Quick Check Form: Grade 1 Music Curriculum
    Big Ideas to Emphasize in Grade 1 Music
    ·   Keeping a steady beat.

    ·   Singing voice.

    ·   Opposites in music: loud/soft, fast/slow, high/low, same/different patterns.

    ·   Preparation for music literacy (using icons rather than standard notation).

    ·   Experiences music in a variety of forms (AB, ABA, AABA).

    ·   Gains experience with a variety of music and instruments through listening, performing, improvisation, and composing.
    By the end of Grade 1
    Students will know:

    ·   Rhythm of quarter notes, quarter rests, and eighth-note pairs.

    ·   A staff is made up of 5 lines and 4 spaces.     		Students will be able to :

    ·   Accurately echo melodic and rhythmic phrases.

    ·   Identifies melodic phrases that move upward, downward, and stay the same.

    ·   Regularly use an appropriate singing voice.

    ·   Consistently perform a steady beat.

    ·   Apply loud/soft and fast/slow in performance. (dynamics and tempo)
    Core Vocabulary for Grade 1 Music:
    Tempo

    Percussion

    Melody     		Staff

    Rhythm
    Tips for Parents:
    Listen to music with your child:

    ·   Share songs with your child.

    ·   Play recorded music.

    ·   Listen to a wide variety of music:

    o   Choral

    o   Instrumental

    o   Classical

    o   Jazz

    o   Folk

    ·   Attend live music concerts.

    ·   Attend school concerts (most are free).

     

    Play music games with your child:

    ·   Jump Rope

    ·   Hop Scotch

    ·   Clapping Games

    ·   Marching

    ·   Make rhythm with household items.

    ·   Move rhythmically with your child to your favorite songs.

    ·   Read nursery rhymes.     		Do music with your child:

    ·   Sing with your child.

    ·   Encourage your child to use a singing voice outside of their regular speaking voice.

    ·   Sing or play in a community group.

    ·   If you choose private lessons, begin with piano.

     

    Praise your child to build their confidence.

     

    Websites:

    San Francisco Symphony Kids:

    http://www.sfskids.org/templates/home.asp?pageid=1

     

    Classics for Kids (Cincinnati Public Radio):

    http://www.classicsforkids.com/

     

    National Geographic Music:

    http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/worldmusic/view/page.basic/home


     

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    Quick Check Form Developed by Ann Morgan, Everett Public Schools, 2001 Revised 11/18/08