SPUSD Music Program Implementation
2007-2008
Overview:
The purpose of the SPUSD music program is to provide a sequential standards-based
music education for every child Kindergarten through eighth grade. The first year focus
is on the Creative Expression and Historical and Cultural Context strands of the VAPA
framework. The following years, Artistic Perception, Aesthetic Valuing, and
Connections, relationships, and applications will be gradually added into the music
program. The ultimate goal of the district plan is to provide a comprehensive Arts
Education to all students in this district.
Curriculum: (Music) teacher-designed lesson plans based on the California music
standards that will run sequentially from kindergarten to eighth grade.
Materials Needed to Support Curriculum: Boomwackers, recorders, song
books, drums, keyboard, rhythm and Orff instruments will be used in these lesson plans.
Lesson plans will focus on the creative expression strand from the California VAPA
framework music standards.
Standards for Learning:
Kindergarten
Music standard 2.3 (CE) Play instruments and move or verbalize to demonstrate
awareness of beat, tempo, dynamics, and melodic direction.
Learning Objectives: Sing and move to music and play simple instruments such as
rhythm instruments and boomwackers.
First Grade
Music standard 1.2 (AP) Identify and describe basic elements in music-high/low,
fast/slow, loud/soft, beat.
Learning Objectives: Show difference between loud and soft and between fast and slow
music. Demonstrate beat and musical patterns on rhythm instruments.
Second Grade
Music standard 2.4 (CE) Improvise simple rhythmic and melodic accompaniments,
using voice and a variety of classroom instruments.
Learning Objectives: Create, read, and perform simple rhythm patterns. Demonstrate
musical independence in singing and playing instruments.
Third Grade
Music standard: 2.2(CE) Sing age-appropriate songs from memory, including rounds,
partner songs, and ostinatos.
1.1 (AP) Read, write, and perform simple rhythmic patterns using eighth notes, quarter
notes, half notes, whole notes, and rests.
Learning Objectives: Sing songs from memory, including rounds, partner songs,
ostinatos and songs from other cultures. Read simple rhythmic patterns using eighth
notes, quarter notes, half notes, whole notes, and rests.
Fourth Grade
Music standard:2.3(CE) Compose and improvise simple rhythmic and melodic patterns
on classroom instruments.
Learning Objectives: Recognize rhythm of basic notes and distinguish tempo using
clapping, simple instruments and voices. Play the recorder using understanding of basic
notes and tempo.
Fifth Grade
Music standard:2.1(CE) Sing a varied repertoire of music, including rounds, descants,
and songs with ostinatos and songs in two-part harmony, by oneself and with others.
Learning Objectives: Use musical knowledge to perform music vocally.
Sixth Grade
Music standard:2.1(CE) Sing a repertoire of vocal literature representing various
genres, styles, and cultures with expression, technical accuracy, good posture, tone
quality, and vowel shape-written and memorized, by oneself and in ensembles.
Learning Objectives: Become aware of the diversity of music and its function in various
world cultures. Develop chorus skills.
Seventh Grade
Music standard:2.3(CE) Perform on an instrument a repertoire of instrumental
literature representing various genres, styles, and cultures with expression, technical
accuracy, tone quality, and articulation, by oneself and in ensembles.
Learning Objectives: Perform drum patterns using knowledge of simple notation and
understanding of different cultures, styles, and genres.
Eighth Grade
Music standard:3.5(HCC)Perform music from diverse genres, cultures, and time
periods.
Learning Objectives: Develop chorus skills singing music from different genres, styles,
and cultures. Perform drum patterns using knowledge of simple notation and
understanding of different cultures, styles, and genres.
Assessment:
Assessments will be completed by the classroom teacher based on a rubric created by the
music teacher. The rubric will cover participation and understanding of the music
concepts introduced and practiced.
Goals for the first year music program:
1. Work in partnership with the school librarian to develop teacher resources for
music.
2. Inventory and gather all music resources and organize in one area.
3. Work with classroom teachers to develop appropriate assessments and
benchmarks for the music class.
4. Create a formal district music plan and curriculum with the assistance of
SouthCap.
5. Organize/schedule teacher in-services for professional development in music.
6. Work with PTA to schedule music related assemblies, provide consultation, and
to assist with inventory.
7. Promote use of 5-year listening program and introduction of composers in the
classroom.
8. Provide written lesson plans to leave with the classroom teachers.
9. Assist/Direct grade level performances.
10. Set up a schedule that provides equal access to music for all grades. As an
example: 1st quarter-kindergarten and First grade, 2nd quarter-Second and Third
grade,, 3rd quarter-fourth, fifth, and sixth grade (extended quarter), 4th quarterseventh and eighth grade.