Music Curriculum

4th Grade

Course Purpose:

Students will perform on the recorder independently and will compose short works of music on a digital platform.

Outcomes and Components:

FA.4M.6 Students will sing and improvise independently on the notes of a diatonic scale,using rhythms to include eighth/sixteenth combinations, through analysis and performance of various classroom songs.

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Component Code

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Standard(s)

  FA.4M.6.1 Identify and label notes on the treble clef for a variety of musical pieces. MU:Pr4.1.4b, MU:Pr6.1.4a
  FA.4M.6.2 Perform a variety of pieces of music, incorporating known notes and new notes (e.g. F#, C’, and D’), individually and with accompaniment. MU:Pr4.1.4b, MU:Pr6.1.4a
  FA.4M.6.3 Identify and describe strategies for working through problems in performance.

MU:Pr4.1.4a,

MU:Pr6.1.4a

  FA.4M.6.4 Identify and describe the purpose and process of practicing a new piece of music. MU:Pr4.2.4b

Academic Vocabulary:  Engage, Identify, Perform

Content Vocabulary: Steady Beat, Rhythm, Instruments