Goals in Music Classes

Kindergarten

1. Development of appropriate vocal and instrumental practices

2. Development of beginning skills in improvising and creating music

3. Reading Simple rhythmic and melodic notation

4. Developing beginning skills in listening and evaluating of music

5. Development of understanding of music in relation to history

6.Showing respect for the efforts of others

First Grade

1. Development of appropriate vocal and instrumental practices

2. Developing skills in improvisation and creating music

3. Recognizing simple symbols and terms

4. Reading and notating melodic and rhythmic patterns

5. Development of understanding of music in relation to history culture and other content areas.

6. Showing respect for others

Second Grade

 1. Demonstrating appropriate vocal and instrumental practices

2. Demonstrating increased pitch and rhythmic accuracy

3. Identifying traditional symbols and terms

4. Reading and notating simple rhythmic patterns

5. Developing skills in improvising composing and arranging music

6. Developing listening skills 

7. Developing an understanding of music relation to history, culture and other content areas

 

 

Third Grade

The study of music is cumulative and sequential to include learning from previous grade levels. The focus areas for learning at this level include:
  • Demonstrating appropriate expressive and technical vocal and instrumental practices
  • Demonstrating increased pitch and rhythmic accuracy
  • Reading and notating rhythmic and melodic patterns
  • Identifying traditional symbols and terms and using appropriate terminology
  • Developing skills in improvising, composing, and arranging music
  • Developing listening, analyzing, and evaluating skills
  • Developing understanding of music in relation to history, culture, and other content areas
  • Showing respect for the efforts of others
 

Forth Grade

 The study of music is cumulative and sequential to include learning from previous grade levels. The focus areas for learning at this level include:
  • Demonstrating appropriate expressive and technical vocal and instrumental practices
  • Demonstrating pitch and rhythmic accuracy
  • Reading and notating rhythmic and melodic patterns
  • Identifying traditional symbols and terms and using appropriate terminology
  • Developing skills in improvising, composing, and arranging music
  • Developing listening, analyzing, and evaluating skills
  • Developing understanding of music in relation to history, culture, and other content areas
  • Showing respect for the efforts of others

 

Fifth Grade

 The study of music is cumulative and sequential to include learning from previous grade levels. The focus areas for learning at this level include:
  • Demonstrating appropriate expressive and technical vocal and instrumental practices
  • Demonstrating pitch and rhythmic accuracy
  • Reading and notating rhythmic and melodic patterns
  • Identifying traditional symbols and terms and using appropriate terminology
  • Improvising, composing, and arranging music
  • Listening to, analyzing, and evaluating music
  • Developing understanding of music in relation to history, culture, and other content areas
  • Showing respect for the efforts of others

 
This information comes from the Department of Public Instruction 

 

http://www.carteretcountyschools.org/staffdev/scos/scos3.htm