Expressions Music Curriculum - CLASSROOM MUSIC | GRADES K-5 | SECOND

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 expressive speaking and singing voice Echo and perform melodic patterns (s,l,m,r,d,d¹,s₁,l₁) Sing vocal ostinati to accompany pentatonic melody
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	Explore and experience melodic rhythms and steady beat at the same time, or switch from one to the other on cue Echo and perform simple rhythm patterns (,) & () Perform 4-measure rhythmic canons in two parts
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	Create movements (including hand jives) individually and with partners Perform movement to depict patterns in music Explore body percussion movements to show steady beat and melodic rhythm Explore movement patterns (large and small muscle movement combinations)
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	Respond to melodic direction, rhythms, and phrases Recognize steady beats, recurring simple rhythm and melodic patterns, and tone color of some instruments Identify characteristics of music related to historical style and culture Identify single melodic line with pitched ostinati accompaniment
Evaluate
	Fundamental	Developmental
	Apply critical and creative thinking in making musical decisions and evaluations Make collaborative musical decisions Practice self-assessment	Use simple 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	Experiment with tone color/sound sources and design musical ideas Create personal songs with d,r,m,s,l and rhythmic pulse
Improvise
	Fundamental	Developmental
	Organize sounds spontaneously Respond musically in context	Improvise rhythmic/melodic patterns in response to a 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 simple melodic patterns (s,l,m,d) Stage 2: Read and notate simple melodic patterns that include Stage 1 and (r) Read and notate simple melodic line with pitched ostinati accompaniment Stage 1: Read and notate simple rhythm patterns that include () Stage 2: Read and notate simple 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	Explore music and mathematical patterns Identify similarities and differences among the various arts in relation to their music-making experience Identify characteristics and instruments of Hispanic music Begin to identify characteristics of music from various historical periods
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	Explore the use of music for specific events Describe how music makes one feel in relation to personal experience