Summary Main Topics Other Topics Listening Major Grades

Aug POSTURE VOCAL HEALTH

23 SOLFEGE
FORBIDDEN PATTERN
CHANTS
WARMUPS/ROUNDS

1 Intro to Kodaly Solfege POSTURE Listening activity

Aug (forbidden pattern) SINGING VOWELS (SINGLISH)
30 Posture (3 positions)

2 Whole Steps and Half Steps WHOLE/HALF STEPS IN QUIZ

Sep 6 on Kodaly Chart DIATONIC SCALE
Follow the Hand Game
(steps and repeating only)

3 Sharp/Flat/In Tune INTONATION VOCAL ANATOMY

Sep (Bullseye)
13 Forbidden Pattern (below
Do)
4 Line Notes versus Space MUSIC STAFF Listening Activity
Sep Notes LINE NOTES/SPACE NOTES
20 Stepwise motion LEDGER LINES
MUSIC STAFF
Music Stems
Forbidden Pattern (Lots of
Do, Ti)
Follow the Hand repeated
pitches
5 WRITTEN ASSESSMENT REVIEW/ASSESSMENT ASSESSMENT
Sep SCORE THE SCALE
27 ASSESSMENT

6 Teaching “Chaos” CHAOS (PRE-AUDIATION) PERFORMANCE

Oct 4 ETIQUETTE

7 Two Part Follow the Hand TWO PART SINGING

Oct (one part drones) KODALY RHYTHMS
11 ACCENT MARK (to help with
meter)
BARLINE
TIME SIGNATURES (focus on
4/4)

8 SINGING YOURSELF IN 2/4 TIME POST CONCERT EVAL DRESS

Oct 3/4 TIME REHEARSAL
18 CONCERT

2ND NINE WEEKS

9 WRITTEN ASSESSMENT WRITTEN ASSESSMENT ASSESSMENT
Oct CONDUCTING PATTERNS CONDUCTING PATTERNS
25
10 Difference between TIES and TIES/SLURS LISTENING ACTIVITY
Nov SLURS PULSING
1 Pulsing the Beat

11 Octaves OCTAVES
Nov Singing the scale up and SINGING THE SCALE B4
8 down b4 reading READING
Review Sight-Singing SS TOOLBOX
Toolbox!
12 DO-MI-SO SKIPS DO-MI-SO SKIPS
Nov INTERVALS (5th, 3rd, 6th INTERVALS (5TH, 3RD, 6TH
15 below---let them figure it BELOW)
out by looking at the Solfege 8TH NOTES
chart) IDENTIFYING PATTERNS IN
8TH NOTES (connected and MUSIC
stand alones)
 IDENTIFYING PATTERNS IN
MUSIC (rhythmic and
melodic)

13 SYNCOPA SYNCOPA LISTENING ACTIVITY WRITTEN

Nov INTERVAL WRITTEN INTERVAL WRITTEN ASSESSMENT
29 ASSESSMENT ASSESSMENT

14 KEY SIGNATURES KEY SIGNATURES INTRO

Dec 6 CHROMATIC SCALE CHROMATIC SCALE

15 KEY SIGNATURE TO FIND DO
Dec (THE SECRET CODE)
13
16 ARPEGGIO (new toolbox tool
Jan 4 – also known as TONIC)
SKIPS AND STEPS
Review: Secret Code, Dotted
quarter and Syncopa
KEY SIGNATURE TO FIND DO POST CONCERT EVAL DRESS
DOTTED QUARTER NOTE REHEARSAL
CONCERT
SKIPS AND STEPS
ARPEGGIO (DO-MI-SO-MI-DO)

17 SING THE CHROMATIC SING THE CHROMATIC SCALE

Jan SCALE (score the scale) TWO PART RHYTHMS
10 TWO PART RHYTHMS UNISON
UNISON SKIPS (DO-MI-SOL)
SKIPS (DO-MI-SOL) TIPS FOR IDENTIFYING
TIPS FOR IDENTIFYING INTERVALS
INTERVALS
REVIEW: Intervals, Dotted
Quarter, Syncopa
3RD NINE WEEKS
18 COMBINE SKIPS/STEPS – COMBINE SKIPS/STEPS WRITTEN
Jan HUGE MILESTONE ISOLATION ASSESSMENT
18 ISOLATION ASSESSMENT – NAME SOLFEGE
ASSESSMENT – NAME
 SOLFEGE
19 2 PART SIGHT SINGING 2 Part SIGHT-SINGING LISTENING ACTIVITY
Jan (Moment of Awakening) DRILL PITCHES
24 DRILL PITCHES

20 DOUBLING (precursor for DOUBLING

Jan subdividing)
31

21 FLAGGED VS. BEAMED FLAGGED VS. BEAMED EIGHTH

Feb 7 EIGHTH NOTES NOTES
RHYTHM MATH (prep for RHYTHM MATH
dotted eighth) DOUBLING IN ¾ TIME
DOUBLING IN ¾ TIME

22 SINGING DOTTED EIGHTH SINGING DOTTED EIGHTH LISTENING ACTIVITY

Feb NOTES NOTES
14 IDENTIFYING KEY OF C IDENTIFYING KEY OF C
RECOVERY STRATEGIES RECOVERY STRATEGIES

23 FIND/HOLD/DRILL tools FIND/HOLD/DRILL tools 7/8 PRE-UIL

Feb CONCERT
22

24 HUNT FOR TROUBLE SPOTS HUNT AND DRILL (TROUBLE POST CONCERT EVAL 7/8 UIL
Feb (Scavenger Hunt) SPOTS)
28

25 TWO PART SINGING!! TWO- PART SIGHT-SINGING POST CONCERT EVAL 6TH GRADE DRESS
Mar -Recovery Strategies 6TH GRADE
7 -Re/Fa/La Tool CONCERT
-Hunt for Unisons
-Hunt for Trouble Spots
26 TWO-PART SINGING TWO-PART SINGING
Mar -Listen for Unison spots
21 -Finding pitch after a rest

4th NINE WEEKS

27 TWO-PART SINGING TWO-PART SINGING
Mar
28

28 LISTENING ACTIVITY
Apr 4

29 DYNAMICS WRITTEN
Apr ASSESSMENT
11
30 TEMPO
Apr
18
31 LISTENING ACTIVITY
Apr
18
32 ARTICUATION WRITTEN
Apr ASSESSMENT
25
33 6TH FESTIVAL
May
2
34 7/8 FESTIVAL
May
9
35 7/8 POP SHOW
May
16
36 EXAMS EXAMS EXAMS EXAMS
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23
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