01 Demonstrate basic vocal technique through performance.
• Sing a pentatonic song with pitch accuracy.
• Sing from a varied repertoire of songs using the head voice.
02 Read melodic and rhythmic patterns.
• Use basic rhythm patterns.
• Use melodic patterns that ascend, descend, or stay the same.
• Use duple meter.
03 Perform on unpitched instruments.
• Play a steady beat on instrument (with others).
• Play the rhythm of a known song.
• Use instruments properly.
04 Identify symbols and musical language by sight or sound.
• Identify instrumental families.
• Identify patterns that ascend, descend, or stay the same.
• Identify form (same/different).
• Identify basic symbols.
General/Vocal Music
Grades 4 - 6
01 Demonstrate basic vocal technique through performance.
• Sing a diatonic song with pitch accuracy.
• Sing harmony.
• Use correct posture.
02 Read melodic and rhythmic patterns.
• Use rhythm patterns that include syncopated and dotted rhythms.
• Identify repeated tones, steps, skips, and leaps in a melodic pattern.
• Use triple meter.
03 Perform on pitched and unpitched instruments.
• Play a steady beat on instrument (alone).
• Play the rhythm of a known song.
• Play a 2-part pattern using beat and rhythm.
• Use instruments properly.
04 Identify symbols and musical language by sight or sound.
• Identify individual instruments.
• Identify form (AB, ABA, and Rondo).
• Identify basic symbols, adding dynamic markings and language.