Year Long Lesson Plans
General Music- Kindergarten
Xiomara Orue – Parker campus
Kindergarten Unit One:
Daily Routines:
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Carpet Time- Attendance - Solfege
Theory
CK connection through activity and song ( Where through participation-student becomes
familiar with some basic elements of music-including rhythm, melody, harmony, form, timbre,
etc.)
Piano Marvel
Objectives:
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Recognize a steady beat;
Move responsively to music;
Discriminate between loud and quiet;
Sing unaccompanied, accompanied, and in unison
Recognize instrument by sight and sound: guitar
CK Songs:
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John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt - Pg. 209
Hokey Pokey – pg. 174
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Kumbayah - pg. 216
Wheels on the Bus
Listening Selection:
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Guitar Child Prodigy on “Ellen”
Assessment:
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Visual Observation: Individually and by group
Year Long Lesson Plans
General Music- Kindergarten
Xiomara Orue – Parker campus
Kindergarten - Unit Two
Daily Routines:
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Carpet Time- Attendance - Solfege
Theory
CK connection through activity and song ( Where through participation-student becomes
familiar with some basic elements of music-including rhythm, melody, harmony, form, timbre,
etc.)
Piano Marvel
Objectives:
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Recognize a steady beat;
Sing unaccompanied, accompanied and in unison;
Recognize that some phrases are the same, some different;
Discriminate between loud and soft.
CK Songs:
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BINGO - pg. 53
This Old Man
Old MacDonald
Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley Grow
Who’s That Tapping at the Window
Listening selection:
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Peer Gynt: Morning and In the Hall of the Mountain King
Assessment:
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Visual Observation: Individually and by group
Year Long Lesson Plans
General Music- Kindergarten
Xiomara Orue – Parker campus
Kindergarten - Unit Three
Daily Routines:
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Carpet Time- Attendance - Solfege
Theory
CK connection through activity and song ( Where through participation-student becomes
familiar with some basic elements of music-including rhythm, melody, harmony, form, timbre,
etc.)
Piano Marvel
Objectives:
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Move responsively to music;
Discriminate between obvious differences in pitch: high and low
Recognize that some beats have accents (stress).
Recognize short and long sounds
CK Songs:
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Happy and You Know It
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Jingle Bells
Nursery Rhymes: Hot Cross Buns and Baa Baa Black Sheep
Listening Selections:
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March of the Toys- from Babes in Toyland
Assessment:
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Visual Observation: Individually and by group
Year Long Lesson Plans
General Music- Kindergarten
Xiomara Orue – Parker campus
Kindergarten - Unit Four
Daily Routines:
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Carpet Time- Attendance - Solfege
Theory
CK connection through activity and song ( Where through participation-student becomes
familiar with some basic elements of music-including rhythm, melody, harmony, form, timbre,
etc.)
Piano Marvel
Objectives:
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Recognize a steady beat
Move responsively to music
Discriminate between fast and slow
Discriminate between loud and quiet
Sing unaccompanied, accompanied, and in unison
CK Songs:
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Three Blind Mice
Rock a Bye Baby
Ugly Duckling
Bear Went Over the Mountain
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Turn Around
Optional:
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Velveteen Rabbit on Youtube
Assessment:
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Visual Observation: Individually and by group
Year Long Lesson Plans
General Music- Kindergarten
Xiomara Orue – Parker campus
Kindergarten - Unit Five
Daily Routines:
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Carpet Time- Attendance - Solfege
Theory
CK connection through activity and song ( Where through participation-student becomes
familiar with some basic elements of music-including rhythm, melody, harmony, form, timbre,
etc.)
Piano Marvel
Objectives:
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Recognize a steady beat
Move responsively to music
Sing unaccompanied, accompanied, and in unison
Act out a story through song
Recognize instrument by sight and sound: piano
Songs and stories:
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Three Little Kittens Cinderella – A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes
Goldilocks Snow White- Heigh, Ho and A Smile and a Song
Three Little Pigs – Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?
Listening Selection:
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Child prodigy on piano
Assessment:
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Visual Observation: Individually and by group
Year Long Lesson Plans
General Music- Kindergarten
Xiomara Orue – Parker campus
Kindergarten - Unit Six
Daily Routines:
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Carpet Time- Attendance - Solfege
Theory
CK connection through activity and song ( Where through participation-student becomes
familiar with some basic elements of music-including rhythm, melody, harmony, form, timbre,
etc.)
Piano Marvel
Objectives:
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Recognize a steady beat
Recognize short and long sounds
Move responsively to music
Sing unaccompanied, accompanied, and in unison
Recognize instrument by sight and sound: trumpet
CK Songs:
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Go Tell Aunt Rhodie
The Farmer in the Dell
Mary Had a Little Lamb
I Know an Old Lady
Five Little Ducks that I Once Knew
Listening selection:
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Child prodigy on trumpet
Assessment:
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Visual Observation: Individually and by group
Year Long Lesson Plans
General Music- Kindergarten
Xiomara Orue – Parker campus
Kindergarten - Unit Seven
Daily Routines:
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Carpet Time- Attendance - Solfege
Theory
CK connection through activity and song ( Where through participation-student becomes
familiar with some basic elements of music-including rhythm, melody, harmony, form, timbre,
etc.)
Piano Marvel
Objectives:
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Discriminate between obvious differences in pitch: high and low
Discriminate between fast and slow
Move responsively to music
Recognize instrument by sight and sound: drum
CK Listening Selections:
Camille Saint-Saëns, Carnival of the Animals
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Introduction and Royal March of the Lion
Cocks and Hens
Wild Asses
The Tortoise
The Elephant
Listening selection:
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Child prodigy on drum
Assessment:
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Visual Observation: Individually and by group
Quiz on song recognition
Year Long Lesson Plans
General Music- Kindergarten
Xiomara Orue – Parker campus
Kindergarten - Unit Eight
Daily Routines:
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Carpet Time- Attendance - Solfege
Theory
CK connection through activity and song ( Where through participation-student becomes
familiar with some basic elements of music-including rhythm, melody, harmony, form, timbre,
etc.)
Piano Marvel
Objectives:
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Discriminate between obvious differences in pitch: high and low
Discriminate between fast and slow
Move responsively to music
Recognize instrument by sight and sound: violin
CK Listening selections
Camille Saint-Saëns, Carnival of the Animals, continued
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Kangaroos
Aquarium
People with Long Ears
The Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods
Birds
Listening selection:
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Child prodigy on violin
Assessment:
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Visual Observation: Individually and by group
Quiz on song recognition
Year Long Lesson Plans
General Music- Kindergarten
Xiomara Orue – Parker campus
Kindergarten - Unit Nine
Daily Routines:
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Carpet Time- Attendance - Solfege
Theory
CK connection through activity and song ( Where through participation-student becomes
familiar with some basic elements of music-including rhythm, melody, harmony, form, timbre,
etc.)
Piano Marvel
Objectives:
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Discriminate between obvious differences in pitch: high and low
Discriminate between fast and slow
Move responsively to music
Recognize instrument by sight and sound: flute
CK Listening Selections:
Camille Saint-Saëns, Carnival of the Animals, continued
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Pianists
Fossils
The Swan
Finale
Requests
Listening selection:
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Child prodigy on flute
Assessment:
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Visual Observation: Individually and by group
Quiz on song recognition
Year Long Lesson Plans
General Music- Kindergarten
Xiomara Orue – Parker campus
Kindergarten - Unit Ten
Daily Routines:
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Carpet Time- Attendance - Solfege
Theory
CK connection through activity and song ( Where through participation-student becomes
familiar with some basic elements of music-including rhythm, melody, harmony, form, timbre,
etc.)
Piano Marvel
Objectives:
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Recognize a steady beat
Move responsively to music
Sing unaccompanied, accompanied, and in unison
CK Songs:
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London Bridge is Falling Down
Row, Row, Row Your Boat- revisited
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
Requests
Listening Selection:
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March of the Siamese Children
Activities:
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Melody and Rhythm games, using the hand bells
Assessment:
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Visual Observation: Individually and by group