Welcome back to a brand new year of music here at Varner Elementary. This quarter will be filled with many exciting music- making opportunities.
These are the standards to be assessed this quarter:
K- pitch- echo sings so-mi patterns in the head voice
k rhythm- echoes rhythm patterns using body percussion and instruments
1st- pitch- performs call and response songs
1st- rhythm- reads quarter notes, paired eighth notes, and quarter rests
2nd- pitch- reads 2-3 note melodic patterns on the the treble staff
2nd- rhythm- improvises rhythmic patterns w/ a variety of sound sources
3rd- pitch- reads letter names of notes on the treble staff
3rd- descriptionand analysis- identifies form in music (AB, ABA, and rondo- ABACA forms)
4th and 5th- pitch- reads and plays notes on the treble staff
4th and 5th rhythm- reads, notates, and creates, rhythmic patterns using whole, half, quarter, eighth, and sixteenth notes adn rests.
Additional standards will be taught as well as the ones assessed. The 3rd and 4th grades will be presenting the February PTA performance of music through the ages. This performance will feature music of the 50's, 60's 70's, and 80's.
