PreK   
 

Pre K are learning songs including worship tunes to engage the children in learning rhythm and to further develop loco motor movements. Music styles such as pop, hip hop and rock will be used to teach the children about rhythm: fast and slow, and a glockenspiel instrument will be used to teach pitch: high & low. Learning these concepts through fun activities will help prepare students to play instruments.

Kindergarten 
 

Kindergarten classes are having a great time learning about their voices: Speaking singing, shouting, and whisper voice. They have also been learning to sing and play percussion instruments and Orff instruments including the glockenspiel.

1st grade 
 

1st grade is learning to sing as a choir and making notated rhythm patterns. Class activities such as playing body percussion: clapping, stomping, snapping, tapping a pattern of notes and playing rhythms on percussion instrument will help them enjoy and understand the importance of rhythm in music. We will also continue to learn about different types of percussion instruments, pitch and melody.   

2nd grade
 

2^nd grade is discovering how high and low pitches can create a melodic shape. While listening to songs with high and low pitches a melodic shape or contour is drawn from pitch to pitch and later colored to represent the songs melody. Singing and basic choir direction will also be taught throughout class time.  

3^rd & 4^th grade

Singing, choir direction and basic music notation lessons are being taught to prepare the students for reading and eventually playing larger recorder tunes. 3^rd and 4^th grade is learning longer (tied and dotted notes) and shorter (sixteenths) music notes. Music notes and intervals (relative pitch distance) will later be taught.

5^th grade

Fifth grade is listening to music and identifying songs melodic instrumentation and harmony learning about melodic and harmonic intervals of 3rds and 6ths that will be played on recorders and which can later be used to sing harmony. We will also be singing as a choir and learning chorales.

6^th & 7th grade

We are reviewing music elements rhythm, melody and harmony by listening to and analyzing songs and their instrumentation. We are also doing in depth lessons in harmony by singing in harmony and developing relative pitch (moveable do).

8^th grade

Class will be learning about basic tonality (major and minor), music mood and texture while listening and analyzing early renaissance to modern music. We are also learning to perform hand bells and choir music.