Expressions Music Curriculum - CLASSROOM MUSIC | GRADES K-5 | FOURTH GRADE

PERFORM
Sing
	Fundamental	Developmental
	Sing alone and with others Sing accompanied and unaccompanied Develop and expressively perform a varied personal repertoire of songs Explore and experience age- and skill-level-appropriate melodic and rhythmic patterns Sing in a variety of tonalities Sing in a variety of rhythmic structures	Demonstrate healthy singing techniques, including singing posture, breath support, head tone, and unified vowels Echo and perform melodic patterns (s,l,m,r,d,d¹,s₁,l₁,t₁,f) (1/2 steps for major and minor scales) Sing melody with descant Sing melodic canons in 2 and 3 parts Sing vocal ostinati to accompany tonic songs
Play
	Fundamental	Developmental
	Play alone and with others Play accompanied and unaccompanied Develop and expressively perform a varied personal repertoire of songs Explore and experience age and skill level appropriate melodic and rhythmic patterns Play in a variety of tonalities Play in various meters Play a variety of instruments	Demonstrate ability to perform multiple melodic rhythms and rhythm patterns while maintaining a steady pulse Echo and perform simple rhythm patterns (,,,) & () Play descant for melody played or sung Play melodic canons in two or three parts Play two or more complimentary melodic ostinati to accompany tonic songs Play I-V choral patterns to accompany melody
Move
	Fundamental	Developmental
	Move alone and with others Develop an awareness of body parts leading to the body as a unit-in-motion Experience non-locomotor and locomotor movement Progress from personal tempo to external tempo Explore and experience age- and skill-level-appropriate movements Respond to musical, visual, and oral stimuli with movement Perform microbeat and macrobeat subdivisions Progress from movement to dance	Perform traditional folk dances individually, with partners, and as a group Perform stylized dance movements with music Combine body percussion patterns with found sounds individually and with partners Perform movements to show direction and levels
RESPOND & REFLECT
Listen
	Fundamental	Developmental
	Respond to music stimuli through a variety of ways Discern similarities and differences among musical styles, genres, historical periods, and interpretations Recognize and discriminate among sound sources Use music terminology to describe musical sound sources, events, and mood	Respond to musical stimuli that reflects the musical characteristics and/or elements Continue to expand listening repertoire, using appropriate terminology to describe music characteristics such as melodic structure, texture, form, rhythmic elements, and tone color Distinguish among the characteristics of music from a variety of historical periods and cultures Identify melody with simple (I-V) harmonic accompaniments
Evaluate
	Fundamental	Developmental
	Apply critical and creative thinking in making musical decisions and evaluations Make collaborative musical decisions Practice self-assessment	Make musical decisions based on their personal criteria
CREATE
Compose & Arrange
	Fundamental	Developmental
	Organize sounds in ways that are meaningful to him/her Organize sounds in ways that are meaningful to others Demonstrate an understanding of structure, coherence, and organization Experience the �stages� of composing: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing	Create and arrange rhythmic melodies and accompaniments that employ a variety of sound sources Create personal songs and accompaniments using diatonic patterns duple and triple meter
Improvise
	Fundamental	Developmental
	Organize sounds spontaneously Respond musically in context	Improvise two to four measure �answer phrases� in the same style as the musical prompt Improvise using voice based on pentatonic, texts, three-note patterns
Read & Notate
	Fundamental	Developmental
	Use iconic and traditional notation within the grand staff Hear and perform before notating Read and write musical symbols and terms	Stage 1: Read and notate melodic patterns (s,l,m,r,d,s₁,l₁,d¹) Stage 2: Read and notate melodic patterns that include Stage 1 and (t₁,t¹,f) Read and notate rhythmic and melodic accompaniments at student reading level Stage 1: Read and notate rhythm (,,) Stage 2: Read and notate rhythm patterns that include Stage 1 and (, key signatures)
CONNECT
	Fundamental	Developmental
	Recognize that music reflects time, place and culture Understand that music is useful, enriching, and transforming Identify how music is essential to the human experience Make legitimate cross-curricular connections through content and process	Explore music connections associated with historical, social, and economic events Define and describe concepts within and between the various art forms Identify characteristics and instruments of music of the Americas Identify characteristics of woodwind and brass instruments Recognize the influence of culture and location on music
APPLY
	Fundamental	Developmental
	Understand the function of music in society Recognize the inherent value of music Employ critical thinking and evaluate skills in the music they perform, listen to, and create Develop audience etiquette appropriate to the performance environment Develop an awareness of the impact of music in their lives	Describe characteristics that make music suitable for a specific purpose Describe the characteristics of music (performed and heard) that evoke an emotional response