Using the State Curriculum: Music, Grade K

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	Perceiving, Performing, and Responding: Aesthetic Education	Historical, Cultural, and Social Context	Creative Expression and Production	Aesthetics and Criticism

Students will demonstrate the ability to perceive, perform, and respond to music.

1. Develop awareness of the characteristics of musical sounds and silence, and the diversity of sounds in the environment

Experiment with a range of classroom instruments such as wood blocks, triangles, rhythm sticks, maracas, guiros, jingle bells, sand blocks, cymbals, tambourines, and hand drums
Identify repeated patterns heard in music
Identify sounds as fast/slow, loud/soft (quiet), long/short, high/low
Explore and discuss sounds heard in selected environments such as classroom, playground, field trip, cafeteria

2. Experience performance through singing, playing instruments, and listening to performances of others

Experiment with vocal sounds that use a variety of pitches: singing in an age-appropriate range, speaking, whispering, and calling
Listen to examples of adult male voices, adult female voices, and children's voices
Wait and listen before imitating rhythmic and melodic patterns
Explore steady beat through singing, speaking, and playing classroom instruments
Explore beat groupings (meter) through singing, speaking, and playing classroom instruments
Explore use of simple 2- or 4-beat rhythmic ostinatos
Sing or play in groups, matching tempo (fast and slow)
Experience as an audience member a variety of concerts, plays, and other age-appropriate programming

4. Experiment with standard and individually created symbols to represent sounds

August 6, 2008