Teacher:

Respond a. Listen and respond to

the steady beat in the works of
classical composers

Perform c. Perform the steady

beat while singing a variety of
music

Rhythmic Literacy

Kindergarten Music

Expressive Elements

Effort

Selct from KNOW or RESPOND

Perform b. Sing a variety of

songs to develop in-tune singing
and range

Perform a. Demonstrate high and

low pitch with the body and a
variety of instrumnets

Melodic Literacy

Effort

Select from KNOW or PERFORM

Effort

Select from PERFORM

Respond b. Respond to various

vocal, instrumental and other
musical sounds

Know b. Understand the concept

of fast and slow

Teacher:

Respond a. Listen, identify and

write four beat rhythm patterns

Create b. Create 4 beat patterns

using quarter note, quarter rest,
and two eighth notes

Rhythmic Literacy

1st Grade Music

Expressive Elements

Effort

Selct from PERFORM or

RESPOND

Perform b. Sing and play so-mi

patterns in a variety of songs

Know d. Identify line notes and

space notes

Melodic Literacy

Effort

Select from PERFORM

Effort

Select from PERFORM

Respond c. Respond to various

vocal, instrumental and other
musical sounds

Create b. Plan and perform

dynamics to accompany a poem or
song

Teacher:

R.a. Listen to then choose or take

from dictation 4 beat patterns
that contain quarter/eighth/half
notes/rests

Create b. In groups of 2 or 4
combine/arrange and perform
original 4 beat patterns with
others

Rhythmic Literacy

2nd Grade Music

Expressive Elements

Effort

Selct from CREATE or RESPOND

Perform a. Sing and play a variety

of songs that contain so, la, mi,
and do

Know c. Identify steps and skips

and repeated notes on the staff

Melodic Literacy

Effort

Select from PERFORM

Effort

Select from PERFORM

Respond a. Listen and respond to

a variety of folk and classical
music. Use appropriate
vocabulary to identify expressive
elements and instruments/voices.

Create a. Plan and perform tempo

to accompany a poem or song

Teacher:

Respond b. Listen to then choose

or take from dictation 4 beat
patterns that contains notes
learned in 1st-3rd

Respond a. Recognize the strong

beat in sets of 2 and sets of 3

Rhythmic Literacy

3rd Grade Music

Expressive Elements

Effort

Select from PERFORM

Respond c. Listen and identify

melodic patterns that use
do,re,mi

Know b. Identify the pitch of the

lines and spaces for the treble
clef

Melodic Literacy

Effort

Select from PERFORM

Effort

Select from PERFORM

Respond b. Use appropriate

vocabulary to identify expressive
elements and instruments/voices.

Respond a. Listen and respond to

a variety of folk and classical
music.

Teacher:

Resond a. Listen to and choose or

take from dictation 4 beat
patterns that contains notes
learned in 1st-4th

Perform c. Use numbers to count

note values in 2/3, , and 4/4
meter

Rhythmic Literacy

4th Grade Music

Expressive Elements

Effort

Select from PERFORM

Respond c. Listen and identify

melodic patterns that use the
penta scale do, re, mi, so, la

Know b. Identify and notate the

pitches for the treble clef
including D and C below the staff

Melodic Literacy

Effort

Select from PERFORM

Effort

Select from PERFORM

Respond c. Listen and respond to

the tonality of a piece of music
(Major/minor)

Respond b. Listen and respond to

music using appropriate
vocabulary (see Know), of a
variety of styles including folk,
classical, and jazz.

Teacher:

Respond a. Listen and choose or

take from dictation 4 beat
patterns that contains notes
learned in 1st-4th grades
inclusing dotted quarter notes
and single eighth notes (syncopa)

Perform c. Use numbers to count not

Rhythmic Literacy

5th Grade Music

Expressive Elements

Effort

Select from PERFORM

Resond c. Listen and identify

melodic patterns that use the
major scale

Know b. Identify and notate the

pitches for the treble clef
including ledger lines above and
below the staff

Melodic Literacy

Effort

Select from PERFORM

Effort

Select from PERFORM

Respond a. Use appropriate

vocabulary to identify multiple
expressive elements while
listening to music
instruments/voices.

Know d. Know the names of the

four orchestral instrument
families, categorize instruments
into families