USD 263-MULVANE SCHOOL DISTRICT

CURRICULUM MAP

MUSIC-1st Grade


OUTCOME/ ESSENTIAL QUESTION

 

CONTENT

 

OBJECTIVE/SKILL

 

ASSESSMENT

 

What is music?
 
Making music-vocally, instrumentally
Review all basic concepts-dynamics, tempo, duration
 
Describe music and perform the basic concepts of music dynamics, tempo, duration (NS7A, NS7B, NS2A, NS2B, NS2C, NS2D, NS2E, NS2F)
 
Verbal assessment, performance assessment
 
What is rhythm?
 
Sound/silence, steady beat, beat/no beat, fast/slow
 
Clap basic rhythm patterns, play on rhythm sticks, echo rhythms (NS2A, NS2B). Distinguish, play and sing sound/silence, notes/rests, beat/no beat 
 
Aural analysis
 
What is pitch and melody? Harmony?
 
High/low, same/different, up/down/same
 
Distinguish between high/low, same/different, up/down/same. Perform melodies, sing in unison, sing solos (NS1A, NS1B, NS1E)
 
 
How do we use music?
Why is music important in our lives?
 
Music of holidays, music of different times and places, Native American songs, Kansas Day songs, musical games (integration with social studies)
 
Learn music for different celebrations (NS1C, NS2C, NS6B). Learn and play musical games. Learn, sing and play Native American songs (NS1C, NS2C, NS6B). Learn and perform Kansas songs (NS2C)
 
 
How do we sing?
 
Proper posture, breathing, using different kinds of voices
 
Describe and exhibit proper singing posture, explore breathing process, use different textures of voices (NS1A, NS1B, NS1C, NS1D, NS1E)
 
Aural analysis, performance assessment
 
How do we group instruments?
How does the piano work?
 
Instrument families, band instruments, parade music, piano exploration, p and f, dynamic signs
 
Name families of instruments and how their sound is produced, describe a marching band, describe how a piano produces sound, name some parts of piano (NS2A, NS6D, NS3B)
 
 
What is musical form?
 
Introduction, phrases, verses, same/different
 
Aurally and verbally recognize and describe how a song is put together-ABA form, Intro, verse (NS6A, NS7B)
 
 
How does music tell stories?
 
Story songs, musical plays (integration with reading)
 
Listen to short musical plays, perform short musical play (NS2E). Sing story songs (NS1E). Add sound effects to story (NS2E).
 
 
What is music appreciation?
 
Music styles, concert etiquette, illustrate and describe music
 
Use musical vocabulary to describe music samples (NS7A, NS7B). Learn proper concert etiquette.