Central Valley School District Music 1 st Grade August September Standards August September Standards Classroom expectations Echo songs Differentiating between speaking and singing voices Using singing voices within range (no more than an octave c C ) Identifying appropriate voice usage for musical purposes Use of body kinesthetics to demonstrate steady beat (individually and as a class) Musical opposites (i.e., fast slow; loud soft; high low) Introduce non pitched percussion instruments Use of rhymes (rhythmic awareness, awareness of beat, etc.) Simultaneous use of body and voice to perform rhythmic or melodic patterns Discuss and exhibit appropriate movement to music (time with regards to music, space with regards to the physical environment, energy with regards to the use of the body) Vocabulary beat, tempo, volume, pitch, instruments, composer Identify common themes and patterns in works
Central Valley School District Music 1 st Grade Curriculum Calendar 2 October Standards October Standards Beat vs. Rhythm Introduction to du and du-de in 4 beat rhythmic combinations (aurally, orally, and visually echo, read and write) Stick notation of du and du-de Echo singing Introduction to mi and sol (Kodaly syllables with appropriate Curwen hand signs) o Use of other visual aids to help visually identify high and low Use of quarter rests Reinforce musical opposites Discussion of emotions in music (i.e., scary, happy, sad) Music telling a story Acting out a musical story Vocabulary rhythm, du, du-de, solfege syllables, mi, sol, notes, rests, stick notation, beams, stems Identify common themes and patterns in works Participate individually or in groups in the development of simple improvised scenarios with a clear plot structure of beginning, middle and end. 9.1 F Use choices of voice and movement to create original improvised characters or bring to life story characters. 9.1 G Recognize and imitate appropriate emotion to communicate a character s feelings. 9.1 H
Central Valley School District Music 1 st Grade Curriculum Calendar 3 November Standards November Standards Introduction of 5 line staff o Visual representation of pitch o Melodic contours Introduction to G clef Introduction to Treble clef Abstract and notate rhythms using stick notation Discuss use of folk and patriotic songs in American culture Continuation of skills (i.e., pitch, rhythm, tempo, beat, volume) Vocabulary staff, melody, G clef, Treble clef, notate, folk song, patriotic song Identify the historical and cultural context of an individual work Know the historical and cultural perspective of a work of art. Recognize appropriate vocabulary used between social studies and the arts and humanities. 9.2 A 9.2 B 9.2 C Recognize and imitate appropriate emotion to communicate a character s feelings. 9.1 H
Central Valley School District Music 1 st Grade Curriculum Calendar 4 December Standards December Standards Discussion of various holidays and traditions o Incorporate listening examples of songs from multiple cultures Explanation of music staff lines and spaces (count from the bottom up) Introduce line notes, space notes and placement of notes on lines and spaces (note head only) Visually identify line and space notes, parts of the note (note head) Correct placement of note head on lines and spaces Vocabulary line notes, space notes, note head Identify the historical and cultural context of an individual work Know the historical and cultural perspective of a work of art. Recognize appropriate vocabulary used between social studies and the arts and humanities. Identify common themes and patterns in works 9.2 A 9.2 B 9.2 C Recognize and imitate appropriate emotion to communicate a character s feelings. 9.1 H Identify school and community performances and exhibitions relating to the visual 9.1 N
Central Valley School District Music 1 st Grade Curriculum Calendar 5 January Standards Standards Introduction of sol and mi on the staff o Read and sing sol and mi from the staff o Write sol and mi on the staff using note head Read, write and perform melodic and rhythmic patterns using stick notation and solfege letters Introduce do (Kodaly syllables with appropriate Curwen hand signs) Read, write, and perform melodic patterns using, do, mi and sol. Introduce terms forte and piano Apply forte and piano to various melodic and rhythmic activity Introduce the piano and use it to demonstrate differences in music with regard to concepts including pitch, dynamics, and duration Vocabulary triad, major, do, forte, piano Identify common themes and patterns in works Participate individually or in groups in the development of simple improvised scenarios with a clear plot structure of beginning, middle and end. 9.1 F
Central Valley School District Music 1 st Grade Curriculum Calendar 6 February Standards February Standards Notation o Quarter and eighth notes (with note heads and stems) o Individually o As rhythm o On the staff Identification of quarter and paired eighth notes and quarter rests Recognize and reposition notes of major triad on the staff Demonstrate spatial correlation between each of the notes Introduce la (Kodaly syllables with appropriate Curwen hand signs) o Visually on the staff o Aurally and vocally Vocabulary review stems and note heads, stem direction, beams, la, quarter note, quarter rest, paired eighth notes Identify common themes and patterns in works
Central Valley School District Music 1 st Grade Curriculum Calendar 7 March Standards March Standards Reinforce previous lessons through practice applications Introduce themes and motives and loosely translate it to form (i.e., Peter and the Wolf themes relating to various characters and to the form) Introduce instruments directly related to stories o Timbral recognition o Visual identification o Characterization Vocabulary theme, motive, form, instrument names Identify the historical and cultural context of an individual work Know the historical and cultural perspective of a work of art. Identify common themes and patterns in works 9.2 A 9.2 B Participate individually or in groups in the development of simple improvised scenarios with a clear plot structure of beginning, middle and end. 9.1 F Use choices of voice and movement to create original improvised characters or bring to life story characters. 9.1 G Recognize and imitate appropriate emotion to communicate a character s feelings. 9.1 H Participate in organized dramatic play to identify and recreate themes and emotions. 9.1 I
Central Valley School District Music 1 st Grade Curriculum Calendar 8 April Standards April Standards Introduce re Compose and arrange as a group using short rhythmic patterns Perform rhythmic arrangements Orchestrate using body and simple non-pitched percussion Vocabulary re, compose, arrange, orchestrate Identify common themes and patterns in works
Central Valley School District Music 1 st Grade Curriculum Calendar 9 May June Standards May June Standards Introduce the half note and rest (notate, sing, etc.) Compose and arrange as a group using short rhythmic patterns with the addition of half note and rest Create a classroom composition (built from appropriate, individual student compositions include rhythm, pitch, dynamics, tempo, etc.) Review of 1 st grade skills and concepts Vocabulary half note, half rest Identify common themes and patterns in works