Students compose and notate short melodies using their names.
Students compose and notate short 4/4, 3/4, and 6/8 rhythms across multiple class periods.
Students compose and notate short rhythms in 4/4, 3/4, and 6/8 meters across multiple class periods.
Students explore steady beat and instruments of the percussion family.
Students use samba rhythms and percussion to improvise in rondo form.
In this lesson, students respond to music in triple meter and discover facts about the famous Japanese film music composer, Joe Hisaishi. Literary connections and global music concepts are also explored through the picture book The Sound of Silence by Katrina Goldsaito.
Measuring length, using U.S. Customary and metric units. Mathematics Instructional Plans (MIPs) help teachers align instruction with the Mathematics Standards of Learning (SOL) by providing examples of how the knowledge, skills and processes found in the SOL and curriculum framework can be presented to students in the classroom.
Students perform and create rhythmic patterns using their bodies.
Students explore a variety of rhythms from around the world.