Kindergarten

Singing Alone and with Others

Instrumental Performance

Composition and Imorovisation

Movement

Reading and Notation

Listening Skills

Evaluation

Integration

Understanding Music Historically and Culturally

Students sing alone and on pitch in rhythm with appropriate diction and posture

Students sing expressively with appropriate dynamics

Students sing from memory a varied repertoire of multi-cultural songs

Students sing in groups responding to the cues of a conductor

Students recognize upward and downward movement of music

Identify classroom percussion instruments

Students perform easy rhythmic patterns while maintaining a steady tempo

Students perform in groups with musical accompaniment, responding to cues of a conductor

Students respond rhythmically through movement to various works and styles

 Students dramatize various songs and moods

Students identify styles, rhythm and moods of various songs

Students identify vocal qualities

Students identify various environmental sounds

 Students identify sounds of a variety of instruments

Students demonstrate appropriate audience behavior