Music Curriculum
Kindergarten
Course Purpose: |
Students will explore the fundamental elements of music physically and aurally on a variety of instruments, and begin to analyze how music is connected to their home, community, and lived experiences. |
Outcomes and Components:
FA.KM.1 | Students will keep the steady beat and the rhythm of a known song on a variety of instruments and verbally and visually be able to differentiate between the two. | ||
Pacing Instruct/ Assess |
Component Code |
Component |
Standard(s) |
FA.KM.1.1 | Imitate the teacher’s steady beat on a variety of instruments, including body percussion. | MU:Cr.1.1.Ka | |
FA.KM.1.2 | Model a steady beat for each other on a variety of instruments. |
Mu:Cr.1.1.Kb, MU:Cr3.2.Ka |
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FA.KM.1.3 | Imitate the teacher’s rhythms on a variety of instruments, including body percussion. | MU:Cr.1.1.Ka | |
FA.KM.1.4 | Model a rhythm for each other on a variety of instruments. | MU:Cr1.1.Kb, MU:Cr3.2.Ka | |
FA.KM.1.5 | Differentiate between rhythm and beat, aurally and visually. | MU:Cr7.2.Ka | |
FA.KM.1.6 | Represent and identify both beat and rhythm visually with iconic notation. | MU:Cr7.2.Ka |
Academic Vocabulary: Imitate, Model, Differentiate, Represent, Identify |
Content Vocabulary: Steady Beat, Rhythm, Instruments, Iconic Notation |