4th Grade Music
Concepts taught
Sings with a healthy voice (matches pitches)
Demonstrates group singing skills (matches group dynamic level)
Uses solfege (pentatonic scale)
Sings ostinati
Sings partner songs, rounds/cannons, counter melody
Plays with correct instrument technique (recorders)
Plays independently and with a group (ostinato acc.)
Plays a melody accurately (pentatonic scale in CFG)
Uses moveable do to read and write melodic patterns (pentatonic scale, treble clef letter names)
Reads and writes rhythmic patterns (syncopation)
Identifies D.C. al Fine, D.S. al coda, first and second endings, ledger lines
Demonstrates the ability to read from a musical score (2 part)
Aurally recognizes form (theme and variation, AABA, rondo, suite)
Aurally identifies musical timbres (band/orchestra)
Identifies accents, staccato, legato
Improvises melodic and rhythmic accompaniment to a song
Improvises melodies using assigned form, pitches, rhythm
Composes and arranges a variety of sound sources, vocal or instrumental melodies following guideline.