Elementary Elementary Music Grade K
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License Model
FlexPoint or School/District Hosted
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Number of Credits
1.0
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Estimated Completion Time
32-36 weeks
Suggested Prerequisites
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In Music Kindergarten, students will build a musical foundation while learning tonality, timbre, texture, rhythm, dynamics, form, and melody. They will explore different movements, sing songs, and engage in creative musical play. This hands-on course will inspire young learners to become the best musicians they can be.Module One: Introduction to Beat Buddies
-Music classroom and performance behaviors
-Steady beat and non-steady beat
-Rhythm
-Body movements
-Music notation
-Songs such as Che Che Kule and La Raspa
Module Two: Melody Magic
-Melody
-Pitch
-Head voice
-Melodic contour
-Solfege
-Songs such as The Itsy Bitsy Spider and Hickory Dickory Dock
Module Three: Whispers and Roars
-Dynamics (loud and soft)
-Body movements
-Conductors
-Feelings and colors
-Songs such as Eine Kleine Nachtmusic and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Module Four: Tick-Tock Tempo
-Tempo (fast and slow)
-Clapping rhythms at different speeds
-Comparing performances
-Feelings
-Songs such as Symphony No. 5 and Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes
Module Five: Playful Patterns
-Patterns in songs
-Form
-Franz Joseph Haydn
-Echo and question and answer songs
-Iconic notation
-Songs such as Surprise Symphony and Going on a Bear Hunt
Module Six: Tone Time
-Timbre
-Tone
-Voice types
-Percussion instruments
-The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
-Environmental sounds
-Songs such as Five Little Monkeys and The Wheels on the Bus
Module Seven: Lively Listening
-Listening
-Comparing songs
-Types of music
-Mozart
-Music from around the world
-Songs such as If You’re Happy and You Know It and A Ram Sam Sam
Module Eight: Curious Creators
-Composition
-Rhythm
-Pitch
-Dynamics
-Tempo
-Song arrangement
-Iconic notation
-Rhythmic and melodic response
-Songs such as The Beat Buddies Song