Expressions Music Curriculum - CLASSROOM MUSIC | GRADES K-5 | FIFTH 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, unified vowels, and articulated consonants Echo and perform melodic patterns (s,l,m,r,d,d¹,s₁,l₁,t₁,f) (major, harmonic, and minor scales) Sing melodic canons in three and four parts Demonstrate part-singing Singing partner song, demonstrate balance between parts
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 and melodic rhythms and rhythm patterns in contrasting meters, while maintaining a steady pulse Echo and perform singing rhythm patterns (,,,, ) & () rhythmic diminution and augmentation Play I-IV-V chord progressions as accompaniments Play descants to melodies performed
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 a variety of dances (folk, stylized, and popular) individually, with partners, and as a group Create stylized dance movements that reflect specific musical examples Perform body percussion and movements in patterns and sequences individually, with partners, and as a group Perform movements to express musical ideas
RESPOND & REFLECT
Listen
	Fundamental	Developmental
	Respond to music stimuli through a variety of means 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	Create and perform purposeful responses to accompany musical stimuli Analyze and compare the musical characteristics, styles and interpretations of aural examples Analyze and describe the characteristics of music from a variety of historical periods and cultures Identify multiple melodies performed with harmonic accompaniment
Evaluate
	Fundamental	Developmental
	Apply critical and creative thinking in making musical decisions and evaluations Make collaborative musical decisions Practice self-assessment	Create and apply criteria to evaluate music they perform and hear
CREATE
Compose & Arrange
	Fundamental	Developmental
	Organize sound in ways that are meaningful to him/her Organize sound 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	Compose, within specific guidelines, rhythmic and melodic ostinati employing one to three simultaneous sound sources to accompany songs, poems, and stories Compose music to express a text, idea, or feeling
Improvise
	Fundamental	Developmental
	Organize sounds spontaneously Respond musically in context	Improvise four to eight measure �answer phrases� in the same style as the musical prompt
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,t₁,t¹,f) Stage 2: Read and notate melodic patterns that include Stage 1, � steps and whole steps for major scale and minor scales (step patterns) Read and notate rhythmic and melodic accompaniments at student reading level Stage 1: Read and notate rhythm patterns (,,,) Stage 2: Read and notate rhythm patterns that include Stage 1 and ()
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	Experience and investigate music connections associated with historical, social, social, and economic events Compare and contrast concepts within and between the various art forms Identify characteristics and instruments of South African music Identify characteristics of percussion and keyboard instruments Recognize the influence of historical events, technology, and economics 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 a personal awareness of the impact of music in their lives	Describe uses of music in the media and the role of professional musicians Explain how music (performed and heard) has qualities that enhance and reflect personal and societal experiences and events