Month/Unit: VOCAL TECHNIQUE Duration: year-long 9.2.5 Posture Correct sitting posture for singing Correct standing posture for singing Pitch Matching Pitch matching in a limited range within an interval of an octave through
Reinforce concepts from 5 th grade chorus curriculum Proper singing tone and musicianship through
Pha se I Month/Unit: RHYTHM Duration: year-long 9.3.5 Review Gr. 4 Rhythmic Notation: Read, write, create, and perform 4- and Written Quarter note and 8-beat patterns using Assessment Two eighth notes combinations of quarter note, two Quarter rest eighth notes, quarter rest, half note, Half note half rest, dotted half note, four Half rest sixteenth notes, whole note, whole Dotted half note: rest Four sixteenth notes Whole note Whole rest Rhythmic Notation Eighth + two sixteenth notes Two sixteenth notes + eighth note Dotted eighth note + sixteenth note Review 2 4 3 4 and 4 4 Meter Read, write, create, and perform 4- and 8-beat patterns using combinations of quarter note, two eighth notes, quarter rest, half note, half rest, dotted half note, four sixteenth notes, whole note, whole rest, eighth + two sixteenth notes, two sixteenth notes + eighth note, dotted eighth note + sixteenth note Physically respond to strong and weak beats in 2 4 3 4 and 4 4 meter Identify and use 2 4 3 4 and 4 4 time signatures correctly and Written Assessment Written Practice
Demonstrate 2 4 3 4 and 4 4 conducting patterns Month/Unit: MELODY Duration: year-long 9.3.5 Review Do Pentatone / Pentatonic Scale Sing do, re, mi, so, la, melodic patterns using Curwen hand signs
Sing, read, write, create, and perform melodic patterns using do, re, mi, so, la on the music staff and Written Practice Diatonic Scale Fa Scale Tone Ti Scale Tone Sing do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do 1 melodic patterns using Curwen hand signs Sing, read, write, create, and perform diatonic melodies using do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do 1 on the music staff and Written Assessment
Month/Unit: DYNAMICS Duration: year-long 9.3.5 Review Piano, Forte, Mezzo-Forte, Crescendo, Decrescendo, Diminuendo Identify soft, loud, and moderately loud dynamic levels in music using the terms piano, forte, and mezzo-forte Identify gradual changes in the dynamic levels in music using the terms crescendo, decrescendo and diminuendo Recognize and identify the dynamic symbols and abbreviations associated with the terms piano, forte, mezzoforte, crescendo, decrescendo and diminuendo Apply the terms piano, forte, mezzoforte, crescendo, decrescendo and diminuendo in musical performance through Mezzo-Piano Fortissimo Pianissimo Identify moderately soft, very loud and very soft dynamic levels in music using the terms mezzo-piano, fortissimo, and pianissimo Recognize and identify the dynamic symbols associated with the terms mezzo-piano, fortissimo, and pianissimo Written Assessment* Written Assessment*
Apply the terms mezzo-piano, fortissimo, and pianissimo in musical performance through * Combined Assessment Month/Unit: TEMPO Duration: year-long
9.3.5 Review Steady and Changing Tempo Concepts Identify fast, slow, and moderate tempi in music Identify gradual changes in the tempo of the music using the terms ritardando and accelerando Perform fast, slow, and moderate tempi in music through Apply the terms ritardando and accelerando in musical performance through
Pha se I Month/Unit: TEXTURE/HARMONY Duration: year-long 9.3.5 Unison Sing songs in unison with accurate pitch through Rhythmic and Melodic Ostinati Recognize, identify and perform moderately difficult rhythmic and melodic ostinati through Round/Canon Perform a moderately difficult song in canon, maintaining voice part, beat, and pitch through
2- and 3- part textures Perform music with 2- and 3- independent parts using voices or rhythmic instruments or melodic instruments, maintaining a steady beat through (Major and Minor Tonality?) (Aurally distinguish between major and minor tonality) (Students display correct tonality card while to music)
Pha se I Month/Unit: FORM Duration: year-long 9.3.5 Review Extended Phrase Forms, Verse-Refrain Form, A B A Form, Rondo Form Identify and label musical phrases that sound the same, different, or similar in four-phrase songs: a a b a a a v a b Recognize and identify Verse Refrain form in a song; label using upper case letters: A B Recognize and identify rounded three-part form in a song; label using upper case letters: A B A Recognize and identify rondo form in a musical selection; label using upper case letters: A B A C A Theme and Variations Recognize, identify and label theme and variation form in a musical selection: Theme Variation 1 Written Assessment
Variation 2 Variation 3 (etc.) Month/Unit: MUSIC SYMBOLS Duration: year-long Review: Repeat Sign, Tie, Music Identify and apply the repeat sign,
Staff, Phrase Mark, D. C. al Fine, Fermata, (Slur,) 1 st and 2 nd endings the tie, music staff and phrase mark, D. C. al Fine, fermata, (slur,) 1 st and 2 nd endings in musical selections Review: Meter Symbols: Time Signature (Meter Signature) Barline Double Barline / Final Barline Measure Identify and apply the following meter symbols: time signature, barline, double barline and measure Dynamic Symbols Identify and apply the dynamic symbols associated with the terms piano, forte, mezzo forte, crescendo, decrescendo, diminuendo, mezzopiano, fortissimo, and pianissimo Written Assessment (see Dynamics Unit) D. S. (del segno) Coda Identify and apply the term D. S. (del segno) in a musical selection Identify and apply the term Coda in a musical selection