K-5

What will the Kindergarten Class be learning in Music this year? Here is a list of of concepts each student will be expected to accomplish by the end of the year.

Kindergarten

·     I will be able to identify pitch (high and low).

·     I will be able to identify quarter notes and quarter rests.

·     I will be able to sing in unison.

·     I will be able to recognize when a song is fast or slow.

·     I will be able to sing music loudly (forte) and softly (piano).

·     I will sing do, sol, and mi using hand symbols.

·     I will be able to identify Treble Clef.

·     I will be able to perform while following the conductor. 

K-5  Lesson 1/Week 1:

1. Class Rules:

2. Hickety Tickety (Beat exercise)

·         Hickety Tickety

Bumblebee

Will you Sing Your

Sing your Name to Me

Ø  Pass stuffed animal to first student (continue to pass around)

Ø  Say Chant while keeping a steady beat; pat-clap.

Ø  Student with “Hickety” says his name, “My name is ____”

Ø  Class echoes back with, “His name is ___”

Ø  Repeat the process until everyone has had a turn.

3. Posture

·      Straight Back

·      Feet shoulder width apart

·      One foot (right if right handed, left if left-handed) 1 – 2 inches in front of the other.

4. Voices

·      Talking

·      Calling

·      Whispering

·      Singing

5. Mouth

·      Open mouth “3-fingers” wide

·      Tongue behind teeth

6. Obey Right Away Song 

K-5 Lesson 2/Week 2: 1. Review Class Rules 2. Review Hickety Tickety (Beat Exercise) Ø  Ensure students can speak their names to a stead beat 3. Beat is Steady (Tune of Frere Jacques) 4. Review Posture, Voices, Mouth 5. Vocal Warm-Ups/Pitch Exploration ·      Tell students the importance of warming-up their voices before they sing. ·      Discuss the importance of exploring our high, middle, and low voice. (Will help become better singers) Activity: Sing a short melodic phrase, and have the students match what they hear. Ø  Do you Know the Muffin Man? Ø  Do, Re, Mi Tapping Song 6. Wiggle Worm

K-5 Lesson 3/Week 3:

1. Review Beat is Steady (Tune of Frere Jacques)

Ø  Examples: heartbeat.

o   New – Clock

2. Beat Activities

Ø  Hickory Dickery Dock

o   Move to Beat (Sway, Tap, etc.)

3. Tempo (Show Flashcard) = Speed

Ø  Can be fast, can be slow

4. “What We Do” (Flashcard) – “use singing voice & go at the right tempo.”

5. Activity: Cup Game (Use moderate tempo)

§  Start with just one cup. Have the students pass the one cup around, in a circle, while maintaining a steady beat. (We will work on this for few weeks, until students can have their own cups to pass at a stead beat.)

6. Review Vocal Warm-ups

7. Wiggle Worm