| RHYTHM Demonstrates a steady beat and is able to perform in small groups
Demonstrates various gross motor skills and defines personal space:
Walk, run, march, skip, gallop, hop, jump, tiptoe, pause
Demonstrates accurate imitation with speech, body, and/or classroom instruments
Performs simple spontaneous improvisation Demonstrates use of rhythmic ostinati
Discriminates between beat and rhythm
Reads and writes simple stick notation of quarter notes, rest and paired eighth notes MELODY Matches pitch in head voice
Sings in tune, treble clef line e to line f
Demonstrates knowledge of melodic direction
Sings a simple song
Performs simple spontaneous improvisation
Sings, reads, and writes patterns of S-M, M-R-D
Identifies simple pentatonic patterns of 2-3 notes HARMONY Identifies and responds to accompaniment
Demonstrates use of simple and broken bordun on pitched instruments | FORM Demonstrates appropriate listening responses to visual and musical cues
Demonstrates knowledge of call and response, question/answer
Identifies simple forms such as "march", "lullaby"
Identifies parts of a song, including introduction
Identifies AB and ABA form (verse/refrain)
Improvises answers in question/answer format TONE COLOR Identifies vocal timbre: whisper, shout, talk, sing
Identifies voice as a child, man or woman
Experiments with a variety of sound sources and instruments
Demonstrates proper handling technique and mallet grip with pitched and unpitched percussion
Creates and arranges soundscapes to accompany literature, poetry or dramatizations
Identifies and names pitched and unpitched percussion instruments HISTORY AND CULTURE Perform activities that integrate with the ECSD Curriculum Webs
Demonstrate appropriate audience behavior and performance etiquette |
