Music with Ms. Olds!
Semester overview
Kindergarten...singing and dancing with a steady beat!
- Students will learn the lyrics and tunes of many folk songs
- Students will dance to the music creatively and from set choreography
- Students will play small unpitched percussion
Grade 1...steady beat and rhythm through instruments
- Students will learn how rhythm notation works and how to write it
- Students will play non pitched percussion and xylophones.
Grade 2...musical form and notation through the use of instruments
- Students will read rhythmic notation on small non pitched percussion
- Students will read musical notation on xylophones
- Students will learn the basics of violin in winter
Grade 3...musical form and extended musical technique through the use of recorders
- Students will learn and perform many canons
- Students will learn about major and minor sounds
- Students will improvise on instruments
- Students will learn the basics of recorder playing
Grade 4 and 5...advanced musical form and composition using all percussion instruments, including drums
- Students will learn, write, and perform rondos
- Students will improvise on instruments
- Students will learn the basics of group drumming
Preschool...experiencing songs you can sing and dance to!
Students will work on
Students will work on
- Hearing the difference between fast and slow
- Choreography that matches motions to the lyrics
- Eventually, playing small unpitched percussion