Gina Luciani introduces you to the recorder and its woodwind family and teaches you how to make a sound on the recorder.
Beat Beat is a steady pulse that helps us keep time as we sing and as we play songs.
Rhythm Rhythm describes the way that different types of note values fall within a beat or series of beats. To find the rhythm of a song, hum the song silently in your head while you clap your hands for every note. Can you clap out the rhythm to the song Happy Birthday?
1.0 Artistic Perception Listen to, Analyze, and Describe Music 1.4 Describe music according to its elements, using terminology of music.
2.0 Creative Expression Apply Vocal and Instrumental Skills 2.2 Use classroom instruments to play melodies and accompaniments from a varied repertoire of music from diverse cultures, including rounds, descants, and ostinatos, by oneself and with others.
3.0 Historical and Cultural Context Diversity of Music 3.3 Sing and play music from diverse cultures and time periods.
4.0 Aesthetic Valuing Analyze and Critically Assess 4.1 Use specific criteria when judging the relative quality of musical performances. Derive Meaning 4.2 Describe the characteristics that make a performance a work of art.
5.0 Connections, Relationships and Applications Connections and Applications 5.1 Identify and interpret expressive characteristics in works of art and music. Careers and Career-Related Skills 5.4 Evaluate improvement in personal musical performances after practice or rehearsal.
Creating • MU.CR.2.4b. Use notation to document personal or collective rhythmic, melodic, and simple harmonic musical ideas (e.g. chords). • MU.CR.3.4b. Present the final version of personally or collectively created music to others and explain their creative process.
Responding • MU.RE.7.4a. Explain how music listening is influenced by personal interest, knowledge, purpose, and context. • MU.RE.7.4b. Demonstrate and explain how musical concepts and contexts affect responses to music. • MU.RE.8.4a. Demonstrate and describe expressive attributes and how they support creators’/ performers’ expressive intent. • MU.RE.9.4a. Apply teacher-provided and collaboratively-developed criteria to evaluate musical works and performances.
Performing • MU.PR.4.4aDemonstrate and explain how the selection of music to perform is influenced by personal interest, knowledge, purpose, and context • MU.PR.4.4c. Read and perform using notation (e.g. syncopation). • MU.PR.4.4d. Demonstrate an understanding of musical concepts (e.g. physical, verbal, or written response–understanding of musical concepts and how creators use them to convey expressive intent). • MU.PR.5.4b. With an appropriate level of independence rehearse to refine technique, expression, and identified performance challenges. – • MU.PR.6.4a. Perform music with appropriate expression, technique, and interpretation. • MU.PR.6.4b. Demonstrate performance and audience decorum appropriate for the occasion.
Connecting • MU.CN.10.4b. Describe the roles and impact various musics plays in one’s life and the lives of others. • MU.CN.11.4a. Explore and describe relationships between musics and other content areas (e.g. dance, visual art, dramatic arts, literature, science, math, social studies, and language arts). • MU.CN.11.4b. Describe how context (e.g. social, cultural, and historical) can inform a performance
Creativity and Innovation
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Communication and Collaboration
Flexibility and Adaptability
Initiative and Self Direction
Leadership and Responsibility
Social and Cross-Cultural Skills
Productivity and Accountability