Course Description
The Music Department’s philosophy is based on
the belief that experiences with music are fundamental
to the education of children. Music has a powerful
ability to affect the hearts, minds, and souls of our
children. It gives children the opportunity to gain
self-esteem by learning new skills and talents. It
also gives children the sense of satisfaction that
comes from working with a group to perform and create
a piece of music with beauty and unity. Recent brain
research shows music can tremendously boost the efficiency
and performance of the brain. Music is a powerful purveyor
of culture, both American and other world cultures.
In today’s increasingly global society, knowledge
of other peoples and cultures, as well as our own past,
is a necessary part of a good education.
To further this purpose, the elementary music curriculum
gives children instruction in, and opportunities for,
singing, dancing, playing many types of instruments,
reading music notation, performing drama pieces, creating
their own music, and learning from the performances
of professional and other musicians. The music and
activities are chosen to teach the rich history and
culture of our own country and also of countries around
the world. By fully participating in the elementary
music curriculum, children will feel the joy and satisfaction
that comes from discovering new talents, performing
in programs, and expanding their cultural horizons.
It is the District's philosophy that General Music
should be offered to every elementary student, K-6,
for a minimum of 60 minutes per week.
Adopted Materials
Title: Share the Music
Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 1996
Boise Music Curriculum Teachers Resource Guide
- Kindergarten
Copyright
Resources
Course Scope
| Unit 1 |
Singing |
Ongoing |
| Unit 2 |
Rhythm and Theory |
Ongoing |
| Unit 3 |
Movement |
Ongoing |
| Unit 4 |
Instruments |
Ongoing |
| Unit 5 |
Form |
Ongoing |
| Unit 6 |
History and Culture |
Ongoing |
| Unit 7 |
Listening |
Ongoing |
| Unit 8 |
Integrating the Arts |
Ongoing |
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Assessment
Correlation acronyms key
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Instructional Objective
010.01 The students will be able to meet the
following singing objectives |
Standard Reference
N-1a,
b, c, e
872.01a,
872.02a |
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No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Demonstrate difference between singing, speaking
and whispering voice |
1. "Share the Music" Teacher’s Editions
2. Boise Music Curriculum "Teacher’s Resource
Guide" |
TMA, TO |
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02 |
Demonstrate the ability to sing high and low
sounds |
TMA, TO |
|
03 |
Demonstrate inner hearing skills through various
responses |
TMA, TO |
|
04 |
Tunefully sing within a range of major 6th – D1-B1 |
TMA, TO |
|
05 |
Tunefully sing the intervals of So, La, and
Mi |
TMA, TO |
|
06 |
Differentiate loud/soft and fast/slow |
TMA, TO |
|
07 |
Respond to phrasing as a musical sentence |
TMA, TO |
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Instructional Objective
010.02 The students will be able to meet the
following objectives in rhythm and theory |
Standard Reference
N-2a; 6:e
872.01,
872.02a, 872.03a |
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No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Demonstrate the ability to match the steady
beat of a piece of music |
1. "Share the Music" Teacher’s Editions
2. Boise Music Curriculum "Teacher’s Resource
Guide" |
TMA, TO |
|
02 |
Demonstrate the ability to pat simple rhythmic
word patterns, i.e. simple nursery rhymes |
TMA, TO |
|
03 |
Trace the melodic contour, left to right and
up/down in a variety of ways, i.e. physically,
visually, aurally |
TMA, TO |
|
04 |
Awareness of loud/soft and fast/slow |
TMA, TO |
|
Instructional Objective
010.03 The students will be able to meet the
following objectives while through movement. |
Standard Reference
N-6:
b,e
868.02a, 870.01a, 872.03a |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Awareness of moving to a steady beat, locomotor
and non-locomotor |
1. "Share the Music" Teacher’s Editions
2. Boise Music Curriculum "Teacher’s Resource
Guide" |
|
|
02 |
Starting and stopping movement on cue |
|
|
03 |
Perform movement to a song. Add manipulatives
and props as appropriate. |
TMA, TO |
|
04 |
Respond physically to changes in tempo, dynamics,
and high and low |
TMA, TO |
|
05 |
Improvise movement to various styles of music |
TMA, TO |
|
06 |
Function in free and organized formations, both
locomotor and non-locomotor |
|
|
Instructional Objective
010.04 The students will be able to meet the
following objectives while playing instruments. |
Standard Reference
N-2a,b,d,e,f
872.01a,
872.03a |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Recognize tone color of unpitched instrument
groups: skins, shakers, metals, woods |
1. "Share the Music" Teacher’s Editions
2. Boise Music Curriculum "Teacher’s Resource
Guide" |
TMA, TO |
|
02 |
Explore unpitched instruments, alone and with
others |
TMA, TO |
|
03 |
Play unpitched instruments to steady beat, alone
and with others |
TMA, TO |
|
04 |
Play unpitched instruments as rhythmic accompaniment,
alone and with others |
TMA, TO |
|
05 |
Correctly name and properly play each instrument
used in class. |
TMA, TO |
|
Instructional Objective
010.05 The students will be able to meet the
following objectives in analyzing form. |
Standard Reference
N-6a
870.01a |
|
No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Respond to phrasing as a musical sentence |
1. "Share the Music" Teacher’s Editions
2. Boise Music Curriculum "Teacher’s Resource
Guide" |
TMA, TO |
|
02 |
Recognize and respond to "same/different" |
TMA, TO |
|
Instructional Objective
010.06 The students will be able to meet the
following Humanities objectives. |
Standard Reference
N-6d; 9a,b
868.01a, 868.02a, 870.01a,
870.03a, 872.02a |
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No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Sing and recite nursery rhymes. |
1. "Share the Music" Teacher’s Editions
2. Boise Music Curriculum "Teacher’s Resource
Guide" |
TMA, TO |
|
02 |
Sing, play, listen and move to music of varied
cultures. |
TMA, TO |
|
Instructional Objective
010.07 The students will be able to meet the
following listening objectives. |
Standard Reference
N-6d,e
868.02a, 870.01a,
870.02a, 870.03a |
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No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Recognize orchestral instrument family groups. |
1. "Share the Music" Teacher’s Editions
2. Boise Music Curriculum "Teacher’s Resource
Guide" |
TMA, TO |
|
02 |
Respond to various styles of orchestral music
through movement, manipulation of props, story-telling,
and dramatization. |
TMA, TO |
|
Instructional Objective
010.08 The students will be able to integrate
other art forms in the music classroom. |
Standard Reference
N-8b
868.02a |
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No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
|
01 |
Recognize through picture books, dramatize and
perform nursery rhymes. |
1. "Share the Music" Teacher’s Editions
2. Boise Music Curriculum "Teacher’s Resource
Guide" |
TMA, TO |
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