1. Learners will demonstrate steady beat through song, movement and recorded music.

2. Learners will count and perform rhythms containing quarter notes and eighth notes (ta and ti-ti rhythms).

3. Learners will differentiate between steady beat and rhythm.

4. Learners will describe, identify and perform various tempos through song, movement and recorded music.

5. Learners will recognize, identify and perform various dynamics with songs and recorded music.

6. Learners will identify and differentiate between musical pitch (high and low).

7. Learners will describe and perform with various voices (speaking, singing, whisper and shouting).

8. Learners will identify and perform various lengths of articulation (long and short) through singing, movement and listening.

Miss Suzanne is a licensed K-12 music teacher with a decade of experience teaching K-6 music in New Jersey’s public schools and as a private lesson teacher. In addition to her classroom experience, Miss Suzanne owns and operates her own music education business providing learning resources and ideas to other music educators.

Homework Offered
There is no formal homework for this class but children may be suggested optional activities to extend their learning outside the classroom.

*Example of this: Practice tapping your foot to the steady beat of your favorite song.
0 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Students are formatively assessed in class to assess understanding and guide the pace of instruction. The results of the assessments are not typically shared with families and students unless there is a specific concern or if a parent specifically requests an update regarding their child’s progress in the course.
Grades Offered

Some songs and activities included in this course are from MusicPlayOnline and The Singing Classroom. Learners do NOT need to use or access these websites or create individual accounts in order to participate in these songs and activities.