
Natalie Smith
My
most important goal is to instill a love of music in your child. The music
curriculum is quite diverse. Some of the activities we will be doing throughout
the school year will be: singing, listening to music of various genres,
creating rhythms and melodies, and learning to read basic music notation
In
Kindergarten & First Grade, we move!
We use
movement to define expression in music, determine pitch, and acquire a solid
base knowledge of beat and rhythm.
We also
sing a wide variety of songs to instill a love of new music and begin to define
what music is, what it can be, and how we create it.
In
Second Grade, we begin to recognize inspirational stories of famous composers,
learn to work cooperatively in small groups, discover the language of notation,
the families of instruments, and perform instrumental music.
In Third
Grade, we discover the joy and trials of playing a recorder as well as delving
into the study of instruments of the orchestra and band. We also take a close
look at Musical Theater to see what is involved in the creative process of a
school Musical production.

*National
Music Education Standards*
1. Singing, alone and with others; a varied
repertoire of music
2. Performing on instruments, alone and
with others,
a varied repertoire of music
3. Improvising melodies, variations and
accompaniments
4. Composing and arranging music within
specific guidelines
5. Reading and notating music
6. Listening to, analyzing and describing
music
7. Evaluating music and music performances
8. Understanding relationships between
music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts
9. Understanding music in relation to
history and culture
