General Music Curriculum
Mrs. Amy Schneider
KINDERGARTEN
 Demonstrate a steady beat
 Distinguish between steady beat and rhythm
 Read, write, and clap basic rhythms and patterns
 Recognize and echo melodic directions
 Differentiate vocal sounds from talking to chanting to singing
 Learn basic music vocabulary
 Recognize basic instruments
FIRST
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GRADE
Read, write, and clap basic rhythms and patterns
Expand music vocabulary
Develop basic note-reading skills with songs using up to three different pitches
Sing and listen to various styles of music
Recognize basic instruments by sight and sound
SECOND GRADE
 Read, write, and clap grade-level rhythms and patterns
 Expand music vocabulary
 Expand note-reading skills with songs using up to five different pitches
 Sing and listen to music from diverse cultures and of various styles
 Recognize several instruments by sight and sound
THIRD
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GRADE
Read, write, and clap grade-level rhythms and patterns
Expand music vocabulary
Expand note-reading skills with songs using up to six different pitches
Sing and listen to music from diverse cultures and of various styles
Identify the four families of instruments
Recognize specific instruments by sight and sound
FOURTH GRADE
 Read, write, and clap grade-level rhythms and patterns
 Expand music vocabulary
 Apply knowledge of note-reading with eight different pitches
 Sing and listen to music from diverse cultures and of various styles
 Identify the instruments of the four families of instruments
 Recognize instruments by sight and sound
 Identify staff letter names when using the treble clef
 Learn basic skills on how to play a recorder
 Apply knowledge of letter names and rhythms while playing the recorder
FIFTH
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GRADE
Read, write, and clap grade-level rhythms and patterns
Expand music vocabulary
Display knowledge of note-reading skills
Sing and listen to music from diverse cultures and of various styles
Identify the instruments of the four families of instruments
Recognize instruments by sight and sound
Originated: February, 2010 / Reviewed: September, 2012