1. Develop awareness of the characteristics of musical sounds and the diversity of sounds in the environment
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a. Explain characteristics of band and orchestra instruments to support their belonging to the string, woodwind, brass, or percussion family
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b. Identify theme and variation form in music when presented aurally
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c. Read music notation including dynamics (p, f, mp, and mf), tempo (allegro, adagio, and moderato), and meter (2/2, 2/4, 4/4, 3/4, 6/8, and 5/4)
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d. Describe environmental sounds heard, with attention to rhythm
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e. Listen to and distinguish among voices as children's, adult male, and adult female
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2. Experience performance through singing and playing instruments in general, vocal, and instrumental settings, and listening to performances of others
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a. Perform accurately simple rhythms at sight from standard notation: tied notes (whole, half, and quarter combinations)
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b. Sing and play a variety of music with accurate intonation and characteristic timbre
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c. Sing partner songs and songs with descants accurately
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d. Perform rhythmically and melodically correct ostinatos or chordal accompaniment patterns while other students sing or play contrasting parts
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e. Exhibit appropriate performance behavior
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3. Respond to music through movement
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a. Perform singing games and traditional dances from a variety of world cultures
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b. Conduct music in four meter
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4. Experiment with standard and individually created symbols to represent sounds
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a. Read standard chord symbols and play the represented chords on classroom instruments (I and V chords)
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b. Write simple rhythm patterns from dictation using quarter, notes, two connected eighth notes, half notes, whole notes and corresponding rests in 2/4 and 3/4 time
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c. Create and notate short melodies on the treble staff, using standard notation (2 measures)
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d. Read and perform simple pitch and rhythm notation on the treble staff in the key of C major, using solfeggio or a comparable system
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