Kindergarten Essential Learnings
Playing a Non-Pitched Instrument
4 – I can maintain a steady beat on a non-pitched while singing (humming during Covid) a song. 3 – I can maintain a steady beat while playing with a group. 2 – I can maintain a steady beat throughout a portion of the song. 1 – I cannot play a steady beat. 0 – I did not perform. Reading: Quarter Note and Quarter Rest 4 – I can read two eighth note, quarter note, and quarter rest rhythm patterns with a steady beat. 3 – I can read all quarter note and quarter rest rhythm patterns with a steady beat. 2 – I can read all quarter note and quarter rest rhythm patterns. 1 – I can identify the quarter note and quarter rest with teacher help. 0 – I did not perform. Participation/Behavior Rubric 4 Level 4 can be achieved if a student is at level 3 and does at least one or more of the following:
3 Was on task and participated in the lesson Produced good, completed work 2 Participated in the lesson, but needed reminders to stay on task The task was performed, but there were mistakes or parts of it wasn’t complete. 1 Not paying attention or listening to what was going on The task was not completed or student gave minimal effort |
Welcome to Kindergarten Music Class!
We will start the new year by working on keeping a steady beat when we do non-locomotor (moving your body, but staying in one spot) and locomotor movement (moving your body from one spot to a new spot). We will work on making sure that we are finding our singing voice. Later, we will work on the keeping a steady beat while playing percussion instruments correctly. We will do this while listening to music and singing our own songs. Instruments we will play are:
Folk dances
We study the steady beat for a LONG time. We also talk about how the beat can be unsteady. We add sounds to the beat and left some beats silent. These were quarter notes and quarter rests. Now we are working on Level 4 rhythms that include 2-eighth notes. Instruments we have studied:
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