The Arts and Music

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OVERVIEW

The students will develop a basic foundation of the skills needed to achieve further success in learning and understanding of music. The teaching philosophy is an active musical experiential approach of teaching children about music that engages their mind and body through a mixture of singing, dancing, acting, and the use of percussion instruments, recorders, and xylophones. The music classes encourage creativity through the student’s natural responses to music. It promotes active participation in musical activities that will aid students in applying the skills in later musical experiences. The philosophy utilizes four stages to organize the process of teaching music: imitation, exploration, improvisation, and composition. These four stages establish the fundamental building blocks for children to develop musical literacy: a music education for the whole person.

GOALS & OBJECTIVES

• The students will play pentatonic music on the xylophones. The musical repertoire will be in the key of C and in the 4/4 time signature. The focus will be playing melody in unison as a class with attention paid to playing the correct notes and rhythms to a beat.
• The students will also play harmony and drones in unison in the 4/4 time signature.
• The students will learn to sing solfeggi for one octave in the Key of C major.
• The students will sing contemporary and multi-cultural songs as an ensemble.
• The students will learn how to treat the instruments with respect and how to care properly for instruments so that the instruments will not be damaged or broken because of misuse.
• The students will read and play specific rhythms in unison in the 4/4 time signature on African percussion instruments, body percussion, and bucket drums.
• The students will learn to read music and play songs in treble clef using the notes B A G then C D on the soprano recorder.
• The students will learn how to move their bodies to the beat in a 4/4 time signature.
• The students will learn folk dances.
• The students will learn how to create in small groups and do musical, theatrical, or rhythmical performances in front of the class.

OVERVIEW

The students will develop a basic foundation of the skills needed to achieve further success in learning and understanding of music. The teaching philosophy is an active musical experiential approach of teaching children about music that engages their mind and body through a mixture of singing, dancing, acting, and the use of percussion instruments, recorders, and xylophones. The music classes encourage creativity through the student’s natural responses to music. It promotes active participation in musical activities that will aid students in applying the skills in later musical experiences. The philosophy utilizes four stages to organize the process of teaching music: imitation, exploration, improvisation, and composition. These four stages establish the fundamental building blocks for children to develop musical literacy. A music education for the whole person.

GOALS & OBJECTIVES

• The students will play Hexatonic music on the xylophones. The musical repertoire will be in the key of C, F, and G in the 4/4, 3/4, and 6/8 time signatures. The focus will be playing melody, harmony, and drone together as a class with attention paid to playing the correct notes and rhythms to a beat.
• The students will also play drones and variations of broken drones in multiple time signatures.
• The students will learn to sing solfeggi for one octave in the Key of C, F, and G major.
• The students will sing contemporary and multi-cultural songs as an ensemble.
• The students will learn to harmonize 2 notes.
• The students will learn how to treat the instruments with respect and how to care properly for instruments so that the instruments will not be damaged or broken because of misuse.
• The students will read and play specific rhythms in unison in the 3/4, 4/4, and 6/8 time signature on African percussion instruments, body percussion, and bucket drums.
• The students will play multiple rhythm parts as an ensemble of African percussion and bucket drums.
• The students will learn to read music and play songs in treble clef using the notes D C B A G then E D on the soprano recorder.
• The students will learn how to move their bodies to the beat in a 3/4, 4/4, and 6/8 time signature.
• The students will learn folk dances.
• The students will learn how to create in small groups and do musical, theatrical, or rhythmical performances in front of the class.

OVERVIEW

The students will continue to develop and master a basic foundation of the skills needed to achieve further success in learning and understanding of music. The teaching philosophy is an active musical experiential approach of teaching children about music that engages their mind and body through a mixture of singing, dancing, acting, and the use of percussion instruments, recorders, and xylophones. The music classes encourages creativity through the student’s natural responses to music. It promotes active participation in musical activities that will aid students in applying the skills in later musical experiences. The philosophy utilizes four stages to organize the process of teaching music: imitation, exploration, improvisation, and composition. These four stages establish the fundamental building blocks for children to develop musical literacy. A music education for the whole person.

GOALS & OBJECTIVES

• The students will play the full octave on the xylophones. The musical repertoire will be in the key of C major A minor, F major and D minor, and G major and E minor in the 4/4, 3/4, and 6/8 time signatures. The focus will be playing melody, harmony, and drone together as a class with attention paid to playing the correct notes and rhythms to a beat.
• The students will also play drones and variations of broken drones in multiple time signatures.
• The students will learn to sing solfeggi for one octave in the Key of C major A minor, F major and D minor, and G major and E minor.
• The students will sing contemporary and multi-cultural songs as an ensemble.
• The students will learn to harmonize 3 note chords.
• The students will learn how to treat the instruments with respect and how to care properly for instruments so that the instruments will not be damaged or broken because of misuse.
• The students will read and play specific rhythms in unison in the 3/4, 4/4, and 6/8 time signature on African percussion instruments, body percussion, and bucket drums.
• The students will play multiple rhythm parts as an ensemble of African percussion and bucket drums.
• The students will learn to read music and play songs in treble clef using the notes E D C B A G F E D C on the soprano recorder.
• The students will learn how to move their bodies to the beat in a 3/4, 4/4, and 6/8 time signature.
• The students will learn folk dances.
• The students will learn how to create in small groups and do musical, theatrical, or rhythmical performances in front of the class.