- Welcome to Music Class!
- Icebreaker Beach Ball Game
- "Good Morning" Song
- Drumming
- Name Game
- Teacher plays: "What did you do for summer break?"
- Student Answers: "I did _________."
- Match drumming patterns to syllables in word
- Classroom Expectations: Play on Drums
- Stomp Outloud
- Create/Perform Classroom Rules
- Students are split into groups
- Students create three new music classroom rules
- Students create a rhythm for their rules
- Students perform their rules on un-pitched percussion instruments for the class
- Students vote on one rule to be added to the original classroom rules
- Recorders
- Pipe Cleaner Game
- Echo 4/4 patterns around the room
- Quarter One Benchmark Assessments
Quarter Two
- Thankful Rhythm Turkeys
- Rhythm Ruler (eighth note/dotted quarter note)
- Recorders
- Be a Recorder Star Book:
- Embouchure and Posture
- How to Play the Recorder
- Reading Music/Time Signatures/Names of Notes
- Reading B, A, G
- Rhythm Chart 1
- Hot Cross Buns
- Three Lines for Smooth Fingers
- Au Claire De La Lune
- Rolling Merrily
- Rhythm Chart 2
- Go to Sleep
- Excerpt from Symphony No. 7
- Teamwork: Our First Duet
- Recorder Karate Book: (individual assessments)
- White Belt Test: Hot Cross Buns
- Yellow Belt Test: Gently Sleep
- Orange Belt Test: Merrily We Roll Along
- Leap to the Staff- SMART Board Game
- Quarter 2 Rhythm/Sight-Singing Assessments
Quarter Three
- Be a Recorder Star Book:
- Review (Fingerings/Rhythm/Music Math)
- New Note C
- Indian Chant
- March of the Recorders (sight read)
- Review Page (Music Theory)
- B.A.G. Mad Minute Worksheet
- Koosh Ball SMART Board Game (note identification)
- Recorder Buzz SMART Board Game
- Whammo Game!
- Write a Valentine's Song
- Literacy Booklets p. 4-8
- Mary Had a Little Lamb Remix Composition Project
- Play/read the song as a class
- Explain composing rules/guidelines
- Discuss Assessment Rubrics (peer/self assessments)
- Pick partners
- Begin composing hand written songs!
- Perform compositions in front of the class
- Videotape performances and watch/assess the following week!
- Quarter 3 Rhythm/Sight-Singing/Dictation Assessments
Quarter Four
- Drumming
- Teacher plays: "What did you do for spring break?"
- Student Answers: "I did _________."
- Match drumming patterns to syllables in words
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra "Dream Out Loud" Series
- Orchestra Explorers Appalachian Spring Curriculum
- Introducing Students to Orchestral Music and Collaboration
- Meet Aaron Copland and Martha Graham
- Adventures on the Frontier
- Simple Gifts
- Suspense!
- Celebrating Our Gifts
- Quarter Four Dictation Assessment
- Melodic Compositions
