Music Curriculum
Kindergarten Music ·
Sing-alone and with others a varied repertoire of music
· Match pitches and rhythms and maintain steady beat
· Sing with appropriate posture
· Respond to basic cues of director
· Perform on instruments and with hand-clapping
· Echo short rhythmic and melodic patterns
· Recognize standard signs and symbols
· Use solfege to read simple notation
· Comparatives: fast/slow; hard/soft; high and low
1st Music
· Sing a varied repertoire alone and with others
· Match pitches and rhythms
· Sing with appropriate posture
· Respond to basic cues of director
· Sing a basic repertoire from memory of Catholic liturgical or traditional music
· Recognize and write basic signs and symbols
· Read whole, half, and quarter notes
· Use solfege to read simple notation
· Respond to music through purposeful movement
2nd Music
· Sing alone and with others
· Sing Ostinati, call and response, partner songs, rounds
· Match pitches and rhythms
· Sing with appropriate posture
· Respond to basic cues of director
· Sing from memory a basic repertoire of Catholic liturgical or traditional music
· Recognize and write basic signs and symbols
· Read whole, half, and quarter notes
· Know and apply appropriate criteria to music and music performance
· Respond through purposeful movement (e.g. swaying, skipping, dramatic play)
· Identify a variety of instruments by sight and sound
· Know appropriate audience behavior
· Use Solfege to read simple notation in treble clef solfege
· Sing multi-cultural folk songs
3rd Music ·
Sing alone and with others
· Sing call and response, partner songs, rounds
· Perform on pitch with rhythmic accuracy
· Perform in groups
· Respond to basic cues of director
· Sing from memory a basic repertoire of Catholic liturgical or traditional music
· Recognize and write basic signs and symbols
· Know songs representing genres from diverse cultures
· Use Solfege to read simple notation in treble clef solfege
· Read, whole, half, quarter and sixteenth notes
· Sing multi-cultural folk music
· Folk dancing
4th Music ·
Sing multi-cultural folk music
· Sing alone and with others
· Perform on pitch with rhythmic accuracy
· Perform in groups
· Two part and canon singing
· Canon singing
· Know songs representing genres from diverse cultures
· Learn to play and read simple songs on a Pre-Band Instrument
· Singing while playing percussion instrument
· Sight reading on solfege
· Folk dancing
5th Music
· Sing alone and with others a varied repertoire of music
· Sing music written in one, two, and canon
· Sing expressively
· Have the option to participate in children’s liturgical choir
· Respond to the cues of a director
· Know songs from genres of diverse cultures
· Read and notate music ·
Know and apply appropriate criteria to music and music performance
· Know and sing American Patriotic music
· Learn ¾ meter
· Folk dancing
6th Music ·
Sing alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music
· Sing with good breath control, expression, and technical accuracy
· Respond to changes of tempo, key, meter and dynamics
· Have the option to sing in children’s liturgical choir and show choir
· Sing music written in unison, two and cannon
· Sing and recognize music of diverse cultures and styles
· Read and notate music ·
Read at sight simple melodies on the diatenic scale
· Know standard notation symbols
· Understand the relationship between music and history-culture
· Know various roles and functions of church musicians
· Understand characteristics of musical style.
· 6/8 meter
· Sing on solfege
7th Music ·
Sing with good breath control, expression, and technical accuracy
· Respond to changes of tempo, key, meter and dynamics
· Have the option to sing in children’s liturgical choir, audition for Honor Choirs; show choir
· Sing music written in unison, two and three parts
· Sing music of diverse cultures and styles
· Sing on solfege
· Compose and arrange music within specific guidelines
· Read at sight simple melodies
· Know standard notation symbols
· Understand the relationship between music and history-culture
· Identify genres of music
· Know various roles and functions of church musicians
· Understand characteristics that cause various musical works from different genres, styles, historical periods and composers to be considered exemplary
· Sing music written in unison, two part and canon
· Diatonic scale
· Major and minor modes
8th Music ·
Sing with good breath control, expression, and technical accuracy
· Respond to changes of tempo, key, meter and dynamics
· Have the option to sing in children’s liturgical choir
· Sing music written in unison, two and three parts
· Sing music of diverse cultures and styles
· Compose and arrange music within specific guidelines
Participate in independent reading geared to individual needs and interests.
Sing-alone and with others a varied repertoire of music
· Match pitches and rhythms and maintain steady beat
· Sing with appropriate posture
· Respond to basic cues of director
· Perform on instruments and with hand-clapping
· Echo short rhythmic and melodic patterns
· Recognize standard signs and symbols
· Use solfege to read simple notation
· Comparatives: fast/slow; hard/soft; high and low
1st Music
· Sing a varied repertoire alone and with others
· Match pitches and rhythms
· Sing with appropriate posture
· Respond to basic cues of director
· Sing a basic repertoire from memory of Catholic liturgical or traditional music
· Recognize and write basic signs and symbols
· Read whole, half, and quarter notes
· Use solfege to read simple notation
· Respond to music through purposeful movement
2nd Music
· Sing alone and with others
· Sing Ostinati, call and response, partner songs, rounds
· Match pitches and rhythms
· Sing with appropriate posture
· Respond to basic cues of director
· Sing from memory a basic repertoire of Catholic liturgical or traditional music
· Recognize and write basic signs and symbols
· Read whole, half, and quarter notes
· Know and apply appropriate criteria to music and music performance
· Respond through purposeful movement (e.g. swaying, skipping, dramatic play)
· Identify a variety of instruments by sight and sound
· Know appropriate audience behavior
· Use Solfege to read simple notation in treble clef solfege
· Sing multi-cultural folk songs
3rd Music ·
Sing alone and with others
· Sing call and response, partner songs, rounds
· Perform on pitch with rhythmic accuracy
· Perform in groups
· Respond to basic cues of director
· Sing from memory a basic repertoire of Catholic liturgical or traditional music
· Recognize and write basic signs and symbols
· Know songs representing genres from diverse cultures
· Use Solfege to read simple notation in treble clef solfege
· Read, whole, half, quarter and sixteenth notes
· Sing multi-cultural folk music
· Folk dancing
4th Music ·
Sing multi-cultural folk music
· Sing alone and with others
· Perform on pitch with rhythmic accuracy
· Perform in groups
· Two part and canon singing
· Canon singing
· Know songs representing genres from diverse cultures
· Learn to play and read simple songs on a Pre-Band Instrument
· Singing while playing percussion instrument
· Sight reading on solfege
· Folk dancing
5th Music
· Sing alone and with others a varied repertoire of music
· Sing music written in one, two, and canon
· Sing expressively
· Have the option to participate in children’s liturgical choir
· Respond to the cues of a director
· Know songs from genres of diverse cultures
· Read and notate music ·
Know and apply appropriate criteria to music and music performance
· Know and sing American Patriotic music
· Learn ¾ meter
· Folk dancing
6th Music ·
Sing alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music
· Sing with good breath control, expression, and technical accuracy
· Respond to changes of tempo, key, meter and dynamics
· Have the option to sing in children’s liturgical choir and show choir
· Sing music written in unison, two and cannon
· Sing and recognize music of diverse cultures and styles
· Read and notate music ·
Read at sight simple melodies on the diatenic scale
· Know standard notation symbols
· Understand the relationship between music and history-culture
· Know various roles and functions of church musicians
· Understand characteristics of musical style.
· 6/8 meter
· Sing on solfege
7th Music ·
Sing with good breath control, expression, and technical accuracy
· Respond to changes of tempo, key, meter and dynamics
· Have the option to sing in children’s liturgical choir, audition for Honor Choirs; show choir
· Sing music written in unison, two and three parts
· Sing music of diverse cultures and styles
· Sing on solfege
· Compose and arrange music within specific guidelines
· Read at sight simple melodies
· Know standard notation symbols
· Understand the relationship between music and history-culture
· Identify genres of music
· Know various roles and functions of church musicians
· Understand characteristics that cause various musical works from different genres, styles, historical periods and composers to be considered exemplary
· Sing music written in unison, two part and canon
· Diatonic scale
· Major and minor modes
8th Music ·
Sing with good breath control, expression, and technical accuracy
· Respond to changes of tempo, key, meter and dynamics
· Have the option to sing in children’s liturgical choir
· Sing music written in unison, two and three parts
· Sing music of diverse cultures and styles
· Compose and arrange music within specific guidelines
Participate in independent reading geared to individual needs and interests.