Curriculum Standards Music K-5
At The “Academic School 4 Arts” we strive to provide a structured music education program that provides students with a foundation in music theory, music history and musicianship. We provide a meaningful performance experience through playing Piano and Violin, singing choral music. We offer an instrumental program supporting the formation of a well-rounded musician. Most over we strive to develop in every student a liking for listening to music, an interest in studying music history and music theory, and a joy for making music.
Kindergarten
Solfege
- Write and recognize by sight and ear half-, quarter-, and eighth note
- Echo simple melody patterns using Solfege syllables and hand signs
- Music Dictations
- “Ear-before eye” philosophy that correlates with the National Standards. Great songs are broken down into their component parts and then reassembled so that students can bring greater musical understanding to everything they do.
Music Appreciations.
- Study composers and their compositions
- Learn about individual instruments in the orchestra
- Listening music
Choir
- Sing unaccompanied, accompanied and unison songs (focus on Folk songs and traditional children songs)
Rhythmic
- Play rhythm instruments responsibly
- Move responsibly to music
Dance. Composition
Aspects of dance choreography include the compositional use of organic unity, rhythmic or non-rhythmic articulation, theme and variation, and repetition. The choreographic process may employ improvisation for the purpose of developing innovative movement ideas.
Piano or Violin Private Classes
- Earn first steps in playing instrument, technique (We offer 2 private classes a week)
- Read music, Play by hard pieces.
- The requirements to perform 4 concert yearly:
- October 2020 technical peace, scales
- December 2 contrast peaces
- Polyphony peace, scales, sight-reading
- 3 pieces: Sonatina, technical, lyrical
Grade 1
Music Theory/ Solfege
- Write and recognize by sight and ear whole, half-, quarter-, and eighth note
- Know that music is written on five lines and that notes tell pitch and rhythm
- Echo and sight-sing simple melody patterns using Solfege syllables and hand signs
- Music Dictations
- Book Practical Theory by Sandy Feldstein
Music History
- Study composers and their compositions
- Learn about individual instrument families in the orchestra
- Listening Music
Choir
- Sing unaccompanied, accompanied and unison songs (focus on Folk songs and traditional children songs
- Sing unaccompanied, accompanied and unison songs (focus on one-part and rounds) 2 performances yearly
Rhythmic
- Play rhythm instruments at a steady beat (solo and accompanying)
- Move responsibly to music
Dance. Composition
- Aspects of dance choreography include the compositional use of organic unity, rhythmic or non-rhythmic articulation, theme and variation, and repetition. The choreographic process may employ improvisation for the purpose of developing innovative movement ideas.
Piano or Violin Private Classes
- Earn first steps in playing instrument, technique (We offer 2 private classes a week)
- Read music, Play by hard peaces.
- The requirements to perform 4 concert yearly:
- October 2020 technical peace, scales
- December 2 contrast peaces
- Polyphony peace, scales, sight-reading
- 3 pieces: Sonatina, technical, lyrical
Grade 2
Music Theory/ Solfege
- Write and recognize by sight and ear all note values and rests, notes, intervals
- Write and recognize notes in treble clef
- Echo and sight-sing melody patterns using Solfege syllables and hand signs
- Music Dictations
Music History
- Study composers and their compositions (e.g. Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra; The Nutcracker; Hansel and Gretel)
- Learn about each individual instrument and their respective families
- Recognize instrument families by ear
- Listening Music
Choir
- Sing unaccompanied, accompanied, unison and simple two-part songs (focus on Folk songs, hymns and spirituals)
- Develop a healthy vocal technique
- 2 performance yearly
Dance. Composition
- Aspects of dance choreography include the compositional use of organic unity, rhythmic or non-rhythmic articulation, theme and variation, and repetition. The choreographic process may employ improvisation for the purpose of developing innovative movement ideas.
Piano or Violin Private Classes
- Earn experience in playing instrument, technique (We offer 2 private classes a week)
- Read music, Play by hard pieces.
- The requirements to perform 4 concert yearly:
- October 2020 technical peace, scales
- December 2 contrast peaces
- Polyphony peace, scales, sight-reading
- 3 pieces: Sonatina, technical, lyrical
- Piano Ensembles, Chamber Music 2 performances per year
Music Composition, Improve.
- The most obvious, yet widely underemphasized, is the distinction that improvisation occurs in real time, whereas composition does not. Essentially, improvisation is created and composed the same instance it is performed. As the soloist is creating a solo, it is cemented as part of the piece as a whole.
Dance. Composition
- Aspects of dance choreography include the compositional use of organic unity, rhythmic or non-rhythmic articulation, theme and variation, and repetition. The choreographic process may employ improvisation for the purpose of developing innovative movement ideas.
Grade 3
Music Theory/Solfege
- Write and recognize by sight and ear all note values and rests, notes, intervals
- Write and recognize notes in treble clef and bass clef
- Understand the use of time signature
- Echo and sight-sing complex melody patterns using Solfege syllables and hand signs
- Music Dictations
Music History
- Study composers and their compositions (e.g. Peter and the Wolf)
- Introduction to time periods of classical music
- Study roots of American music (spirituals, Native American, Jazz)
- Learn about each individual instrument and their respective families
- Recognize families and individual instruments by ear
- Listening Music
Choir
- Sing unaccompanied, accompanied, unison and simple two-part songs
- Sing as a leader and soloist
- Develop a healthy vocal technique
- 3 performances per year
Dance. Composition
- Aspects of dance choreography include the compositional use of organic unity, rhythmic or non-rhythmic articulation, theme and variation, and repetition. The choreographic process may employ improvisation for the purpose of developing innovative movement ideas.
Piano or Violin Private Classes
- Earn experience in playing instrument, technique (We offer 2 private classes a week)
- Read music, Play by hard peaces.
- The requirements to perform 4 concert yearly:
- October 2020 technical peace, scales
- December 2 contrast peaces
- Polyphony peace, scales, sight-reading
- 3 pieces: Sonata, technical, lyrical
- Piano Ensembles, Chamber Music 2 performances per year
Music Composition, Improve.
- The most
obvious, yet widely underemphasized, is the distinction that improvisation occurs
in real time, whereas composition does not. Essentially, improvisation is
created and composed the same instance it is performed. As the soloist is
creating a solo, it is cemented as part of the piece as a whole.
The ultimate goal is to create fully engaged, independent musicians who can hear, understand, read, write, compose, and improvise.
Dance. Composition
- Aspects of dance choreography include the compositional use of organic unity, rhythmic or non-rhythmic articulation, theme and variation, and repetition. The choreographic process may employ improvisation for the purpose of developing innovative movement ideas.
Grade 4
Music Theory/ Solfege
- Write and recognize by sight and ear all note values and rests
- Write and recognize notes in treble clef and bass clef
- Understand the use of time signature
- Recognize intervals by sight and ear
- Understand the use of accidentals
- Recognize and use major keys (C, G, D, F)
- Complete melodic -, rhythmic -, intervallic dictation
- Read and write in Gregorian Chant notation
- Echo and sight-sing complex melody patterns using solfege syllables and hand signs
- Music Dictations
Music History
- Study composers and their compositions
- Study time periods of classical music
- Listen to compositions and place music into appropriate time period
- Study opera
- Review instrument families and individual instruments
- Listen Music
Choir
- Sing unaccompanied, accompanied, unison and simple two-part songs
- Sing as a leader and soloist
- Develop a healthy vocal technique
- Introduction to vocal anatomy
- Introduction to conducting
- Understand and demonstrate outstanding rehearsal and performance behavior
- 3 performances per year
Dance. Composition
- Aspects of dance choreography include the compositional use of organic unity, rhythmic or non-rhythmic articulation, theme and variation, and repetition. The choreographic process may employ improvisation for the purpose of developing innovative movement ideas.
Piano or Violin Private Classes
- Earn experience in playing instrument, technique (We offer 2 private classes a week)
- Read music, Play by hard peaces.
- The requirements to perform 4 concert yearly:
- October 2020 technical peace, scales
- December 2 contrast peaces
- Polyphony peace, scales, sight-reading
- 5 pieces: Sonata, technical, lyrical
- Piano Ensembles, Chamber Music 2 performances per year
Music Composition, Improve.
- The most
obvious, yet widely underemphasized, is the distinction that improvisation occurs
in real time, whereas composition does not. Essentially, improvisation is
created and composed the same instance it is performed. As the soloist is
creating a solo, it is cemented as part of the piece as a whole.
The ultimate goal is to create fully engaged, independent musicians who can hear, understand, read, write, compose, and improvise.
Grade 5
Music Theory
- Write and recognize by sight and ear all note values and rests, including 32nd notes
- Understand the use of simple and compound time signature
- Transpose by octave (clef transfer)
- Recognize intervals by sight and ear, including augmented and diminished intervals
- Understand the Circle of Fifths (up to 3#s and 3bs)
- Recognize and use minor keys (a, e, d – natural, harmonic, melodic)
- Complete melodic -, rhythmic -, intervallic dictation
- Understand the use of tuplets
- Understand the use of double-#s and double-bs
- Introduction to Music Analysis
- Music Dictations
- First steps of Harmony
Music History
- Listen to compositions and place music intro appropriate time period
- Introduction to Chamber music and Program music
- Music and National identity
- Listen Music
Choir
- Participation in the choir program on various levels of ability
- Sing as a committed chorister – show leadership
- Focus on sight-singing
- Develop a healthy vocal technique
- Understand vocal anatomy
- Understand conducting gestures
- Understand and demonstrate outstanding rehearsal and performance behavior
Dance. Composition
- Aspects of dance choreography include the compositional use of organic unity, rhythmic or non-rhythmic articulation, theme and variation, and repetition. The choreographic process may employ improvisation for the purpose of developing innovative movement ideas.
Piano or Violin Private Classes
- Earn experience in playing instrument, technique (We offer 2 private classes a week)
- Read music, Play by hard peaces.
- The requirements to perform 4 concert yearly:
- October 2020 technical peace, scales
- December 2 contrast peaces
- Polyphony peace, scales, sight-reading
- 5 pieces: Sonata, technical, lyrical
- Piano Ensembles, Chamber Music 2 performances per year
Music Composition, Improve. The most obvious, yet widely underemphasized, is the distinction that improvisation occurs in real time, whereas composition does not. Essentially, improvisation is created and composed the same instance it is performed. As the soloist is creating a solo, it is cemented as part of the piece as a whole
Art
Beginner to advanced theory of the visual arts. including but not limited to:
- Proper technique
- various styles (such as realism, Impressionism and animation proportions)
- Composition
- Rhythm
- Symmetry
- Balance
- Repetition
- Rule of Thirds
- Space (Positive and Negative)
- Perspective
- Form
