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.7 | Students will improvise and perform (with iconic notation) level borduns and melodic patterns (same/different, high/low), in AB and ABA form, on both pitched and unpitched instruments. | ||
Pacing Instruct/ Assess |
Component Code |
Component |
Standard(s) |
FA.KM.7.1 | Demonstrate proper playing technique on both pitched and unpitched percussion. | MU:Pr6.1.Ka | |
FA.KM.7.2 | Choose an instrument and demonstrate how to play a rhythm on it for classmates. | MU:Pr6.1.Ka | |
FA.KM.7.3 | Choose instruments to add to a song and justify those choices. | MU:Pr6.1.Ka | |
FA.KM.7.4 | Imitate teacher rhythms on a percussion instrument. | MU:Pr6.1.Ka | |
FA.KM.7.5 | Create 4-beat rhythms, using iconic notation, to share with the class. | MU:Cr2.1.Kb | |
FA.KM.7.6 | Combine known songs and student-composed rhythms into various musical forms. |
MU:Cr2.1.Kb, MU:Cr.3.1.Ka |
Academic Vocabulary: Demonstrate, Choose, Imitate, Create, Combine |
Content Vocabulary: Musical forms, 4-beat rhythm, Iconic notation, Instruments |