ELEMENTARY SCHOOL & DISTRICT 204 MUSIC CURRICULUM K-5

MUSICAL ELEMENTS
GRADE Rhythm Melody Harmony, Texture, & Tone Color Form Expression Symbols & Terms
K Steady beat High/low Unison/solo singing Same/different Fast/slow Steady beat
Long/short Up/down Difference among speaking, singing, whispering, and Question/answer Loud/soft Long/short
Performing So/Mi calling voices Fast/slow
iconic Percussion instruments Loud/soft
Non-traditional instruments Up/down
High/low

1 Steady beat So, mi with Curwen hand Ostinato Same/different Getting faster/ Space/line notes
vs. rhythm of the words signs getting slower Staff
Meter in 3s, 4s High, middle, low pitches Simple bourdon AA Double bar line
Expressive singing Treble clef
Matching pitch Percussion instruments (playing and identifying) AB Loud/soft (p, f)
Percussion

2 Strong/weak beat La, so, mi with Curwen String instruments (listening to & identifying) Verse/refrain Forte/piano Step, skip, leap, repeat
Meter in 2s, 3s, 4s hand signs Repeat sign
2 3 4 2-part ostinati with melody Time signature
Matching pitch ABA Getting louder/ p (piano)
Getting softer f (forte)
Singing with correct
posture

3 2 3 4 La, so, mi, re, do with 2-part canon-round Call/response (vocal & Crescendo/ Barline
4 4 4 Curwen hand signs Accompanied/unaccompanied instrumental) decrescendo Measure
(moveable do) 3-part ostinati Legato/staccato Ritardando
Moving bourdon Introduction Pizzicato Crescendo
In-tune singing Solo/chorus Phrase Decrescendo
Orchestra instruments D.C. al Fine
1st/2nd endings
Tempo
Absolute pitch names
Do-clef

4 High do, la, so, mi, re, do, 3-4 part ostinati Same/different Partner songs
low la, low so Partner songs pp (pianissimo)
3-part canon ABC ff (fortissimo)
Band/orchestra instrument families ff-f-mf-mp-p-pp mf (mezzo forte)
Rondo mp (mezzo piano)
Do clef
C-do, F-do, G-do

5 Major scale 4-part canon Theme & Variations Awareness of different D.S. al Fine
(ascending & musical styles: Style
descending using solfège) Orchestral instrument families (aural & visual Coda Spiritual Sharp (#)
Major/minor (aural) recognition) Gospel Flat (b)
Rap 2-part score
Ensembles Opera
(multi-cultural) Musical
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(August, 2008)