Musical Expression Through Movement
Students demonstrate expressive qualities of music through movement.
Grade: Kindergarten
Concept: Tempo, Dynamics, Articulation
Artistic Process: Performing, Creating, Responding
Exploring the Sounds Around Us
Students listen to and describe sounds.
Grade: Kindergarten
Concept: Form, Dynamics, Articulation
Artistic Process: Responding, Connecting
Dynamics Hide and Seek
Students play an identification game of hot and cold using their voices and dynamics.
Grade: 1st
Concept: Dynamics
Artistic Process: Performing, Responding
Exploring Expressive Qualities
Students explore expressive qualities in music through listening, singing, and moving.
Grade: 1st
Concept: Tempo, Dynamics, Articulation
Artistic Process: Performing, Responding, Connecting
Around the Room Mystery
Students identify phrases in a known song and create new patterns of music.
Grade: 2nd
Concept: Tempo, Dynamics, Articulation
Artistic Process: Performing, Creating, Responding
Classroom Thunderstorm
Students create a class composition of a thunderstorm by exploring expressive qualities of crescendo/decrescendo and accelerando/ritardando.
Grade: 2nd
Concept: Tempo, Dynamics, Articulation
Artistic Process: Performing, Creating, Responding
Style and Genre
Students brainstorm strategies to guide their listening as they describe and label music of different genres.
Grade: 2nd
Concept: Tempo, Dynamics, Articulation
Artistic Process: Responding, Connecting
Comparing Different Versions of a Known Song
Students create different versions of a known song and listen to contrasting recordings for musical differences and similarities.
Grade: 3rd
Concept: Tempo, Dynamics, Articulation, Singing
Artistic Process: Performing, Creating, Responding
Listening for Contrasts in Genre
Students create arrangements of a melody and listen to recordings contrasting in style and genre.
Grade: 4th
Concept: Tempo, Dynamics, Articulation
Artistic Process: Performing, Creating, Responding
Exploring Historical and Cultural Connections to the Guitar
Students explore the sound, evolution, performance techniques, and culture of guitar-like instruments from around the world.
Grade: 5th
Concept: Tempo, Dynamics, Articulation, Instrumental
Artistic Process: Responding, Connecting
