Boise Schools Curriculum

Music - Fifth Grade

District Course #510

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

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
2005: Information in bold indicates new grade-level material

Unit 1

Singing

Ongoing

Instructional Objective 510.01 The students will be able to meet the following objectives in rhythm and theory:			Standard Reference N-1a, b, c, d, e 902.01a.1; 902.01a.3; 904.01a.1; 904.03a.3; 906.01a.2; 906.01a.3; 906.02a.1; 906.03a.1; 906.03a.4
No.	Performance Objective	Resource Reference		Assessment Correlation
01	Demonstrate the ability to sing in head tone with proper breathing, intonation, posture, diction, and responding to the cues of a conductor	1. "Share the Music" Teacher’s Editions 2. Boise Music Curriculum "Teacher’s Resource Guide"		TMA, TO
02	Identify and perform songs with stepwise and skipping movement			TMA, TO
03	Perform 3-part rounds, countermelodies, partner songs, descants, 2 part songs, call/response and ostinati			TMA, TO
04	Sing tunefully within a range of B to E²			TMA, TO
05	Read and sing Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti, Do¹, low So and low La, with hand signs, alone and with others			TMA, TO
06	Read from staff and sing extended repertoire, alone and with others. Include songs of the American Revolution, Civil War, and other regional songs of the US.			TMA, TO
07	Sing expressively, with improved control of loud/soft and adding crescendo, decrescendo, accelerando, ritard			TMA, TO
08	Sing songs in major, minor and pentatonic			TMA, TO

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Unit 2	Rhythm and Theory	Ongoing

Instructional Objective 510.02: The students will demonstrate knowledge of the following skills and concepts in rhythm and theory:			Standard Reference N-2a,b,c,d,e,f; 3b,c,d; 5a,b,c,d; 6c,e 904.01a.1; 904.01a.3; 906.01a.1; 906.01a.2; 906.01a.3; 906.02a.2; 906.02a.3; 906.03a.3
No.	Performance Objective	Resource Reference		Assessment Correlation
01	Demonstrate the ability to match the steady beat of a piece of music at different tempos	1. "Share the Music" Teacher’s Editions 2. Boise Music Curriculum "Teacher’s Resource Guide"		TMA, TO
02	Demonstrate the ability to read and play rhythmic patterns, using syllabic (i.e. ta ti-ti) and numeric counting systems.			TMA, TO
03	Explain, notate and perform 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4 meters, emphasizing patterns of strong/weak. Label meter signatures.			TMA, TO
04	Experience and identify changing meter in musical pieces
05	Read, notate and perform quarter note, half note, two eighth notes, whole note, single eighth note, dotted half, sixteenth notes (in groups of 4), sixteenth notes in groups of two, triplets and corresponding rests.			TMA, TO
06	Name and notate: staff, lines, spaces, note heads, note stems, treble clef, bar lines, measure, ledger line (middle C), double bar line, repeat sign, time signature, fermata, 1^st and 2^nd endings, fine, DS al fine, DS and DC.			TMA, TO
07	Review and perform syncopation (eighth/quarter)			TMA, TO
08	Read, notate, and perform So, Mi, La, Do, Re, low So, low La, adding Fa and high Do on the staff in the key of C, F, and G.			TMA, TO
09	Review, notate, and perform absolute pitch names.			TMA, TO
10	Discover and utilize function of sharps and flats in keys of C, F, and G.			TMA, TO
11	Read, create, and play scales and I, IV, and V triads in C, F and G.			TMA, TO
12	Respond to and describe musical controls using the appropriate symbols and terminology: decrescendo, crescendo, forte, piano, mezzo, ritard, andante, allegro, moderato, adagio, largo, presto, accelerando, accent, staccato, legato			TMA, TO

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Unit 3	Movement	Ongoing

Instructional Objective 510.03 The students will be able to meet the following objectives through movement			Standard Reference N-6b; 9a 902.01a, 902.02a, 904.01a, 906.01a
No.	Performance Objective	Resource Reference		Assessment Correlation
01	Move to a steady beat, with locomotor and non-locomotor movement	1. "Share the Music" Teacher’s Editions 2. Boise Music Curriculum "Teacher’s Resource Guide"
02	Perform movement to a song. Add manipulatives and props as appropriate.			TMA, TO
03	Continue use of body percussion as a response to musical elements, i.e. dynamics, rhythms, tempo, etc.			TMA, TO
04	Continue to create structured movement to specific musical examples, i.e. American folk dances, etc.			TMA, TO
05	Continue to perform dances of varying origins and formations, with increasing difficulty
06	Create and perform movement relating to literature and folk tales

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Unit 4	Instruments	Ongoing

Instructional Objective 510.04 The students will be able to meet the following objectives while playing instruments.			Standard Reference N-2a,b,c,d; 3a,b,c; 4c;5c 904.01a, 906.01a, 906.02a, 906.03a
No.	Performance Objective	Resource Reference		Assessment Correlation
01	Make and perform appropriate instrument choices to represent characters, words, colors, moods, etc. from classroom instruments. Create layers of timbres and/or grade appropriate compositions.	1. "Share the Music" Teacher’s Editions 2. Boise Music Curriculum "Teacher’s Resource Guide"		TMA, TO
02	Read and play short melodic and rhythmic patterns of increasing difficulty. Create layers of rhythmic and melodic patterns as accompaniments, focusing on keeping individual part.Employ question/answer techniques.			TMA, TO
03	Play unpitched and pitchedinstruments as accompaniments, alone and with others, using correct posture and mallet technique, including bordun (hands together), broken bordun (hands take turns), and cross-over borduns. Employ ostinatos, introductions, and codas.			TMA, TO
04	Correctly name and properly play each instrument used in class.			TMA, TO
05	Play accompaniments using I, IV, V major chords in keys of C, F, & G on available classroom instruments.
06	Play C, F, & G major scales on available classroom instruments.
07	Continue melodic reading skills with available classroom instruments, i.e. recorders, keyboards, guitars, tone bells and chimes, etc.

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Unit 5	Form	Ongoing

Instructional Objective 510.05 The students will be able to meet the following objectives in analyzing form.			Standard Reference N-5c; 6a,b,c 870.01a, 872.02a
No.	Performance Objective	Resource Reference		Assessment Correlation
01	Identify and perform phrasing in conjunction with a musical sentence with songs of increasing difficulty	1. "Share the Music" Teacher’s Editions 2. Boise Music Curriculum "Teacher’s Resource Guide"		TMA, TO
02	Perform and aurally identify AB, ABA form, rondo, question/answer, theme and variations			TMA, TO

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Unit 6	History and Culture	Ongoing

Instructional Objective 510.06 The students will be able to meet the following Humanities objectives.			Standard Reference N-6b; 9a,c 902.01a, 902.02a, 904.01a, 904.02a, 904.03a
No.	Performance Objective	Resource Reference		Assessment Correlation
01	Sing, play, listen and move to music of varied cultures.	1. "Share the Music" Teacher’s Editions 2. Boise Music Curriculum "Teacher’s Resource Guide"		TMA, TO
02	Sing and play traditional folk songs and games of America.			TMA, TO
03	Sing expanded repertoire of traditional patriotic and holiday songs. Include regional songs of the US, Civil Ward, American Revolution, and spirituals. Include relevant games and dances.			TMA, TO
04	Explore and listen to music of composers from different style periods. Include relevant biographical information.

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Unit 7	Listening	Ongoing

Instructional Objective 510.07 The students will be able to meet the following listening objectives.			Standard Reference N-6a,b; 7a; 8a; 9a 902.01a, 904.01a, 904.02a, 904.03a, 906.01a, 906.03a
No.	Performance Objective	Resource Reference		Assessment Correlation
01	Identify aurally and visually an expanded number of specific orchestral instruments within family groups. Include folk and electric instruments. Compare and contrast how different instruments produce sound.	1. "Share the Music" Teacher’s Editions 2. Boise Music Curriculum "Teacher’s Resource Guide"		TMA, TO
02	Respond to and distinguish between various styles of orchestral and vocalmusic through movement, manipulation of props, story-telling, and dramatization.			TMA, TO
03	Observe and distinguish by name solo, duet, trio, quartet, etc.			TMA, TO
04	Demonstrate appropriate concert etiquette (i.e. when to clap, etc.).			TMA, TO
05	Distinguish between opera, ballet, and musical theater.			TMA, TO

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Unit 8	Integrating the Arts	Ongoing

Instructional Objective 510.08 The students will be able to integrate other art forms in the music classroom.			Standard Reference N-8a,b 904.03a
No.	Performance Objective	Resource Reference		Assessment Correlation
01	Dramatize songs and stories from childrens’ literature, ethnic literature, or classical music.	1. "Share the Music" Teacher’s Editions 2. Boise Music Curriculum "Teacher’s Resource Guide"
02	Express the feelings and style of music through movement, drawing, or dramatization.
03	Compare textures of musical examples to visual art.
04	Compare phrase and form of musical examples to line and shape of visual art.

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