Fourth Grade Outline

Welcome to the Fourth Grade page! Here you will find our yearly outline for Music class!

First Quarter Focus: Rhythm

Unit 1: Note and Rest Names

Concepts: whole, dotted half, half, dotted quarter, quarter, connecting eighth notes, single eighth, whole, half, quarter, eighth rest

Unit 2: Note and Rest Values

Concepts: whole, dotted half, half, dotted quarter, quarter, connecting eighth notes, single eighth, whole, half, quarter, eighth rest

Unit 3: Time Signature

Concepts: 4/4, 3/4, 2/4, Rhythm Counts

Unit 4: Rhythm Composition

Concept: Review

Second Quarter Focus: Melody

Unit 1: Solfege/Singing

Concepts: Major Scale, Minor Scale, Singing Technique, Harmony

Unit 2: Treble Clef and Bass Clef

Concepts: Treble: E, G, B, D, F and F, A, C, E, Bass: G, B, D, F, A and A, C, E, G

Unit 3: Review

Concepts: Singing and Melody

Third Quarter Focus: Recorder

Unit 1: Technique Review

Concepts: Instrument parts, holding and playing technique, cleaning

Unit 2: Recorder Pitches

Concept: B, A, G, D, E

Unit 3: Music Anaylsis

Concept: Reading Treble Clef, Listening, Performance

Unit 3: Solo Performances

Concept: Handling and Playing Technique, Form

Fourth Quarter Focus: Music Notation

Unit 1: Composition

Concepts: Melodic and Rhythmic

Unit 2: Continue Composition

Concept: Dynamics

Unit 3: Continue Composition

Concept: Performance

Unit 4: End of the Year

Concept: Combination of All