3rd Grade
Composing in Simple and Compound Meters
Students compose and notate short rhythms in 4/4, 3/4, and 6/8 meters across multiple class periods.
Grade: 3rd
Concept: Rhythm & Meter, Form
Artistic Process: Performing, Creating
Goldilocks Sings
Students explore healthy posture through storytelling and observation.
Grade: 3rd
Concept: Singing
Artistic Process: Performing, Responding
Musical Mapping
Students explore first and second endings by singing and moving.
Grade: 3rd
Concept: Form
Artistic Process: Responding
Score on the Floor
Students explore and create rhythms through language and body percussion.
Grade: 3rd
Concept: Pitch
Artistic Process: Creating, Responding
The Language of Rhythm
Students explore and create rhythms through language and body percussion.
Grade: 3rd
Concept: Rhythm & Meter
Artistic Process: Performing, Creating, Responding
Comparing Different Versions of a Known Song
Students create different versions of a known song and listen to contrasting recordings for musical differences and similarities.
Grade: 3rd
Concept: Tempo, Dynamics, Articulation, Singing
Artistic Process: Performing, Creating, Responding
4th Grade
Composing a Melody
Students compose and notate short melodies using their names.
Grade: 4th
Concept: Rhythm & Meter, Pitch
Artistic Process: Performing, Creating
Exploring String Techniques
Students explore expressive qualities through various string techniques.
Grade: 4th
Concept: Articulation, Instrumental
Artistic Process: Performing, Creating
Listening for Contrasts in Genre
Students create arrangements of a melody and listen to recordings contrasting in style and genre.
Grade: 4th
Concept: Tempo, Dynamics, Articulation
Artistic Process: Performing, Creating, Responding
Musical Tension and Release
Students learn to identify tension and release within a piece of music.
Grade: 4th
Concept: Tempo
Artistic Process: Performing, Responding
Quartet Chief
Students form quartets to explore roles in an ensemble.
Grade: 4th
Concept: Form
Artistic Process: Performing, Creating, Responding
Identifying Accents in Music
Students use language and movement to explore accents in music.
Grade: 4th
Concept: Articulation
Artistic Process: Performing, Creating
5th Grade
Exploring Historical and Cultural Connections to the Guitar
Students explore the sound, evolution, performance techniques, and culture of guitar-like instruments from around the world.
Grade: 5th
Concept: Tempo, Dynamics, Articulation, Instrumental
Artistic Process: Responding, Connecting
Improvising with Brazilian Samba
Students use samba rhythms and percussion to improvise in rondo form.
Grade: 5th
Concept: Rhythm & Meter, Form
Artistic Process: Responding, Connecting
Rhythms from Around the World
Students explore a variety of rhythms from around the world.
Grade: 5th
Concept: Rhythm & Meter
Artistic Process: Performing, Creating, Responding, Connecting
Theme and Variation
Students explore different ways to change a simple sentence and melody to understand the concept of theme and variation.
Grade: 5th
Concept: Form
Artistic Process: Creating, Responding
We’ve Got the Blues
By listening to and looking at the qualities of various scales, students learn to identify the differences between the major, minor, and blues scales.
Grade: 5th
Concept: Pitch
Artistic Process: Performing, Creating, Responding
