Kindergarten Outline

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

First Quarter Focus: Music Exploration

Unit 1: Movement

Concepts: Locomtor and Non-Locomotor

Unit 2: Listening

Concepts: Fast/Slow

Unit 3: Instruments

Concept: Proper Handling and Playing Technique

Unit 4: First Quarter Review

Concept: Review of all 3 units

Second Quarter Focus: Rhythm

Unit 1: Note Names

Concepts: whole and half note

Unit 2: Note Values

Concepts: whole and half

Unit 3: Rhythm Patterns

Concept: "I like Chocolate Cake," "Chocolate-cake, chocolate-cake," "Strawberry Shortcake," "Mississippi Chocolate," "Hot Fudge Sundae."

Unit 4: Music Pulse

Concept: Steady Beat

Third Quarter Focus: Melody

Unit 1: Singing

Concept: Technique

Unit 2: Solfege Introduction                                                           

Concept: Do

Unit 3: Ear training

Concept: High vs. Low

Fourth Quarter Focus: Music Expression

Unit 1: Composition

Concept: Rhythm

Unit 2: Continue Composition

Concept: Dynamics (piano/forte)

Unit 3: Continue Composition

Concept: Performance

Unit 4: End of the Year

Concept: Combination of All