Baltimore City Public School System Division of Curriculum and Instruction

Office of Elementary Curriculum and Instruction

Quarter One Curriculum Overview

MUSIC

/ Music Pre-K-1 /

Content to be Taught/

Timeframe / Resources / Student Products / Assessments /

Sept. 7 -Nov. 10: once per week

Sept.7- Dec. 23: alternate weeks
MSDE OUTCOME I
The student will demonstrate the ability to perceive, perform and respond to music.
·  Compare and contrast musical elements
·  Compare and contrast types of speaking voice
·  Demonstrate ability to wait and listen before imitating words in rhyme and song
·  Respond to pulse and rhythm patterns
MSDE OUTCOME II
The student will demonstrate an understanding of music as an essential aspect of history and human experience. ·  Identify music of a variety of countries & cultures
·  Sing patriotic songs
·  Identify instruments by family
MSDE OUTCOME III
The student will demonstrate the ability to creatively organize musical ideas and sounds.
·  Engage in musical conversation and spontaneous singing, e.g. call and response
MSDE OUTCOME IV
The student will demonstrate the ability to make aesthetic judgements.
·  Express opinions about performances using appropriate musical vocabulary / ·  Recommended texts and multimedia materials
·  Recordings
·  Classroom instruments
·  Piano/keyboard
·  Tape/CD player
·  TV/VCR; computer
·  Live performances (in school or elsewhere)
·  Recommended texts and multimedia materials
·  Recordings
·  Classroom instruments
·  Piano/keyboard
·  Tape/CD player
·  TV/VCR; computer
·  Live performances (in school or elsewhere) / ·  Expanded song repertoire
·  Drawings of musical instruments
·  Representation beat through symbols and body movement
·  Expanded song repertoire
·  Drawings of musical instruments
·  Student can echo simple phrases on onomatopoeic syllables
·  Students discuss a listening selection using music vocabulary / ·  Informal observation and recording
·  Graphic representation of musical elements
·  Musical instrument identification worksheets
·  Informal observation and recording
·  Graphic representation of musical elements
Musical instrument identification worksheets

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C. Thomas Bowman, Director Jill Warzer, Fine Arts Curriculum Specialist WEBSITES: MENC.org ( Music Educators national Conference

Office- 410-396-8585 Office- 410-396-8593 Music Education Madness (type this into the search box)

Fax- 410-396-8063 K-12 Music Resources ( type this into the search box)

Baltimore City Public School System Division of Curriculum and Instruction

Office of Elementary Curriculum and Instruction

Quarter One Curriculum Overview

MUSIC

/ / Grades 2-3 /
/

Content to be Taught/

Timeframe / Resources / Student Products / Assessments /

Sept. 7-Nov. 10: once per week

Sept.7- Dec. 23: alternate weeks
MSDE OUTCOME I
The student will demonstrate the ability to perceive, perform and respond to music.
·  Demonstrate aural perception of basic pentatonic triads
·  Sightread rhythms in duple and triple meter
·  Identify AB form in three section configuration
·  Identify musical terms for dynamics and tempo
MSDE OUTCOME II
The student will demonstrate an understanding of music as an essential aspect of history and human experience. ·  Demonstrate knowledge of music of Native Americans
·  Demonstrate knowledge of the music of several famous Baltimorean musicians
MSDE OUTCOME III
The student will demonstrate the ability to creatively organize musical ideas and sounds.
·  Improvise words in rhyme and song, maintaining a steady pulse
·  Create and perform rhythm patterns within specific guidelines
MSDE OUTCOME IV
The student will demonstrate the ability to make aesthetic judgements.
·  Identify and describe differences between several genres of music
·  Identify ways music instruction provides preparation for a musical career / ·  Recommended texts and multimedia materials
·  Recordings
·  Classroom instruments
·  Piano/keyboard
·  Tape/CD player
·  TV/VCR; computer
·  Live performances (in school or elsewhere)
·  Recommended texts and multimedia materials
·  Recordings
·  Classroom instruments
·  Piano/keyboard
·  Tape/CD player
·  TV/VCR; computer
·  Live performances (in school or elsewhere) / ·  Worksheets to practice beginning rhythmic notation
·  Written sentences using comparative descriptors such as high/ low, fast/slow, loud/soft, and dense/thin in a musical context to describe musical examples played for them.
·  Students perform the Seminole Duck Dance as a part of a school Thanksgiving program
·  Student-created short pieces in poetic form which demonstrate effective use of language and vocabulary in relation to musical elements such as rhythm and melody
·  Student-created musical accompaniments for rhymes, poetry and short stories, using a variety of sound sources
·  Describe the differences between rock and roll and classical music
·  Interview a classmate who is applying for a job in your band / ·  Informal observation and recording
·  First quarter music assessment
·  Identification of basic pentatonic triads and intervals and rhythms in duple & triple meter aurally & music notation
·  Student selected response, and brief constructed response questions
·  Expository writing, e.g. journal
·  Informal observation and recording
·  First quarter music assessment
·  Identification of basic pentatonic triads and intervals and rhythms in duple & triple meter aurally & music notation
·  Student selected response, and brief constructed response questions
·  Expository writing, e.g. journal
Related MSDE VSC for Language Arts: Indicator Statement:
Use elements of poetry to facilitate understanding
Objective(s):
§  Use structural features to identify poetry as a literary form
Assessment Limits:
Structure, including line(s) and stanzas
Form, including lines and stanzas
Shape
Refrain, chorus
§  Identify and explain the meaning of words, lines, and stanzas
Assessment Limits:
Specific meaning of words, lines and/or stanzas
§  Identify and explain sound elements of poetry
Assessment Limits:
Rhythm
Rhyme, rhyme scheme
Alliteration and other repetition
/ / MUSIC Quarter 1 Grades 4-5 /
/

Content to be Taught/

Timeframe / Resources / Student Products / Assessments /

Sept. 7-Nov. 10: once per week

Sept. 7- Dec. 23: alternate weeks
MSDE OUTCOME I
The student will demonstrate the ability to perceive, perform and respond to music.
·  Demonstrate aural perception of basic pentatonic intervals
·  Sightread and write rhythms in duple and triple meter
·  Identify AB form in three section configuration
·  Identify musical terms for dynamics, tempo & articulation
MSDE OUTCOME II
The student will demonstrate an understanding of music as an essential aspect of history and human experience. ·  Demonstrate knowledge of African-American and Latin – American created musical genres
·  Describe a variety of keyboard instruments
MSDE OUTCOME III
The student will demonstrate the ability to creatively organize musical ideas and sounds.
·  Demonstrate understanding of the use of technology in music; improvise rhyming words in poetic form
·  Compose music using simple notation for classroom instruments
MSDE OUTCOME IV
The student will demonstrate the ability to make aesthetic judgements.
·  Summarize ways in which people of various cultures perform, create, and enjoy music
·  Describe characteristics of a good performance using musical vocabulary / ·  Recommended texts and multimedia materials
·  Recordings
·  Classroom instruments
·  Piano/keyboard
·  Tape/CD player
·  TV/VCR; computer
Live performances (in school or elsewhere)
·  Recommended texts and multimedia materials
·  Recordings
·  Classroom instruments
·  Piano/keyboard
·  Tape/CD player
·  TV/VCR; computer
Live performances (in school or elsewhere) / ·  Compositions of one or two written paragraphs, using comparative descriptors such as high/ low, fast/slow, loud/soft in a musical context to describe musical examples
·  Student-created short compositions and arrangements using poetic form to demonstrate effective use of language and vocabulary in relation to musical elements such as rhythm, melody, harmony, dynamics, and timbre
( texture)
·  Student-created short compositions and arrangements using poetic form to demonstrate effective use of language and vocabulary in relation to musical elements such as rhythm, melody, harmony, dynamics, and timbre
( texture)
·  Write a paragraph describing what it might be like to attend a Chinese opera performance
·  Compositions of one or two written paragraphs, using terms such as intonation, technique, and expression describe musical examples / ·  Informal observation and recording
·  First quarter music assessment
·  Identification of basic pentatonic triads and intervals and rhythms in duple & triple meter aurally & using music notation
·  Student selected response, and brief constructed response questions
·  Expository writing, e.g. journal
· Informal observation and recording
·  First quarter music assessment
·  Identification of basic pentatonic triads and intervals and rhythms in duple & triple meter aurally & using music notation
·  Student selected response, and brief constructed response questions
·  Expository writing, e.g. journal
Related MSDE Language Arts Indicator Statement:
Analyze elements of poetry to facilitate understanding and interpretation
Objective(s):
§  Use structural features to identify poetry as a literary form and distinguish among types of poems
Assessment Limits:
Types of poems, such as haiku, form/shape poetry, etc.
§  Identify and explain the meaning of words, lines, and stanzas
Assessment Limits:
Specific meaning of words, lines and/or stanzas
§  Identify and explain the sound elements of poetry
Assessment Limits:
Rhythm
Onomatopoeia
Rhyme, rhyme scheme
Alliteration, assonance, consonance

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C. Thomas Bowman, Director Jill Warzer, Fine Arts Curriculum Specialist WEBSITES: MENC.org ( Music Educators national Conference

Office- 410-396-8585 Office- 410-396-8593 Music Education Madness (type this into the search box)

Fax- 410-396-8063 K-12 Music Resources ( type this into the search box)