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.3 Students differentiate between and perform different stylistic contrasts in music (e.g. high/low, fast/slow, short/long, loud/soft, 4 types of voices).

Pacing  

Instruct/

Assess

Component Code

Component

Standard(s)

  FA.KM.3.1 Perform a teacher-led echo song, incorporating various stylistic contrasts MU:Pr4.2.Ka, MU:Pr6.1.Ka
  FA.KM.3.2 Identify aurally stylistic contrasts in pre-recorded music

MU:Pr.4.2.Ka

MU:Re.8.1.Ka

  FA.KM.3.3 Show body movements that match various stylistic contrasts

MU:Cr1.1.Kb

MU:Cr3.2.Ka

  FA.KM.3.4 Compare how bodies can move differently depending on the stylistic elements PE:19.A.1a, PE:19.B.1a, MU:Cr.1.1Kb
  FA.KM.3.5 Perform simple rhythmic and melodic phrases, vocally and  on instruments (including body percussion), demonstrating stylistic contrasts. MU:Pr6.1.Ka

Academic Vocabulary: Perform, Identify, Show, Compare

Content Vocabulary: Types of Voices, Echo Song, Rhythmic, Melodic