Elementary Music Curriculum Outline – Grade 1 Outcomes added to Grade one are in bold Singing/Saying
Playing Instruments
Creating/Improv.
Reading/Writing
Listen/Analyze
Vocabulary
Student Demonstrates:
Student Demonstrates:
Student Demonstrates:
Student Demonstrates:
Student Recognizes:
Student Recognizes::
• High & Low • Mi, Sol, La • Higher
• pitch • staff
• Beat • Beat vs. rhythm • Duple vs. Triple
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• Melody alone vs. accompanied
• Melody • Chord Bordun
• Introduction • Elemental forms (aaab, aaba, abab, abba, abac)
• Form
Mi Sol (La)
Pitch • • • • • •
Accurate use of singing voice High & Low Higher (la) Singing vs. speaking voice Melodic patterns Tonal Center (sol-based)
• • • •
• 2-line staff • Line vs. space • Higher (la)
q qr Q
Rhythm/Meter
Harmony
Vocal exploration Pitched vs. Unpitched High & Low Higher (la)
• Rhythmic speech
• • • • •
Beat competency Long & Short Walk & Jogging Rhythm Duple vs. Triple
• song ostinati • poetry ostinati
• chord bordun • quarter note ostinati
• Long & Short • Walk & Jogging • Language and rhythm
• quarter note ostinati
Form
Expressive Qualities
• Loud & Soft • Fast & Slow • expressive speech
• Loud & Soft • Fast & Slow • High & Low
• Sound exploration (pitched and unpitched)
Movement
• skip/walk/hop beat while singing
• Mallet technique (pinch/grab) • skip/walk/hop/etc to beat
• • • • •
self vs. shared space levels walk & jogging Traveling vs. stationary Pathway
• dotting rhythm & language
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Beat Rhythm Quarter n ote 2-8th notes Quarter rest Walk & Jogging
Loud & Soft Fast & Slow High & Low Tone Color Multicultural works Historical works Popular works • • • • •
self vs. shared space levels walk & jogging Traveling vs. stationary Pathway
Week
Week 1 Trimester 1 (Sept)
Week 2 Trimester 1
Week 3 Trimester 1
Week 4 Trimester 1
Grade One PPP
Read
Improvise/ Create
Write Notation
Move
Play Inst.
Listen / Watch
P/P/P
Sing/ Say
Prep - Beat, Measure line Present Assigned Seats
• The Wheels on the Bus
• 1-2 Numbers
• Beat Placement
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• Self Space
• Body Percussion: Beat
• Bus Song • Poem 2,4,6,8 • Echo - clap 4 beats (tempo)
Prep - Beat, Repeat/Copy Present Measure line
• Bus Song • 2, 4, 6, 8
• 1-2 Numbers with measure lines (8 beats)
• Beat Placement, 1-2 Numbers
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• Self Space, Bus Actions, BeatSide
• Body Percussion: Word Cues, • Beat
• Hickity Tickity • Echo clap rhythm • Poem - Oliver Twist
Prep - Ostinato Present Repeat=Copy
• Bus Song; • Hickety Tickity; • 2, 4, 6, 8; • Oliver Twist
• 1-2 Numbers with measure lines whole class and partner
• Imp. 1-2 Numbers measure ; A/B Beat Placement
• 1-2 Numbers with measure lines (8 beats) on whiteboards
• Self Space, Bus Actions, BeatSide/ Walk in place
• A hunting we... • Echo- "walk" tempo
Present - Beat; Board Reading; White Board Materials
• 2, 4, 6, 8; • A hunting we will go; • Oliver Twist
• 1-2 Numbers with partner for teacher
• Imp - Beat placement
• 1-2 Numbers with measure lines (8 beats) on whiteboards
• Self Space, Beat- Side/ Walk in place around
• Body Percussion: Word Cues, • Beat • Rhythm Sticks: Word Cues •
Prep - Solo Present Ostinato; High/Low signs
• 2, 4, 6, 8 (solo phrase) • A hunting; • oliver: • Hickity Tickity
• Teacher created - 16 beat aaab (WB)
• Class variations of teacher example (WB)
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• Beat- Side/ Walk in place around
• **learn/play Oliver game
• Beat - Classical Piece ; • Here We Sit; • Echo High/Low
Prep pencil/paper work; Present Solo and Form
• A hunting; • Oliver (solo phrase) • Here We Sit; • Bus Song
• Teacher created 1-2 Numbers 8 beat - aaab (WB)
• Class improv of 4 beat of teacher example (WB)
• 16 bt 1-2 numbers form aaab
• Direction: Forward and Backward
• **learn/play hunting we will go game
• Poem -Star Light; • Echo- "walk" tempo respond to drum
Prep - Rhythm (walk/jogging); Present Rhythm; Pencil/paper
• Star Light; • Here We Sit; • Oliver Twist; • 2, 4, 6, 8; • Hickity Tickity
• song/poem order by picture (WB)
• Reorder song/poem order by picture
• Write song/poem picture order on 1/4 sheet for home
• Direction: Circle and Curvy
• Rhythm Sticks play rhythm and beat
• Poem - Higgilty Piggilty; Beat Classical Piece: Echo High/Low
Prep - Rhythm (walk/jogging first names); Poem Ostinatos
• Higgilty Piggilty; • Here We Sit; • Star Light; • Hickety Tickity
• leaf color patterns
• FIt name to one or two sounds • leaf color patterns
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• Finger play walk and jogging
• **learn/play here we sit
• Echo- "walk and jogging" tempo respond to drum; High/Low
(or Games)
• Beat - Classical Piece; • Echo- "walk" tempo respond to drum
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Week
Week 5 Trimester 1 (October)
Week 6 Trimester 1
Week 7 Trimester 1
Week 8 Trimester 1
Grade One PPP
P/P/P
Sing/ Say
Improvise/ Create
Read
Write Notation
Listen / Watch
Play Inst.
Move
(or Games)
Prep - Rhythm (walk/jogging); Poem Ostinatos; Present - WB, M, E
• Higgilty Piggilty; • Here We Sit; • Star Light
• Teacher created 1-2 Numbers 8 beat - aaab (WB)
• Beat Ostinato ; Poem Ostinato
• Dot name
• Walk - one step; Jogging two steps
• Beat - common tempo
• Echo- "walk and jogging" tempo respond to drum
Prep - Rhythm (walk/jogging); Arranging; Poem Ostinato
All known songs/poems
• song/poem order by picture (WB); Rhythm Feet (walk/jogging)
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• Walk - one step; Jogging two steps
• **play A Hunting We Will Go
• Echo- "walk and jogging" tempo respond to drum
Prep - Dotting; Present - Arr. Send home poem check
• All Poems • A hunting; • Here we sit
• poem order by picture (WB); Words- "walk and jogging"
• Arrange phrases; Echo"walk and jogging"
• Rhythm Dotting
• Beat vs. Words (walk/jogging)
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Prep - Poem Ostinato; 2 pt speech
• Star Light; • Sally; • 2,4,6,8
• Rhythm Feet (walk/jogging)
• Partner Phrase Arrangement
• Partner Phrase Arrangement (WB); • perform for Class/Teacher
• Beat vs. Words (walk/jogging)
• Beat vs. Words (rhythm sticks)
• Beat – vivaldi “autumn” & sat night fever; • Echo- "walk and jgng" • Secret Poem; Sally grt Sun
Prep - Rhythm Dotting; Present Rhythm
• Star Light; • Sally
• 2 pt ost/poem by picture (WB)
• Phrase Ostinato
• Partner Phrase Arrangement (WB); • perform for Class/Teacher
• Sally Phrase movement
• **learn/play Sally Go 'Round the Sun
• Echo High/Low
Present Rhythm Dotting
All Poems/Songs; Focus - 2,4,6,8
• 2 pt ost/poem by picture (WB)
• Partner Poem/Ostinato Picture (WB)
• Partner Poem/Ostinato Picture (WB) ; • Dot - 2, 4, 6, 8
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• **play Sally Go Round the Sun
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Prep - Orff Instrument Names Present High/Low "tree"
Sing Secret Song Focus - 2,4,6,8
• 4-beat Rhythm Dots
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• Walk/Jogging; transfer to knee; transfer to instrument
• Mallet technique "pinch/grab" Alternate – • Jump - Slide
• Mallet technique "pinch/grab" Alternate – • Jump - Slide
Present Instrument names; Moving to a new instrument
• Hunting we will go; • Sally; • Here We Sit
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• walk and jogging for instrument transfer
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• Mallet technique "pinch/grab" Alternate Jump - Slide
• Mallet technique "pinch/grab" Alternate Jump - Slide
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Week
Week 9 Trimester 1 (November)
Week 10 Trimester 1
Week 11 Trimester 1
Week 12 Trimester 1 (end)
Grade One PPP
P/P/P
Sing/ Say
Improvise/ Create
Read
Write Notation
Listen / Watch
Play Inst.
Move
(or Games)
Prep Antiphoning
Sing all songs
• Walk/Jogging (WB); clap word rhythm
• B section of aaba using walk/jogging
• Dot rhythm (WB) from teacher speech (walk/jogging)
• Skip, Walk, Hop, Jump
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• Beat - Opera Piece; Echo High/Low
Evaluation
Here we sit.
• Walk/Jogging (clap)
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• No Grade
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Prep Antiphoning
All poems
• walk and jogging dots (16 Beats); 2 pt poem/ostinato
• speak walk/jogging
• partner dotting walk/jogging
• partner move to written group work
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• One Bear Out Tonight (high/low signs)
Present Antiphoning (self; partner)
One Bear Out Tonight
• Read 16 beat walk/jogging dots figure out form
• Group, 8-beat, walk/jogging composition then individual comps
• Teacher writes group comp; Students write their own comps
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• Echo High/Low
Evaluation, Grade, and send home to parents
One Bear Out Tonight
• Read 16 beat walk/jogging dots
• Form guide aaab, abab, aaba
• Students continue to write their own Compositions
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• Clap/say rhythm in walk and jogging language for teacher
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Present - walk and jogging legs
All Songs/Poems
• read dots - add stems - read again
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• Hands to show pitch height.
• **learn/play game for One Bear
• Echo High/Low; Beat/ostinato Classical Choral Piece
Present Instrument Letter Names
Poem: • Star Light; • 2, 4, 6, 8
• read 4 beats transfer to instruments
• improv - walk and jogging language for transfer
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• rhythm fingers, knees, feet
Present - Playing Beat vs. Rhythm
• Here We Sit; • Sally Go Round the Sun; • A Hunting; • Poem – • Oliver Twist
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• step the beat; clap the rhythm
• Mallet technique "pinch/grab" Alternate Jump - Slide Beat/Rthm • Mallet technique "pinch/grab" Alternate Jump - Slide Beat/Rthm
• Mallet technique "pinch/grab" Alternate Jump - Slide Beat/Rthm • Mallet technique "pinch/grab" Alternate Jump - Slide Beat/Rthm
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Week
Week 13 Trimester 2 (December)
Week 14 Trimester 2
Week 15 Trimester 2 (January)
Week 16 Trimester 2
Grade One PPP
P/P/P
Sing/ Say
Improvise/ Create
Read
Write Notation
Play Inst.
Move
(or Games)
Listen / Watch
A Hunting We Will Go
• 16 Beat rhythm - use child names, colors, etc.
• improv - colors and names
• dictation names and colors
• Hands to show pitch height.
• **play Here We Sit
• Snail, Snail (high/low signs)
Snail, Snail
• 16 Beats quarter/eighth s
• Erase one line for improv
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• Skip, Walk, Hop, Jump
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• Echo High/Low; Beat/ostinato Folk Piece
Snail, Snail
• 16 Beats quarter/eighth s
• Group 16 Beats quarter/eighth s
• Teacher writes group comp; Students write their own comps
• Partner - Skip, Walk, Hop, Jump
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• Secret Song
Evaluation, Grade, and send home to parents
One Bear Out Tonight
• 16 Beats quarter/eighth s
• Form guide aaab; abab; aaba; abac
• Students continue to write their own Compositions
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• Clap/say rhythm in du and du-de language for teacher
• Echo High/Low; Watch “Mousecracker ” pt. 1
Prep - quarter rest
Johnny Caught A Flea;
• Secret song rhythm - One Bear
• rhythmic ostinato (4 beat)
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Prep - quarter rest
• Johnny Caught A Flea; • Good Friends
• Secret song rhythm - Hear we sit
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• Skip, Walk, Hop, Jump to the beat
• hand claps with partner
Prep - quarter rest
• Johnny Caught A Flea; • Peas Porridge Hot; • Good Friends
• high/low 4 beat patterns
• B section rhythm in aaab form and B section mvmt with same form • 4 beat high/low improv
• Poem - Johnny Caught A Flea; Song - Good Friends • Watch “mousecracker ” pt. 2 • Poem - Five Fat Turkeys
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• Jump on the rest
• Hand claps (new partner) • snail song circle
• Poem - Peas Porridge Hot
Present - quarter Rest
• Johnny Caught A Flea; • Peas Porridge Hot
• 16 Beats quarter/eighth s/rests
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• write quarter rest - Z & C
• Jump on the rest
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• Carnival of the Animals Cockoo
Present Rhythm Note Names
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Week
Week 17 Trimester 2
Week 18 Trimester 2
Week 19 Trimester 2 (February)
Week 20 Trimester 2
Grade One PPP
P/P/P
Sing/ Say
Improvise/ Create
Read
Write Notation
Listen / Watch
Play Inst.
Move
(or Games)
Name Instruments
• Here We sit; • Peas Porridge Hot; •2 4 6 8
• read 4 beats transfer to instruments
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• Mallet technique "pinch/grab" • Here we sit song circle
• Echo/play Rhythm
Present Removal of bars
• Here We sit; • Peas Porridge Hot; •2 4 6 8
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• 4 beat melodic ostinato with fixed quarter note rhythm
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• Here we sit melody high/low and c/a:
• Echo - letters names C & A; b=h story
Prep - high/low dots
Sing all songs; Say all poems
• Starlight Rhythm
• B section of aaba using quarter/eighth s
• Dictation quarter, eight, rest
• Skip, Walk, Hop, Jump to the beat
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• Beat - Opera Piece; Echo High/Low
Evaluationbeat & inst. names
A hunting we will go
• 16 Beats quarter/eighth s/rests
• 4 beat rhythmic ostinato
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• play a-hunting
• xylophone: beat on chord bordun
• Opera: Der Holle
All known songs
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• 16 Beat group composition; Individual
• Dictation quarter, eight, rest
• Skip, Walk, Hop, Jump to the beat
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• Discern Rests in songs
• 16 Beats quarter/eighth s/rests
• Form guide aaab, abab, abba, aaba, abac
• Students continue to write their own Compositions
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• Clap/say rhythm in du and du-de language for teacher
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Evaluation, Grade, and send home to parents Prep - high/low dots; Present Levels
Song to compare length with Hot Crossed Buns
• Melody Map
• 4 beat high/low improv
• 4 beat dictation (WB)
• Partner Hand Tap (levels)
• Here we sit high/low & C/A
• Song - Hot Crossed Buns
Prep - Melodic Ostinato; Present high/low dots
• Hot Crossed Buns; • Oliver Twist (singing high and low)
• 16 Beats quarter/eighth s/rests
• 4 beat group melodic ostinato
• 4 beat melodic dictation
• Levels
• Percussion B sections
• Carnival of the Animals Aquarium
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Week
Week 21 Trimester 2
Week 22 Trimester 2
Week 23 Trimester 2 (March)
Week 24 Trimester 2 (END)
Grade One PPP
P/P/P
Sing/ Say
Improvise/ Create
Read
Write Notation
Listen / Watch
Play Inst.
Move
(or Games)
Prep - Sol Mi
Hot Crossed Buns
• Group Creation
• Group, 8-beat, high/low composition then individual comps
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• Song form and movement
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• Song - Song Circle Left
Evaluation, Grade, and send home to parents
Circle Left
• 16 Beats high/low/rests
• form guide aaab, abab, aaba, abba, abac
• Students continue to write their own Compositions
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• Sign and Sing for the teacher. Trans to keyboard
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Prep - Sol-Mi; Present -Melodic ostinato
• Circle Left; • Peas Porridge
• 16 beat high/low dots
• 4 beat group melodic ostinato
• 4 beat high/low dictation
• Add hand motions to aid melodic ostinato
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• Beat - Choral Work; Echo High/Low
Prep - Sol-Mi
Circle Left
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• Melodic "chunks" for ostinatos
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• Carnival of the Animals - The Swan
Name Instruments Prep - Bordun
• Here We sit; • Peas Porridge Hot; •2 4 6 8
• Read 4 beats transfer to instruments
• 4 beat melodic ostinato with fixed quarter note rhythm
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• Mirror Phrase: TeacherGroup, StudentGroup; Partners •
• Mallet technique "pinch/grab"
• Echo/play Letter names C and A
Present - Bordun
• Here We sit; • A Hunting We will Go
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• 4 beat melodic ostinato with fixed quarter note rhythm
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• Here we sit melody high/low and c/a: Bordun
• Echo - Melodic Ostinatos; Song - Maple Swamp
Prep - Sol-Mi
Maple Swamp
• three forms aaba; abab; abac
• Improvise with a partner
• high-low silent dictation.
• move to form (HCB; ELBOW; HP)
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• Maple Swamp
Present - Sol- Mi
• Here we sit; • Maple Swamp
• 16- beat high/low to sol/mi (Here we sit)
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• Staff high/low stick to sol/mi staff. sol-mi dictation
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• **learn/play Maple Swamp
• Beat - Pop piece; Echo sol/mi
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Week
Week 25 Trimester 3
Week 26 Trimester 3 (April)
Week 27 Trimester 3
Week 28 Trimester 3
Grade One PPP
P/P/P
Sing/ Say
Improvise/ Create
Read
Write Notation
Listen / Watch
Play Inst.
Move
(or Games)
Prep - Canon
• Snail, Snail; • Higglty (canon); • Clap Canon
• Snail, Snail - on staff; Rhythm & Map for 7 sons
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• use form to guide movement (group)
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• Beat Orchestral Work; Echo sol/mi; Song Seven Sons
Prep - Canon
• Seven Sons; • Peas Porridge (canon at 2)
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• Use from guide to improv movement for B section; (7 son rep)
• Dot Rhythm; Discern song form
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• Grieg - In the hall of the Mountain King
Engine, Engine, Number Nine
• Engine, Engine, Number Nine on staff
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• Discern song form
• use form and melodic direction to guide movement
• Percussion B sections
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Prep - Partner Song/Poems
• CIrcle Left; • Sally Go Round The Sun
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• Movements for fermata
• 8 beat rhythmic dictation (4 beat rep)
• Dance - Seven Jumps
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• Listen and count long notes in Seven Jumps
Prep - Partner Song/Poems
All Poems; Seven Sons; Maple Swamp
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• Dance - Seven Jumps
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Evaluation
Circle Left
• 16 Beats quarter/eighth s/rests; 4 beats of Sol-Mi
• 4 beat melodic ostinato
• 4 beat dictation
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• Here We Sit; Chord Bordun
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Prep - Partner Song/Poems
• Maple Swamp; • Hot Crossed Buns
• Group Creation
• Take Sol-Mi Improv suggestions for worksheet
• Place S/M under provided rhythm
• Dance Doudlebska Polka
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• Listen and count A/B sections Doudlebska Polka
Evaluation, Grade, and send home to parents
Circle Left
• Individuals read a measure from their worksheet
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• Students continue to write their own Compositions
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• Sign and Sing for the teacher. Trans to keyboard
• Piano Performance
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Week
Week 29 Trimester 3
P/P/P
Sing/ Say
Week 31 Trimester 3
Week 32 Trimester 3
Grade One PPP
Write Notation
Listen / Watch
Play Inst.
Move
(or Games)
Prep - Mi-Re-Do
Maple Swamp
• Created Sol-Mi piece of partner.
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• Sol - Mi Dictation
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• **Play Maple Swamp
• Echo - High, Medium, Low
Prep - Mi-Re-Do; Partner Songs
• Hot Cross Buns; • Circle Left
• m-r-d steps
• Partner Improv (melodic and movement)
• Discern song form
• High, Medium, Low to reflect Song
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• Echo - High, Medium, Low
• m-r-d steps
• m-r-d steps
• Sol - Mi Dictation (neutral syllable)
• High, Medium, Low to reflect steps
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• Song - Roll That Brown Jug
Prep - Mi-Re-Do
Week 30 Trimester 3 (May)
Improvise/ Create
Read
Form of Words vs. Melody
• Here We Sit: • Doggie Doggie
• created steps
• m-r-d steps
• Solfa for worksheet
• Movement to match form (beat) SkipHop-JumpGallop-Walk
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Evaluation, Grade, and send home to parents
• Here We Sit: • Doggie Doggie
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• Staff Notation
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• Sing and Sign for teacher. Trans to Keyboard
• Piano Performance
Name Instruments; Chord Bordun; Broken Bordun
• Here We Sit; • Johnny Caught A Flee;
• Read 4 beats transfer to instruments
• 4 beat melodic ostinato with fixed quarter note rhythm
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• Mallet technique alternation; Add color on the rests
• Echo/play Letter names C and A
Name Instruments; Chord Bordun; Broken Bordun
Maple Swamp
• Read Steps transfer to instruments
• High, Medium, Low; Melodic improv
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• Maple Swamp High, Medium, Low
• Echo - Melodic Ostinatos; Song - Maple Swamp
Prep - Partner Songs
• Seven Sons: • Mary Had A little Lamb; • London Bridge
• Seven Sons: Mary Had A little Lamb; London Bridge
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• Pitch height movement for Mary
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• Song - Mary had a little lamb; London Bridge
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Week
Week 33 Trimester 3
Week 34 Trimester 3 (June)
P/P/P
Sing/ Say
Improvise/ Create
Read
Write Notation
Listen / Watch
Play Inst.
Move
(or Games)
Prep - La; Present A'
• We Are Playing in the Forest
• Rhythm - We Are Playing in the Forest
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• Sol - Mi Dictation
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• Sol - Mi Higher
Prep - La
We Are Playing in the Forest
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• Use form guide for B section rhythm
• Discern song form
• Skipping during song
• **Learn/Play Wolf Game
• Sol - Mi Higher
Prep - La
Doggie, Doggie
• Rhythm Doggie, Doggie
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• 8 beat - rhythm dictation (repeat)
• Skipping, Galloping, Walking
• **Play - Wolf Game
• Carnival of the Animals - Lion
Prep - La
• Doggie, Doggie; • We Are Playing in the Forest
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• 4 beat - Sol - Mi - Higher (wb)
• Discern song form
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• **Learn/Play Doggie Game
• Sol - Mi Higher
• Polly Put The Kettle On: • Roll That Brown Jug Down To Town
• Rhythm - Polly Put The Kettle On
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• 8 beat - rhythm dictation (through composed)
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• **Play - Doggie Game
• Song - Polly Put The Kettle On
All Songs and Poems
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• 4 beat - Sol - Mi - Higher (wb)
• Discern song form
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• **Choice Game
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Song of Your Choice
• 16 Beats quarter/eighth s/rests; 8 Beats of Sol-Mi
• 4 beat melodic ostinato
• 4 beat dictation
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• Maple Swamp High, Medium, Low
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Week 35 Trimester 3
Evaluation
Week 36 Trimester 3 (END)
Grade One PPP
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