Christine Hood
Hammel
December, 2012
Sequence
Grade One:
Beat
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Perform the beat: pat, step, stomp, snap, etc.
Feel and express the beat through walking and other movements
Demonstrate beat using motions while performing songs and chants
Sing and point to a representation of beat
Demonstrate understanding of beat by speeding up or slowing down when the tempo
changes
Determine the number of beats in a phrase for multiple songs
Sing songs while using a beat chart
Quarter and Eighth Notes
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Perform the beat while singing a song
Clap the rhythm of the song  “Clap the way the words go”
Sing and point to a representation of beat and rhythm
Sing the target phrase and point to the beat
Sing the target phrase and point to the rhythm
Walk the beat, clap the rhythm, while singing the song
Determine the number of beats in the phrase
Determine which beats had more than one sound
Determine the number of sounds on the other beats in the phrase
Label the sounds using rhythm syllables
o Quarter = ta
o Eighth = ta ti
Label the sounds using stick notation
o Quarter = one stick
o Eighth = two sticks with one beam
Identify rhythm patterns derived from the focus song
Rest
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Sing a song while keeping the beat (Ex: Hot Cross Buns)
Clap the rhythm of the song
Sing and point to a representation of the rhythm
Determine the number of beats in the phrase
Determine which beat has no sound
Determine the number of sounds on the other beats
Label the sound: “A beat with no sounds is called a rest”
Perform the rhythm while putting the rest on the shoulders
Present the rhythm syllable
o Can use shh
Present the rest in stick notation
o Quarter rest = Z
Two-Beat Meter
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Perform strong and weak beats
o Ex: Bounce High: sing the first four beat with the following motion: pat,
shoulders, pat, shoulders
Point to a representation of strong and weak beats
Sing song with rhythm syllables while performing strong and weak beats
Identify and feel strong and weak beats
Determine which beats are strong
Determine which beats are weak
Perform strong and weak beats through conducting
Present the notation
o 2/4 Meter
o 2 beats in between each bar line
Grade Two:
Half Note
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Sing a song and keep the beat  Ex: Here Comes a Bluebird
Sing a song and clap the rhythm
Sing and point to a representation of phrases two and four
Sing a song, walk the beat, and clap the rhythm
Determine the number of beats in phrase two
Determine which beat has the new musical element
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o Sing phrase 2 while keeping the beat
Label the sound: A sound lasting for two beats is called a half note
Perform known phrases with half notes on “loo”
Present the rhythm syllable
o Half Note = ta-ah
Present the half note in stick notation
o Half Note = a non-filled note head with a stem
Read the rhythm pattern using rhythm syllables
Sing rhythm syllables while pointing to the beat
Sixteenth Notes
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Sing a song while keeping the beat  Ex: Paw Paw Patch
Sing and clap the rhythm
Sing and point to a representation of phrase 1
Sing a song, walk the beat, and clap the rhythm
Perform the beat and rhythm on rhythm instruments
Determine the number of beats in the phrase
Determine which beats had more than one sound
Determine the number of sounds on the other beats in the phrase
Label the sound: When there are four sounds on a beat they are called sixteenth notes
Present the rhythm syllable
o Sixteenth Notes = ta-ka-ti-ki or ta-ka-di-mi
Present the sixteenth notes in stick notation
o Sixteenth Notes = four sticks with two beams connecting them
Read the rhythm pattern using rhythm syllables
Sing rhythm syllables while pointing to the beat
Label the sounds using rhythm syllables
Four-Beat Meter
 Sing a song while keeping the beat  Ex: Are You Sleeping
 Sing a song while clapping the rhythm syllables
 Sing a song with an ostinato: clap pat pat pat
 Point to a representation of strong and weak beats in phrase one
 Determine how many beats are in the phrase
 Determine if all the beats feel the same
 Determine which beats are strong
 Determine which beats are weak
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Perform strong and weak beats through conducting
Present the notation
o 4/4 Meter or Common Time
o 4 beats in between each bar line
Grade Three
Eighth Note Followed By Two Sixteenth Notes (GOAL!)
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Sing a song and pat the beat for the target phrase  Ex: Fed My Horse
Sing a song and clap the rhythm for the target phrase
Sing a song and point to a representation of the rhythm
Sing a song, step the beat and slap the rhythm
Perform the beat on rhythm instruments
Perform the rhythm on rhythm instruments
Determine the number of beats in the phrase
Determine the number of sounds on each beat
Find the beat with three sounds
o Are all of the notes the same length? No.
o How would we describe the length of the notes? Long short short
Present the rhythm syllable
o Eighth Note followed by two Sixteenth Notes = ta ti-ki or ta di-mi
Present the stick notation
o Eighth Note followed by two Sixteenth Notes = three sticks, one beam
connecting all three and another smaller beam connecting the second and third
notes
Read the rhythm pattern using rhythm syllables
Sing rhythm syllables while pointing to the beat
Notate rhythms using stick notation