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Overview of what your Child will learn this year
In Music at Grade Level 1
Syllabus 2007-2008
Skills and Techniques
• Learns to continue correct singing posture for tone and pitch.
• Relate individual voice to melodic patterns and song.
• Sing simples songs in four note range in correct pitch.
• Ability to perform a steady beat and sing using appropriate
phrasing, dynamic contrast and tempo changes.
Creation and Communication
• Learns to read notes, timing and staff and demonstrates them through
voice.
• Creates rhythmic and melodic patterns using classroom instruments.
Cultural and Historical Connections
• Understands that music is different in other places and times.
• Compares timbres of contrasting examples in world music.
Aesthetic and Critical Analysis
• Responds to music characteristics such as tempo and melodic contour.
• Differentiates between solo and group performance.
Applications to Life
• Knows that music is part of celebration and daily life.
• Identifies a personal preference for a specific type of music
• Identifies the role of musicians in school and community
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