Faculty Name: Harry Levicky
Course Book: Silver Burdett Making Music
Textbook:  All grades use the same series with appropriate text for each grade level.
Publisher: Pearson Education, Inc.
Copyright: 2008
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Grade: K

Significant Curriculum Guidelines

Students will:

1. Sing on key with or without music accompaniment.

2. Feel the beat. Show the strong and weak beats.

3. Differentiate steady beat/no beat. Create body movements to correspond to steady beat/no beat.

4. Understand rhythm as sounds of different lengths – echo rhythm patterns.

5. Identify melody and its upward and downward movement.

6. Develop the student's individual vocal range.

7. Students will learn to identify types of voices.

8. Differentiate between folk and symphonic instruments

9. Identify fast/slow, loud/soft

10. Recognize same/different phrases in a song.

Teaching Strategies Used

Students will: perform and sing along with a CD. Teacher will perform rhythms on various rhythm instruments and the piano as the students show/create appropriate movements to match the rhythm and beats being played.

Special Features

Students will: sing both in a full class ensemble and in smaller group ensembles. The students will show and identify rhythms studies in various ways such as creative movements, hand claps, and performance on rhythm instruments.

Evaluations

Students will be evaluated each class on their performance effort in singing, dancing and identifying rhythms.

Other descriptions

Students will sing a wide variety of songs including seasonal songs, spiritual songs, and humorous songs. Students will be encouraged to be creative in performing body motions/dancing. Students will be encouraged to sing in small ensembles and solos/duets. Students will learn to play rhythms and melodies as well as learn to follow and read music playing Boom Whackers.

Grade: 1

Significant Curriculum Guidelines

Students will:

1. Sing on key with or without music accompaniment.

2. Feel the beat. Show the strong and weak beats.

3. Differentiate steady beat/no beat. Create body movements to correspond to steady beat/no beat.

4. Understand rhythm as sounds of different lengths – echo rhythm patterns.

5. Identify melody and its upward and downward movement.

6. Recognize sounds that are short/long.

7. Recognize half, quarter, and eighth notes, and rests.

8. Expand the vocal range.

9. Recognize a phrase as a musical sentence.

10. Identify orchestral/folk instruments.

Teaching Strategies Used

Students will: perform and sing along with a CD. Teacher will perform rhythms on various rhythm instruments and the piano as the students show/create appropriate movements to match the rhythm and beats being played.

Special Features

Students will: sing both in a full class ensemble and in smaller group ensembles. The students will show and identify rhythms studies in various ways such as creative movements, hand claps, and performance on rhythm instruments.  

Evaluations

Students will be evaluated each class on their performance effort in singing, dancing and identifying rhythms.

Other descriptions

Students will sing a wide variety of songs including seasonal songs, spiritual songs, and humorous songs. Students will be encouraged to be creative in performing body motions/dancing. Students will be encouraged to sing in small ensembles and solos/duets. Students will learn to play rhythms and melodies as well as learn to follow and read music playing Boom Whackers.

 Grade: 2

Significant Curriculum Guidelines

Students will:

1. Sing on key with or without music accompaniment.

2. Feel the beat. Show the strong and weak beats.

3. Differentiate steady beat/no beat. Create body movements to correspond to steady beat/no beat.

4. Grouping beats in sets of 2, 3, or 4.

5. Understand rhythm as sounds of different lengths – echo rhythm patterns.

6. Identify melody and its upward and downward movement.

7. Identify notes and their time values, meter.

8. Expand the vocal range.

9. Recognize tempo changes.

10. Identify solo orchestral instruments (trumpet, flute, clarinet, violin) and folk instruments.

Teaching Strategies Used

Students will: perform and sing along with a CD. Teacher will perform rhythms on various rhythm instruments and the piano as the students show/create appropriate movements to match the rhythm and beats being played.

Special Features

Students will: sing both in a full class ensemble and in smaller group ensembles. The students will show and identify rhythms studies in various ways such as creative movements, hand claps, and performance on rhythm instruments.  

Evaluations

Students will be evaluated each class on their performance effort in singing, dancing and identifying rhythms.

Other descriptions

Students will sing a wide variety of songs including seasonal songs, spiritual songs, and humorous songs. Students will be encouraged to be creative in performing body motions/dancing. Students will be encouraged to sing in small ensembles and solos/duets. Students will learn to play rhythms and melodies as well as learn to follow and read music playing Boom Whackers.

Grade: 3

Significant Curriculum Guidelines

Students will:

1. Sing on key with or without music accompaniment.

2. Feel the beat. Show the strong and weak beats.

3. Differentiate steady beat/no beat. Create body movements to correspond to steady beat/no beat.

4. Grouping beats in sets of 2, 3, or 4.

5. Understand rhythm as sounds of different lengths – echo rhythm patterns.

6. Identify melody and its upward and downward movement.

7. Identify notes and their time values, meter.

8. Read rhythmic and melodic concepts using do, re, mi. etc. and ta, ti-ti, too

9. Expand the vocal range.

10. Play melodies on instruments.

Teaching Strategies Used

Students will: perform and sing along with a CD. Teacher will perform rhythms on various rhythm instruments and the piano as the students show/create appropriate movements to match the rhythm and beats being played.

Special Features

Students will: sing both in a full class ensemble and in smaller group ensembles. The students will show and identify rhythms studies in various ways such as creative movements, hand claps, and performance on rhythm instruments.  

Evaluations

Students will be evaluated each class on their performance effort in singing, dancing and identifying rhythms.

Other descriptions

Students will sing a wide variety of songs including seasonal songs, spiritual songs, and humorous songs. Students will be encouraged to be creative in performing body motions/dancing. Students will be encouraged to sing in small ensembles and solos/duets. Students will learn to play rhythms and melodies as well as learn to follow and read music playing Boom Whackers.

Grade 4

Significant Curriculum Guidelines

Students will:

1. Sing on key with or without music accompaniment.

2. Identify meter in 2, 3, and 4 aurally.

3. Conduct in meter of 2, 3, or 4.

4. Aurally and visually identify melodic patterns that move by steps, leaps, and repeated                                                                                                                                                                       tones.

5. Understand rhythm as sounds of different lengths – echo rhythm patterns.

6. Learn to recognize musical form – Intro, Coda, Verse, Refrain.

7. Learn to read music notation – notes, rests, beat values.

8. Identify melodies that move by steps, skips, or repeated tones.

9. Learn to play the recorder and apply basic music reading skills.

10. Identify the four families of the orchestra.

Teaching Strategies Used

Students will: perform and sing along with a CD. Teacher will demonstrate conducting patterns and have students conduct both as a full ensemble and individually. Presentations of music symbols and values will be given. Instruction on how to play the recorder will be given.

Special Features

Students will: sing both in a full class ensemble and in smaller group ensembles. The students will show and identify rhythms studied in class in various ways as hand claps, rhythm syllables (ta, ti-ti, etc), and performance playing the recorder.  

Evaluations

Students will be evaluated each class on their performance effort in singing, dancing, showing and identifying rhythms/notes. Students will be evaluated on their progress in learning to play the recorder – both playing in a class ensemble and individual performance quiz.

Other descriptions

Students will sing a wide variety of songs including seasonal songs, spiritual songs, and humorous songs. Students will be encouraged to both sing and play their recorder in small ensembles and solos / duets. Students will play musical games using flash cards to identify music symbols. Students will play instrument bingo to build their aural recognition of instruments. Students will learn to play rhythms and melodies as well as learn to follow and read music playing Boom Whackers.

Grade: 5

Significant Curriculum Guidelines

Students will:

1. Sing on key with or without music accompaniment.

2. Identify meter in 2, 3, and 4 aurally.

3. Conduct in meter of 2, 3, or 4.

4. Aurally and visually identify melodic patterns that move by steps, leaps, and repeated tones.

5. Understand rhythm as sounds of different lengths – echo rhythm patterns.

6. Learn to recognize musical form – Intro, Coda, Verse, Refrain.

7. Learn to read music notation – notes, rests, beat values.

8. Identify melodies that move by steps, skips, or repeated tones.

9. Learn to play the recorder and apply basic music reading skills.

10. Recognize and use appropriate dynamic markings.

Teaching Strategies Used

Students will: perform and sing along with a CD. Teacher will demonstrate conducting patterns and have students conduct both as a full ensemble and individually. Presentations of music symbols and values will be given. Instruction on how to play the recorder will be given.

Special Features

Students will: sing both in a full class ensemble and in smaller group ensembles. The students will show and identify rhythms studied in class in various ways as hand claps, rhythm syllables (ta, ti-ti, etc), and performance playing the recorder.
 

Evaluations

Students will be evaluated each class on their performance effort in singing, dancing, showing and identifying rhythms/notes. Students will be evaluated on their progress in learning to play the recorder – both playing in a class ensemble and individual performance quiz.

Other descriptions

Students will sing a wide variety of songs including seasonal songs, spiritual songs, and humorous songs. Students will be encouraged to both sing and play their recorder in small ensembles and solos / duets. Students will play musical games using flash cards to identify music symbols. Students will play instrument bingo to build their aural recognition of instruments. Students will learn to play rhythms and melodies as well as learn to follow and read music playing Boom Whackers.

Grade: 6

Significant Curriculum Guidelines

Students will:

1. Sing on key with or without music accompaniment.

2. Identify meter in 2, 3, and 4 aurally.

3. Conduct in meter of 2, 3, or 4.

4. Aurally and visually identify melodic patterns that move by steps, leaps, and repeated tones.

5. Understand rhythm as sounds of different lengths – echo rhythm patterns.

6. Learn to recognize musical form – Intro, Coda, Verse, Refrain.

7. Learn to read music notation – notes, rests, beat values.

8. Identify melodies that move by steps, skips, or repeated tones.

9. Learn to play the recorder and apply basic music reading skills.

10. Learn basic piano keyboard skills for ensemble part playing.

Teaching Strategies Used

Students will: perform and sing along with a CD. Teacher will demonstrate conducting patterns and have students conduct both as a full ensemble and individually. Presentations of music symbols and values will be given. Instruction on how to play the recorder will be given.

Special Features

Students will: sing both in a full class ensemble and in smaller group ensembles. The students will show and identify rhythms studied in class in various ways as hand claps, rhythm syllables (ta, ti-ti, etc), and performance playing the recorder. 
 

Evaluations

Students will be evaluated each class on their performance effort in singing, dancing, showing and identifying rhythms/notes. Students will be evaluated on their progress in learning to play the recorder – both playing in a class ensemble and individual performance quiz.

Other descriptions

Students will sing a wide variety of songs including seasonal songs, spiritual songs, and humorous songs. Students will be encouraged to both sing and play their recorder in small ensembles and solos / duets. Students will play musical games using flash cards to identify music symbols. Students will play instrument bingo to build their aural recognition of instruments. Students will learn to play rhythms and melodies as well as learn to follow and read music playing Boom Whackers.

Grade: 7

Significant Curriculum Guidelines

Students will:

1. Sing on key with or without music accompaniment.

2. Identify meter in 2, 3, and 4 aurally.

3. Conduct in meter of 2, 3, or 4.

4. Aurally and visually identify melodic patterns that move by steps, leaps, and repeated tones.

5. Understand rhythm as sounds of different lengths – echo rhythm patterns.

6. Aurally and visually identify musical forms AB, ABA, Rondo, Theme and Variations.

7. Learn to read music notation – notes, rests, beat values.

8. Identify melodies that move by steps, skips, or repeated tones.  
9. Study music history of composers and their works from the Baroque period to the 20^th Century.

10. Learn basic piano keyboard skills for ensemble part playing.

Teaching Strategies Used

Students will: perform and sing along with a CD. Teacher will demonstrate conducting patterns and have students conduct both as a full ensemble and individually. Presentations of music symbols and values will be given. Instruction on how to play the recorder will be given.

Special Features

Students will: sing both in a full class ensemble and in smaller group ensembles. The students will show and identify rhythms studied in class when playing the keyboards.
 

Evaluations

Students will be evaluated each class on their performance effort in singing, dancing, showing and identifying rhythms/notes. Students will be evaluated on their progress in learning to play the keyboard. There will be ensemble projects for the students to perform. Students will be quizzed on music notation, symbols, composers and their works studied in class. Students will have worksheets on the composers to be completed and turned in as a homework assignment for a grade.

Other descriptions

Students will sing a wide variety of songs including seasonal songs, spiritual songs, and humorous songs. Students will play musical games using flash cards to identify music symbols. Students will play instrument bingo to build their aural recognition of instruments. Students will be asked to create a poem orchestration using the keyboard sounds to help create the “mood” of each line in the poem. Students will learn to play rhythms and melodies as well as learn to follow and read music playing Boom Whackers.

Grade: 8

 Significant Curriculum Guidelines 
Students will: 
1. Sing on key with or without music accompaniment. 
2. Identify meter in 2, 3, and 4 aurally. 
3. Conduct in meter of 2, 3, or 4. 
4. Aurally and visually identify melodic patterns that move by steps, leaps, and repeated tones. 
5. Understand rhythm as sounds of different lengths – echo rhythm patterns. 
6. Aurally and visually identify musical forms AB, ABA, Rondo, Theme and Variations. 
7. Learn to read music notation – notes, rests, beat values. 
8. Identify melodies that move by steps, skips, or repeated tones. 
9. Study music history of composers and their works from the Baroque period to the 20^th Century. 
10. Learn basic piano keyboard skills for ensemble part playing. 

Teaching Strategies Used 

Students will: perform and sing along with a CD. Teacher will demonstrate conducting patterns and have students conduct both as a full ensemble and individually. Presentations of music symbols and values will be given. Instruction on how to play the recorder will be given. 

Special Features 

Students will: sing both in a full class ensemble and in smaller group ensembles. The students will show and identify rhythms studied in class when playing the keyboards.  

Evaluations

Students will be evaluated each class on their performance effort in singing, dancing, showing and identifying rhythms/notes. Students will be evaluated on their progress in learning to play the keyboard. There will be ensemble projects for the students to perform. Students will be quizzed on music notation, symbols, composers and their works studied in class. Students will have worksheets on the composers to be completed and turned in as a homework assignment for a grade.

Other descriptions

Students will sing a wide variety of songs including seasonal songs, spiritual songs, and humorous songs. Students will play musical games using flash cards to identify music symbols. Students will play instrument bingo to build their aural recognition of instruments. Students will be asked to create a poem orchestration using the keyboard sounds to help create the “mood” of each line in the poem.  Students will learn to play rhythms and melodies as well as learn to follow and read music playing Boom Whackers.