Music Update
1st Quarter
Welcome Back!
I am excited to share another school year with our young musicians! I will have more details regarding this year's concerts and events soon. The rest of this newsletter consists of a summary of what we have been working on over the past few weeks in the music room. Thanks for reading!
Sincerely,
Mr. Watson
"I can" statements
Kindergarten
I can sing and move to music
I can name and use my speaking, whispering, shouting, and singing voices
I can take turns singing with my classmates
I can treat musical instruments with respect
I can have fun while demonstrating self-control
1st Grade
I can name and follow the music room expectations.
I can treat musical instruments with respect
I can have fun while demonstrating self-control
I can help make the music room a safe space for my classmates to try their best
I can take creative risks
I can introduce myself in front of my classmates
I can sing and move to music
I can name and use my speaking, whispering, shouting, and singing voices
I can create my own song lyrics
I can create my own movements
I can recognize musical opposites (high/low, fast/slow, loud/quiet, smooth/bumpy, skip/walk)
2nd-Grade
I can name and follow the music room expectations.
I can treat musical instruments with respect
I can have fun while demonstrating self-control
I can help make the music room a safe space for my classmates to try their best
I can take creative risks
I can introduce myself in front of my classmates
I can sing and move to music
I can name and use my speaking, whispering, shouting, and singing voices
I can read/play quarter notes, eighth notes, and rests
I can create my own song lyrics
I can create my own movements
I can play musical teamwork games
I can add detail to the musical opposites
3rd-Grade
I can name and follow the music room expectations.
I can treat musical instruments with respect
I can have fun while demonstrating self-control
I can help make the music room a safe space for my classmates to try their best
I can take creative risks
I can introduce myself in front of my classmates
I can sing and move to music
I can read/play quarter notes, eighth notes, half notes, and rests
I can use my reading skills to teach myself simple songs
I can create my own song lyrics
I can create my own movements
I can play musical teamwork games
4th-Grade
I can name and follow the music room expectations.
I can treat musical instruments with respect
I can have fun while demonstrating self-control
I can help make the music room a safe space for my classmates to try their best
I can take creative risks
I can introduce myself in front of my classmates
I can sing and move to music
I can read/play quarter notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes, half notes, and rests.
I can sing in a two-part round
I can read the notes "Sol," "La," "Mi," "Re," and "Do"
I can use my reading skills to teach myself simple songs
I can create my own song lyrics
I can create my own movements
I can play musical teamwork games
5th-Grade
I can name and follow the music room expectations.
I can treat musical instruments with respect
I can have fun while demonstrating self-control
I can help make the music room a safe space for my classmates to try their best
I can take creative risks
I can introduce myself in front of my classmates
I can sing and move to music
I can read/play quarter notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes, half notes, whole notes, quarter rests, half rests, and whole rests.
I can read/sing/play instruments in syncopation and dotted rhythms
I can sing in a four-part round
I can use my reading skills to teach myself simple songs
I can create my own song lyrics
I can create my own movements
I can play musical teamwork games
I can name the notes on the treble clef staff