CURRICULAR OUTLINE FOR JOAN MARTIN ELEMENTARY MUSIC
RHYTHM MELODY HARMONY/TEXTURE/ FORM EXPRESSION SYMBOLS/ Notes/Units TONE COLOR TERMS 1 Steady beat, long/short, High/low, Monophonic differences among Same/different Fast/slow Mr. Everybody Book 1: CDEF (Fixed do) Steady beat vs. rhythm up/down speaking, singing, whispering, and AA AB Loud/soft of words, strong/weak “yelling” voices, ABA Steady beat, long/short, fast/slow, loud/soft, (Melody and up/down, high/low, beat, meter in 2’s and So, la, mi unison, ostinato, simple bordun, Getting faster/ rhythm are separate until end of year) 3’s (with Curwen percussion instruments Getting slower Space note, line note, staff, bar line, treble clef, hand signs & ostinato, lullaby, note phrase, posture, repeat, Carnival of the in many keys) rest, space, staff, tempo Animals- unit
Rhythm scores 1 -12
2 La, sol, mi, re, Instruments, 2-part ostinati w/ melody Verse/refrain Forte, piano Mr. Everybody Book 2: CDEFGAB (Moveable do) . do 2 part canon/round ABA Getting louder/ . A capella, band, bar line, brass, bordun, PATW- unit Getting softer canon/round, choir, compose, conductor, different, Double bar line, forte , orchestra, Nutcracker – percussion, piano, repeat, repeat sign, rest, same, unit/concert strings, time signature, woodwind Rhythm scores 1 -29
3 La, sol, mi, re, Accompanied/unaccompanied ABC Crescendo/ Mr. Everybody Book 3: CDEFGABCDEF Orchestra families- do 3-part ostinati Call/response Decrescendo Tune Buddies unit Alto, chord bordun, broken bordun, classroom Moving bordun, leveled bordun Introduction, Smooth/choppy Solo/chorus Coda instruments, crescendo/decrescendo, echo, half Sound Stories- note, diminuendo, dotted note, instrument unit/concert orchestra families families, keyboard, march, measure, musical piece, notation, opera, patriotic song, pitch, Rhythm scores 1 -38 playing position, scale, sixteenth note, soprano, synthesizer, tempo, treble clef, 1 st and 2 nd endings 4 High do, la, 4-part ostinati ABC Legato, staccato Mr. Everybody Book 3 (review) Indiana History sol, mi, re, do, Partner songs Rondo songs unit low la, low sol 3-part canon Same/different Accent, allegro, andante, crossover bordun, Orchestral instrument recognition (Specific) leveled bordun, Broadway musical, D.C. al fine, Musical Theater duet, electronic instrument, folk, fortissimo, mini-unit (Aural and visual) harmony, key signature, legato, major key, Rhythm scores 1 -48 mezzo forte/piano, minor key, musical phrase, partner songs, pentatonic, pianissimo, quartet, recorder, rhythmic variation, ritardando, solo, staccato, syncopation, trio, work song, 2-part 5 Do, re, mi, fa, 4- part canon Theme and Awareness of dif. Mr. Everybody Book 3 (review) Recorder Karate sol, la, ti, high Orchestral instrument recognition Variations, styles unit do= major (Aural and visual) Q&A, Arrangement, articulation, bass, blues, classical scale, 12-bar blues chord, chorus, composition, cue, Dixieland Ukulele unit music, D.S. al fine, dynamic change, elements of major/minor Rhythm scores 1 -48 music, embellishment, flat, fretted instrument, Nat’l Anthem (aural) guitar, jazz, mp, mf, progression, score, sharp, mini-unit swing, symbol for articulation, tie, ukulele Jazz mini-unit