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 |