Music Curriculum Document: Grade 4
Ongoing Student Learning Expectations
Student Learning Expectation
Essential Vocabulary
Instructional Strategy/ Resources
Strand: Music
Content Standard 1: Skills and Techniques
Students shall demonstrate and apply the essential skills and techniques to produce music.
M.1.4.1
Steady beat
Sing a varied repertoire alone and
whole note
with others
whole rest
four sixteenth notes
Steady beat
triplet
whole notes, whole rests, four
Tempi
sixteenth notes, and triplets
Accelerando
Variety of tempi changes (e.g.,
Ritardando
accelerando, ritardando)
More complex melodic patterns Pentatonic major scale
Pentatonic minor scale
(e.g., pentatonic major and
Dynamic level
minor scales)
Pianissimo
Variety of dynamic levels [e.g.,
Mezzo piano
pianissimo (pp), mezzo piano
Mezzo forte
(mp), mezzo forte (mf),
Fortissimo
fortissimo (ff)]
Duple meter
Duple and triple meter
Triple meter
Partner songs
M.1.4.2
Play a varied repertoire alone and
with others
Steady beat
whole notes, whole rests, four
sixteenth notes, and triplets
Variety of tempi changes (e.g.,
accelerando, ritardando)
More complex melodic patterns
Variety of dynamic levels [e.g.,
pianissimo (pp), mezzo piano
(mp), mezzo forte (mf),
fortissimo (ff)]
Duple and triple meter
whole note
whole rest
four sixteenth notes
triplet
Tempi
Accelerando
Ritardando
Dynamic level
Pianissimo
Mezzo piano
Mezzo forte
Fortissimo
Duple meter
Triple meter
Assessment
Student Learning Expectation
Essential Vocabulary
M.1.4.3
Demonstrate correct techniques
Vocal exploration
Found sounds
Body percussion
Classroom instruments
Posture-vocal and instrumental
Breathing
Phrasing
Articulation
Performance skills
Vocal exploration
Found sound
Body percussion
Posture
Breathing
Phrasing
Articulation
Performance skills
M.1.4.4
Demonstrate and respond to simple
conducting patterns
Conducting pattern
M.1.4.5
Read
whole notes, whole rests, four
sixteenth notes, and triplets
Variety of tempi changes (e.g.,
accelerando, ritardando)
More complex melodic patterns
(e.g., sol-mi-la-do-re/5-3-6-1-2,
steps, skips, leaps, repeating
tones)
Variety of dynamic levels [e.g.,
pianissimo (pp), mezzo piano
(mp), mezzo forte (mf),
fortissimo (ff)]
Duple and triple meter
whole notes
whole rests
four sixteenth notes
triplets
tempi
accelerando
ritardando
melodic patterns
dynamic levels
pianissimo (pp)
mezzo piano (mp)
mezzo forte (mf)
fortissimo (ff)
Duple meter
triple meter
M.1.4.7
Identify symbols and terms
Bass clef
Da capo (D.C.)
Dal segno (D.S.)
Coda
Symbol
Term
Bass clef
Da capo
Dal segno
coda
Instructional Strategy/ Resources
Assessment
Student Learning Expectation
Essential Vocabulary
Instructional Strategy/ Resources
Strand: Music
Content Standard 2: Creative Expression
Students shall demonstrate creative expression through music.
M.2.4.3
Folk dance
Physical education connections
Respond to music through movement Square dance
(e.g., folk and square dances,
Choreograph
choreograph a song)
Strand: Music
Content Standard 3: Critical Analysis
Students shall listen to, analyze, describe, and evaluate a variety of music.
M.3.4.1
String instrument
Name the Instrument web site
Identify musical instruments by sight
Brass instrument
http://artsalive.ca/en/mus/activitiesgames/games/popNameInstrument.ht
and sound
Woodwind instrument ml
Percussion instrument
String
Electronic instrument
Brass
http://www.musictechteacher.com/quiz_help_instrument.htm
Woodwind
Percussion
Electronic
M.3.4.3
Demonstrate appropriate etiquette
as a performer and an observer
Etiquette
Performer
Observer
Assessment
Strand: Music
Content Standard 4: Connections
Students shall demonstrate and apply knowledge of connections between music and other disciplines.
Student Learning Expectation
Essential Vocabulary
M.4.4.1
Respond to music from various
cultures, historical periods, and/or
events (e.g., folk music, spirituals,
patriotic songs, Arkansas songs)
Listening
Singing
Moving
Playing
Folk music
Spiritual
Patriotic song
Arkansas song
Instructional Strategy/ Resources
Arkansas state song- http://www.50states.com/songs/arkansa2.htm
First Arkansas marching songhttp://www.civilwarpoetry.org/union/songs/arkansas.html
Songs of Arkansas-http://www.swe.unilinz.ac.at/staff/bob/country/states/arkansas.html
Assessment
M.4.4.2
Identify connections
Between music and the other
fine arts
Between music and disciplines
outside the arts
Student Learning Expectation
Essential Vocabulary
Quarter 1
Instructional Strategy/ Resources
Assessment
Essential Vocabulary
Quarter 2
Instructional Strategy/ Resources
Assessment
Ongoing SLEs
Student Learning Expectation
Strand: Music
Content Standard 1: Skills and Techniques
Students shall demonstrate and apply the essential skills and techniques to produce music.
M.1.2.7
Symbol
Identify symbols and terms
Term
Repeat sign
Repeat sign
Treble clef
Treble clef
Bar line
Bar line and double bar line
Double bar line
Fermata
Fermata
Strand: Music
Content Standard 2: Creative Expression
Students shall demonstrate creative expression through music.
M.2.2.2
Compose
Compose short rhythmic patterns
Rhythmic pattern
Student Learning Expectation
Essential Vocabulary
Strand: Music
Content Standard 1: Skills and Techniques
Quarter 3
Instructional Strategy/ Resources
Assessment
Students shall demonstrate and apply the essential skills and techniques to produce music.
M.1.4.6
Line
http://www.slpbands.com/middle_school/pdf/worksheet/6bassclef.pdf
Name the lines and spaces of the Space
bass clef
Bass clef
http://www.musesmuse.com/col-ohi-sep02.html
http://www.emporia.edu/~houchina/pdf/unit1/trebleba.pdf
http://www.musictechteacher.com/quiz_help_bass_clef.htm
Strand: Music
Content Standard 2: Creative Expression
Students shall demonstrate creative expression through music.
M.2.4.2
Compose
Compose short melodic and rhythmic Melodic pattern
patterns using musical expression
Expression
Strand: Music
Content Standard 3: Critical Analysis
Students shall listen to, analyze, describe, and evaluate a variety of music.
M.3.4.2
Musical form
Lesson teaching rondo using Viennese Musical Clock
Recognize musical form
rondo
http://www.makingmusicfun.net/htm/f_mmf_music_library/viennese rondo
musical-clock-lesson.htm
M.3.4.4
Evaluate music using a teachergenerated rubric
Evaluate
Rubric
Rubric
Student Learning Expectation
Essential Vocabulary
Quarter 4
Instructional Strategy/ Resources
Strand: Music
Content Standard 1: Skills and Techniques
Students shall demonstrate and apply the essential skills and techniques to produce music.
M.1.4.6
Line
Name the lines and spaces of the Space
bass clef
Bass clef
M.1.4.8
Notate
whole notes, whole rests, four
sixteenth notes, and triplets
duple and triple meter
time signature
bass clef
Whole note
Whole rest
Four sixteenth note
Triplet
Duple meter
Triple meter
Time signature
Bass clef
M.1.4.4
Demonstrate and respond to simple
conducting patterns
Strand: Music
Content Standard 2: Creative Expression
Students shall demonstrate creative expression through music.
M.2.4.1
Improvise
Improvise more complex melodic and Melodic pattern
rhythmic patterns (e.g., question and
Rhythmic pattern
answer)
Question and answer
M.2.4.2
Compose short melodic and rhythmic
patterns using musical expression
Compose
Melodic pattern
Expression
Assessment
Strand: Music
Content Standard 3: Critical Analysis
Students shall listen to, analyze, describe, and evaluate a variety of music.
Student Learning Expectation
Essential Vocabulary
M.3.4.2
Recognize musical form
rondo
Musical form
rondo
M.3.4.4
Evaluate music using a teachergenerated rubric
Evaluate
Rubric
Instructional Strategy/ Resources
Assessment