Kindergarten: Differentiating between steady beat and rhythm, singing simple songs in a group, and identifying and performing on unpitched instruments with the correct playing technique.
First Grade: Singing songs in a group, performing singing games in circular formation, and reading
rhythms with one and two beats per sound using standard music notation.
Second Grade: Singing a pentatonic melody using do-mi-so-la patterns, performing chord borduns on
pitched percussion instruments, and singing and dancing songs from another culture.
Third Grade: Singing a vocal canon in two parts with correct technique, reading/performing with
traditional notation on percussion instruments, and performing crossover borduns on
pitched percussion instruments.
Fourth Grade: Recognizing AB form in music, performing melodic canons, and spoken rap with dance.
Fifth Grade: Using correct playing technique on pitched percussion and soprano recorder, evaluate and
discuss a musical arrangement, and identify and label music phrases.
Please click HERE for a link to our bi-weekly newsletter "The Specialists" which also contains dates and activities of the Orff Music program at Raleigh-Bartlett Meadows.
First Grade: Singing songs in a group, performing singing games in circular formation, and reading
rhythms with one and two beats per sound using standard music notation.
Second Grade: Singing a pentatonic melody using do-mi-so-la patterns, performing chord borduns on
pitched percussion instruments, and singing and dancing songs from another culture.
Third Grade: Singing a vocal canon in two parts with correct technique, reading/performing with
traditional notation on percussion instruments, and performing crossover borduns on
pitched percussion instruments.
Fourth Grade: Recognizing AB form in music, performing melodic canons, and spoken rap with dance.
Fifth Grade: Using correct playing technique on pitched percussion and soprano recorder, evaluate and
discuss a musical arrangement, and identify and label music phrases.
Please click HERE for a link to our bi-weekly newsletter "The Specialists" which also contains dates and activities of the Orff Music program at Raleigh-Bartlett Meadows.