Carnegie Hall

Students compose and notate short rhythms in 4/4, 3/4, and 6/8 meters across multiple class periods.

Grade: 3rd
Concept: Rhythm & Meter, Form
Artistic Process: Performing, Creating

Students explore healthy posture through storytelling and observation.

Grade: 3rd
Concept: Singing
Artistic Process: Performing, Responding

Students explore first and second endings by singing and moving.

Grade: 3rd
Concept: Form
Artistic Process: Responding

Students explore absolute pitch through movement and games.

Grade: 3rd
Concept: Pitch
Artistic Process: Creating, Responding

Students explore and create rhythms through language and body percussion.

Grade: 3rd
Concept: Rhythm & Meter
Artistic Process: Performing, Creating, Responding

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

Students compose and notate short melodies using their names.

Grade: 4th
Concept: Rhythm & Meter, Pitch
Artistic Process: Performing, Creating

Students explore expressive qualities through various string techniques.

Grade: 4th
Concept: Articulation, Instrumental
Artistic Process: Performing, Creating

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

Students learn to identify tension and release within a piece of music.

Grade: 4th
Concept: Tempo
Artistic Process: Performing, Responding

Students form quartets to explore roles in an ensemble.

Grade: 4th
Concept: Form
Artistic Process: Performing, Creating, Responding

Students use language and movement to explore accents in music.

Grade: 4th
Concept: Articulation
Artistic Process: Performing, Creating

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

Students use samba rhythms and percussion to improvise in rondo form.

Grade: 5th
Concept: Rhythm & Meter, Form
Artistic Process: Responding, Connecting

Students explore a variety of rhythms from around the world.

Grade: 5th
Concept: Rhythm & Meter
Artistic Process: Performing, Creating, Responding, Connecting

Students explore different ways to change a simple sentence and melody to understand the concept of theme and variation.

Grade: 5th
Concept: Form
Artistic Process: Creating, Responding

By listening to and looking at the qualities of various scales, students learn to identify the differences between the major, minor, and blues scales.

Grade: 5th
Concept: Pitch
Artistic Process: Performing, Creating, Responding