This lesson explores beat and rhythm, two fundamental parts of music, and four note values that can be combined to create different rhythms.
Pitch Pitch is a word that describers how high or low a sound is.
Note A note in music is a single sound. In this lesson you will learn how to play three notes on the recorder: B, A, and G. Here are some example of what notes can look like when they are written down:
Treble Clef A treble clef is a symbol used in music notation to tell you what the different lines of a staff mean. Recorders play using music written in treble clef.
Staff A musical staff are the five horizontal lines that hold music notes. Notes can be on the lines as well as all the spaces in between, above and below the lines. A staff with a treble clef on it will tell you that the middle line represents the note B.
Music Notation Music Notation is the name for music when it is written down on paper. It uses symbols such as lines, clefs, and notes to tell the musician how to play a song. Writing down music is one way to communicate to other people your musical ideas and it allows you to learn someone else’s music. A long time ago before recording technology was invented, music notation was the only way to share music if you couldn’t hear some play it in person.
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