KINDERGARTEN FIRST GRADE SECOND GRADE THIRD GRADE FOURTH GRADE

Melody/Harmony Melody/Harmony Melody/Harmony Melody/Harmony Melody/Harmony

Vocal exploration Lines and spaces Sign and sign

on a staff
do in patterns

Sing and sign

low la in
patterns

High/low

Sing and sign

low sol in
patterns

Sing and sign

Sign and sign
melodic notes sol re in patterns
and mi

Melodic direction - Sing and sign

up/down
melodic note la

Sign and sign

high & low do

Label lines and

spaces of treble
clef staff - E G B
DF/FACE
(absolute
pitches)
Play the recorder
alone and with
others
Sing and sign fa
in patterns

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Rhythm
Steady
beat/heartbeat
Long/short

Fast/slow

Rhythm
Rhythm
Differences
Half note, half
between steady rest, whole note
beat and rhythm and whole rest
Ta, quarter note,
ta-di, two
beamed 8th
notes, quarter
rest

Rhythm
Rhythm
Dotted half note, SynCOpa (8th,
4-16th notes, (ta- quarter, 8th)
ka-di-mi)
Identify single 8th
notes and rests

Begin rhythmic
counting with
numbers: whole,
half, quarter and
connected 8th
notes

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Expressive
Elements
Loud/soft

Expressive
Elements
Changing
dynamics
(forte/piano)

Changing tempos
(getting
faster/slower)

Identify
instrument family
names: brass,
string,
woodwinds,
percussion

Expressive
Elements
Fermata

Expressive
Expressive
Elements
Elements
Identify and
Visually identify
perform accents orch and band
instr and
categorize by
family (ww,
brass, perc,
strings)
Expand
Expand
knowledge of
knowledge and
dynamics: mezzo vocabulary of
and ff/pp
tempo including:
largo, adagio,
andante,
moderato,
allegro, presto
Expand
knowledge and
vocabulary of
dynamics
including:
crescendo,
decrescendo

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Form
Same/different

Form
AB and AB
combinations

Form
Repeat sign,
coda

Form
Phrase, 1st &
2nd endings

Time signature
Verse/refrain
(top number),
barline, measure
ABC - 3 different Rondo
sections

Form
Ostinato rhythmic and/or
melodic

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Melody/Harmony

Sing and sign

ti in patterns

Perform
harmon/rounds
and partner
songs
Sharps, flats,
naturals

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Rhythm
8th/16th
combinations
Read and write
staff notation counting
syllables

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Expressive
Elements
Aurally identify
orch instr and
categorize band
instruments by
families

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Form
D.C., D.S., and
Coda
Expand
knowledge of
form - theme
and variations