UP:AE17.MU.K.3
Vocabulary
Rhythm
- Steady beat
- Long/ Short
- One and two sounds per beat
- Silent beat
- High and low
- Pitch set: So, Mi
- Musical alphabet
- Accompaniment/ no accompaniment
- Like and unlike phrases
- Echo
- Speak, sing, shout, whisper
- Solo/ Group
- Unpitched percussion
- Flute, trumpet, violin, piano
- Loud/ Soft
- Fast/ Slow
- Age-appropriate audience and performer etiquette
Essential Questions
EU: Musicians' creative choices are influenced by their expertise, context, and expressive intent.
EQ: How do musicians make creative decisions?
EQ: How do musicians make creative decisions?
Skills Examples
Performing
- Chant, move, play, and sing grade level skills.
- Echo simple rhythmic patterns.
- Echo a three-pitch melodic pattern using the correct syllables and hand signs.
- Perform an improvised rhythmic pattern within a framework of four beats.
- Perform an improvised melodic pattern on a pitched percussion instrument set to the pentatonic scale within a framework of four beats.
- Improvise short songs and instrumental pieces using a variety of sound sources, including traditional or classroom sounds, body percussion, and sounds produced by electronic means.
- Explore musical sources freely using found sounds, electronic sounds, or sounds from voice or instruments found in classroom, remembering to use sound and silence.
- Create a visual representation of sound.
- Respond to a musical call or question with an age- appropriate musical answer.
- Evaluate peer performance to determine steady beat/no steady beat.
Anchor Standards
Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.
