Kindergarten - Third Quarter
Sing tunefully in a head voice
Improvise texts and motions to known songs
Use basic rhythm patterns in iconic notation
Identify and demonstrate high and low
Identify and demonstrate patterns that ascend, descend or stay the same
Perform folk dances
Grade 1 - Third Quarter
Sing from a varied repertoire of songs using head voice
Sing a pentatonic song with pitch accuracy
Use rhythm patterns including ta, ti-ti and ta rest
Use melodic patterns that ascend, descend or repeat
Identify and demonstrate la in various patterns
Use duple meter
Identify and demonstrate two-beat rhythmic ostinati
Identify basic symbols
Play a chord bordun on mallet instruments
Grade 2 - Third Quarter
Sing from a varied repertoire of songs using head voice
Sing pentatonic songs with pitch accuracy
Sing using melodic ostinati
Use basic rhythm patterns
Identify and demonstrate ta-a-a-a as a four-beat rhythm
Identify and demonstrate four-beat meter
Identify and demonstrate do, re and mi
Identify and demonstrate do, re, mi, and sol
Identify and demonstrate do, re, mi, sol and la
Identify basic symbols
Identify and play chord, levels and broken borduns
Perform folk dances including changing partner
Grade 3 - Third Quarter
Sing from a varied repertoire of songs
Sing an extended pentatonic song with pitch accuracy
Sing rounds and canons
Identify and demonstrate tiTA ti as a two-beat pattern
Identify and demonstrate high do
Identify repeated tones, steps, skips, and leaps
Identify absolute pitch names in treble clef
Identify basic symbols
Play chord, levels, broken and crossover borduns
Perform folk dances including right & left hand stars
Grade 4 - Third Quarter
Sing from a varied repertoire of songs
Sing an incomplete diatonic song with pitch accuracy
Use partner songs and countermelodies
Identify and demonstrate internal anacrusis
Identify and demonstrate half and whole steps
Identify theme & variation form
Use standard symbols
Grade 5 - Third Quarter
Sing a diatonic song with pitch accuracy
Sing from a varied repertoire of songs
Sing two-part songs
Identify rondo form
Use standard symbols, dynamic and tempo markings
Grade 6 - 3rd Quarter
Sing on pitch
Practice scales and modes
Sing in harmony
Review all known rhythms
Rondo and symphonic forms