LOGAN-ROGERSVILLE R-VIII MUSIC CURRICULUM

GRADES 3-5

COURSE RATIONALE

Music provides many opportunities for personal expression and growth – both individually and in large and small groups. Understanding of music notation and terminology will increase the student’s ability to read, write, create, and perform music. The study of the history of music increases one’s understanding of the relationship between the culture and the music and dance of that culture.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Music is a general course of music appreciation and vocal and instrumental performance. Students will be exposed to a wide variety of musical styles. Students will study the components of music – melody, harmony, rhythm, form, tone color, major and minor tonalities. Students will study the elements of musical notation – note values, pitch, key signatures, terminology, signs and symbols. Students will study the history of music and dance as it relates to the social and economic conditions and cultural influences.

COURSE COMPETENCIES

The student will be able to

1. identify and explain signs and terminology of written music including the following
1. Repeat sign, D.C., D.S., Fine, first and second endings, sharp, flat, and natural
2. D.C. al fine, D.C. al coda, D.S. al fine, D.S. al coda, Coda, the sign, endings, and dynamic markings
3. Tempo vocabulary
2. identify and/or perform the following rhythmic values

1. half note °, quarter note ±, eighth notes Ö µ , half restä , whole rest å, quarter rest £, eighth rest à

2. dotted half note °. , half note ° , quarter note ± , eighth notes Ö µ, sixteenth notes éé éé , whole rest å ,

half rest ä , quarter rest £ , eighth rest à , and sixteenth rest

3. whole note ¬ , half note °, dotted half note °. , eighth note Ö µ , single eighth note Ä , dotted quarter note ±. ,

sixteenth note éééé , whole rest å , half rest ä , quarter rest £ , eighth rest à , and sixteenth rest á

3. sing simple melodies in unison and harmony including the following
1. Unison – canon – vocal and instrumental ostinato and descant
2. Unison, canon, vocal, and instrumental ostinato and descant, partner songs
3. Unison, canon , vocal and instrumental ostinato and descant, partner songs; 2 part music
4. identify lines and spaces of treble clef including the following
1. Lines notes – e, g, b, d, f; and space note – f. a. c. e
2. Ledger lines above and below staff


5. recognize various styles, composers, and relation to history and culture including the following.
1. Folk songs of foreign countries and American folk songs
2. Woody Guthrie, Stephen Foster, and patriotic music
3. Opera, operetta, musical comedy, and modern musicals
4. Various composers past to present
6. play simple melodies and C major scale on soprano recorder including the following.
1. Fingering for b, a, and g
2. Fingering for c and d
3. Fingering for low c, d, e, and f
4. Fingering for F# and B^b

Grade or Class: Music 3-5

Last Revision: 1999-2000

Writer: Linda Shertz

By the end of grade 5 students will be able to

District Competency 1: Identify and explain signs and terminology of written music.
Sub-competencies a. Repeat sign, D.C., D.S., Fine, 1^st & 2^nd endings sharp, flat, natural endings, dynamic markings.				b. DC al fine, DC al coda, DS al fine, DS al coda, CODA, the sign.	c. tempo vocabulary
Graduate Goals	Content Standards	Performance Standards	Activities			Assessments	Resources
8.2	FA1	1.5, 1.6	Flash cards to identify Locate signs in music Perform various tempos and dynamics			Teacher observation Worksheets	Teacher files World of Music – Silver Burdett and Ginn Music K-8

By the end of grade 5 students will be able to

District Competency 2: Identify and/or perform rhythmic values.
Sub-competencies a. Half note, quarter note, eighth notes, half rest, whole rest, quarter rest, and eight rest.				b. Dotted half note, half note, quarter note, eighth notes, sixteenth notes, whole, half, quarter, eighth and sixteenth rests.	c. Whole note, half note, dotted half note, eighth notes, single eighth notes, whole, half, quarter, eighth and sixteenth rests.
Graduate Goals	Content Standards	Performance Standards	Activities			Assessments	Resources
8.2	FA1	1.5, 1.6, 2.5	Flash cards to identify kinds of notes Rhythm strips to clap, snap, stomp or play Rhythmic ostinato added to melodies Echo clapping			Teacher observation Worksheets	Teacher files World of Music – Silver Burdett and Ginn

By the end of grade 5 students will be able to

District Competency 3: Sing simple melodies in unison and harmony.
Sub-competencies a. Unison – cannon – vocal and instrumental ostinato and descant.				b. Unison, canon, vocal, and instrumental ostinato and descant, partner songs.	c. Unison, canon, vocal and instrumental ostinato and descant, partner songs; 2-part music.
Graduate Goals	Content Standards	Performance Standards	Activities			Assessments	Resources
8.2	FA1	1.5, 1.6, 2.5	Sing canon in large and small groups Add instrumental and vocal ostinato or descant to melody. Partner songs: Sing individual melodies then divide group and sing together. 2-part music: learn each part separately, then sing together.			Teacher observation Self-evaluation	World of Music – Silver-Burdett and Ginn textbook Music K-8 magazine Teacher files

By the end of grade 5 students will be able to

District Competency 4: Identify lines and spaces of treble clef.
Sub-competencies a. line notes – e,g,b,d,f space note – FACE				b. ledger lines above and below staff
Graduate Goals	Content Standards	Performance Standards	Activities		Assessments	Resources
8.1, 8.2, 8.4	FA1	1.5, 1.6, 2.5	Write notes on manuscript paper Create simple melodies Worksheets – writing and identifying		Teacher observation Worksheets	Teacher files Music K-8 magazine

By the end of grade 5 students will be able to

District Competency 5: Recognize various styles, composers and relation to history and culture.
Sub-competencies a. Folk music of foreign countries. American folk music.			b. Woody Guthrie, Stephen Foster, and Patriotic music.		c. Opera, operetta, musical comedy, and modern musicals.		d. Various composers past to present.
Graduate Goals	Content Standards	Performance Standards		Activities		Assessments		Resources
2.2, 8.1, 8.2, 8.5	FA1 FA5	1.5, 1.9, 2.5		Folk music of American and foreign countries. Biography studies Patriotic songs Music from opera to present day musical Discussion of culture, historical facts – daily experiences and relation to the music. Listen to various classical composers Learn music of Rogers and Hammerstein, George M. Cohan, Gilbert and Sullivan, and Andrew Lloyd Webber Music of the Civil War Spirituals		Teacher observation Worksheets		Teacher files Various listening CD’s Music K-8 magazine World or Music – Silver Burdett and Ginn

By the end of grade 5 students will be able to

District Competency 6: Play simple melodies and C major scale on soprano recorder.
Sub-competencies a. learn fingering for b,a,g			b. Add fingering for c and d		c. Learn fingering for low c and d, add e and f.		d. Learn fingering for F sharp and B flat.
Graduate Goals	Content Standards	Performance Standards		Activities		Assessments		Resources
8.2, 8.3	FA1	1.5, 1.6, 2.5		Practice individual fingerings Practice combinations of fingerings Echo playing Play C scale ascending and descending Play simple melodies		Teacher observation Student performance Self-evaluation		Music K-8 magazine “BAG Six Pack” Norm Sands teacher files