KINDERGARTEN

FIRST GRADE
SECOND GRADE
THIRD GRADE
FOURTH GRADE
FIFTH GRADE
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Vocal
exploration

Lines and
spaces on a
staff

Sign and sign Sing and sign

do in patterns low la in
patterns

Label lines and Sing and sign

spaces of treble ti in patterns
clef staff - E G B
D F / FAC E
(absolute
pitches)

High/low

Sing and sign

melodic notes
sol and mi

Sign and sign Sing and sign

re in patterns low sol in
patterns

Melodic
direction up/down

Sing and sign Sign and sign

melodic note la high & low do

Play the
Perform
recorder alone harmon/rounds
and with others and partner
songs
Sing and sign Sharps, flats,
fa in patterns naturals

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SECOND GRADE
THIRD GRADE
FOURTH GRADE
FIFTH GRADE
Rhythm
Steady
beat/heartbeat
Long/short

Fast/slow

Rhythm
Rhythm
Differences
Half note, half
between steady rest, whole note
beat and rhythm and whole rest
Ta, quarter note,
ta-di, two
beamed 8th
notes, quarter
rest

Rhythm
Rhythm
Dotted half
SynCOpa (8th,
note, 4-16th
quarter, 8th)
notes, (ta-ka-dimi)
Identify single
8th notes and
rests

Begin rhythmic
counting with
numbers: whole,
half, quarter and
connected 8th
notes

Rhythm
8th/16th
combinations
Read and write
staff notation counting
syllables

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SECOND GRADE
THIRD GRADE
FOURTH GRADE
FIFTH GRADE
Expressive
Elements
Loud/soft

Expressive
Elements
Changing
dynamics
(forte/piano)

Changing
tempos (getting
faster/slower)

Identify
instrument
family names:
brass, string,
woodwinds,
percussion

Expressive
Elements
Fermata

Expressive
Expressive
Elements
Elements
Identify and
Visually identify
perform accents orch and band
instr and
categorize by
family (ww,
brass, perc,
strings)
Expand
knowledge of
dynamics:
mezzo and ff/pp

Expand
knowledge and
vocabulary of
tempo including:
largo, adagio,
andante,
moderato,
allegro, presto
Expand
knowledge and
vocabulary of
dynamics
including:
crescendo,
decrescendo

Expressive
Elements
Aurally identify
orch instr and
categorize
band
instruments by
families

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SECOND GRADE
THIRD GRADE
FOURTH GRADE
FIFTH GRADE
Form
Form
Same/different AB and AB
combinations

Form
Repeat sign,
coda

Form
Phrase, 1st &
2nd endings

Time signature Verse/refrain

(top number),
barline,
measure
ABC - 3
Rondo
different
sections

Form
Form
Ostinato D.C., D.S., and
rhythmic and/or Coda
melodic
Expand
knowledge of
form - theme
and variations