat pattern to accompany a song
Singable Moment: ask your musician to sing "Sansa Kroma" and teach you their beat pattern!
Listen and Discuss: "Sansa Kroma"-African folk song from Ghana; can you create a hand clapping beat pattern as a family?
4th Grade
I Can: add instrumental accompaniment to my singing
Singable Moment: ask your musician to sing a favorite song from music class!
Listen and Discuss: "Star Wars Medley"-Jimmy Fallon, The Roots, Star Wars cast; where else have you heard the a cappella style demonstrated?
5th Grade
I Can: sing a melody to an accompaniment track
Singable Moment: ask your musician to practice singing "Not the End" for their upcoming promotion ceremony!
Listen and Discuss: