Time period

Time period	2nd Grade	3rd Grade	4th Grade	5th Grade
August 19 - 30	- Learning how to solfege - Understanding the concept of steady beat - Learning correct vocal technique	- Review of Solfege, Ear Training, and Rhythm Dictation	- Review of Solfege, Ear Training, and Rhythm Dictation - Review of Intervals	- Review of Solfege, Ear Training, and Rhythm Dictation - Review of Intervals - Review of Composers and Time periods
September	- Learning music symbols - Learning rhythmic values	- Composer of the Month: Chopin - Solfege and Ear Training - Rhythm Composition	- Composer of the Month: Chopin - Recorders: B, A, G - Recorder position and technique - Rhythm Dictation and Composition	- Composer of the Month: Chopin - Recorders: C, B, A, G, - Rhythm Composition - Melodic Composition written by students and performed on recorders.
October	- Assessment of Music Symbols and Rhythm Values	- Assessment of Music Symbols, Rhythmic values, and rhythm composition	- Assessment of music symbols and Rhythm composition	- Auditions for Holiday musical: Surfing Santa (Week of October 21 - classroom auditions Week of October 28 - grade level auditions)
November	- Pitches on the staff - Learning how to read music on the staff - Playing melodies on the bells - Learning seasonal songs	- Composer of the Month: Dvorak - Reading melodies on the staff and playing them on the bells. - Learning seasonal songs	- Composer of the Month: Dvorak - Composition of melodies done by students using notes B, A, G. - Performing student compositions on the recorder - Learning seasonal songs.	- Rehearsals for Holiday musical: Surfing Santa - Learning about responsibilities involved in producing a musical.
December	- Students will compose a melody 8 measures long and will be able to play it on the bells. - Practice vocal technique by singing a repertoire of seasonal songs	- Students will compose a melody 16 measures long and will be able to play it on the bells. - Practice vocal technique by singing a repertoire of seasonal songs	- Students will compose their own recorder composition using the form A B A and using the notes B, A, G. They will perform their composition in front of the class. - Students will continue to develop their voices by singing a repertoire of seasonal songs.	- Rehearsals and performances of the holiday musical: Surfing Santa.
January / February 2014	- Elements of music: Students will be learning what makes music interesting: Tempo, Dynamics, Steadiness of beat, and Range. They will listen to Ravel's Bolero to understand these concepts. Featured composers' works used to determine these elements: - Copland's Appalachian Spring - Copland's The Cat and the Mouse - George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue and his song "I Got Rhythm" - Scott Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag and The Entertainer SINGING: Students will learn American folk songs as part of their "American Music / Composers" unit.	Elements of music: Students will be learning what makes music interesting: Tempo, Dynamics, Steadiness of beat, Range, and Timber, and Phrasing They will listen to Ravel's Bolero to understand these concepts. Featured composers' works used to determine these elements: - Copland's Appalachian Spring - Copland's The Cat and the Mouse - George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue and his song "I Got Rhythm" - Scott Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag and The Entertainer SINGING: Students will learn American folk songs as part of their "American Music / Composers" unit.	Elements of music: Students will be learning what makes music interesting: Tempo, Dynamics, Steadiness of beat, Range, Timber, Style, and Phrasing They will listen to Ravel's Bolero to understand these concepts. Featured composers' works used to determine these elements: - Copland's Appalachian Spring - Copland's The Cat and the Mouse - George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue and his song "I Got Rhythm" - Scott Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag and The Entertainer INSTRUMENTS: Students will continue learning how to read music with the recorder.	Elements of music: Students will be learning what makes music interesting: Tempo, Dynamics, Steadiness of beat, Range, Timber, Style, Form, and Phrasing They will listen to Ravel's Bolero to understand these concepts. Featured composers' works used to determine these elements: - Copland's Appalachian Spring - Copland's The Cat and the Mouse - George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue and his song "I Got Rhythm" - Scott Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag and The Entertainer INSTRUMENTS: Students will continue learning how to read music with the recorder. PERFORMING: Students will do an analysis of their Surfin' Santa performance and they'll develop a criteria that must be met in order to make a performance successful. They'll be able to tie this criteria to other disciplines.