Elementary Music Curriculum Outline – Grade 4 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::
Sol, La Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Do’
Pitch • • • • •
Accurate use of singing voice Melodic patterns Tonal Center (Do-based) Steps, skips & repeats Recorder : E, G A B C’ D’
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5-line staff Line vs. space Higher (la) G-clef
q qr Q h H h. qttt qrr q. w qrt eqe
Rhythm/Meter
• Rhythmic speech
Harmony
• Vocal exploration • Pitched vs. Unpitched • High & Low
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Song ostinati Poetry ostinati Partner songs/poems Cannon/Rounds
High & Low Mi, Sol, La Higher Major vs. Minor
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Pitch Staff Tonal center Pentatonic Scale
• Beat • Beat vs. rhythm • Duple vs. Triple
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All known rhythms Measure Barline Time Signature
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Beat competency Long & Short Walk & Jogging Rhythm Duple vs. Triple
• Language and rhythm
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Chord bordun Broken bordun Rocking bordun Rhythmic ostinati accompaniment
• Quarter note ostinati • Rhythmic ostinati accompaniment
• Melody alone vs. accompanied • cannon/rounds
• Melody • Chord Bordun • cannon/round
• Melodies & Rhythms using elemental forms
• Introduction • Elemental forms (aaab, aaba, abab, abba, abac) • phrases • Piano vs. forte • Verse & Refrain
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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 • Alternation of hands
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Self vs. shared space Levels Traveling vs. stationary Pathway
• Dotting rhythm & language • Tie • Measure • Barline • 2/4 3/4 4/4 Meter
Loud & Soft Fast & Slow High & Low Tone Color Multicultural works Historical works Popular works
Form Phrase Repeat Sign Verse & Refrain
• Dynamics • Tempo
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self vs. shared space levels Traveling vs. stationary Pathway Circle vs. line Longways set