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.5 Students will make connections between literature and music and between personal emotions and music, and will select personal music to fit with a work of literature.

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Component Code

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Standard(s)

  FA.KM.5.1 Describe different emotions after reading a book or other piece of literature. MU:Cn.11.0.Ka
  FA.KM.5.2 Create movements to accompany teacher-selected music for each emotion. MU:Cr.2.1.Ka
  FA.KM.5.3 Discuss what kinds of events might lead to feeling each emotion. MU:Cn10.0.Ka
  FA.KM.5.4 Analyze why each piece of music fits with each emotion, citing stylistic musical elements. MU:Re7.1.Ka
  FA.KM.5.5 Choose music that might also fit into some of the emotion categories. MU:Re.9.1.Kb

Academic Vocabulary:  Describe, Create, Discuss, Analyze

Content Vocabulary: Emotion, Stylistic musical elements