Music in History and Culture

Learners will identify and label simple small musical forms such as AABA and ABAC in familiar songs.

Learners will perform music using specific tempo terms (presto, moderato, andante) and dynamics (fortissimo, pianissimo).

Learners will sing patriotic, folk, and seasonal songs and play musical games from diverse traditions.

Learners will examine musical excerpts from various historical periods and cultures and connect music to other disciplines.

Learners will compare and contrast objects from the environment using their senses and identify the elements of art and principles of design.

Learners will express ideas and feelings in personal artworks and create compositions using art elements and design principles with a variety of materials.

Learners will interpret stories in artworks, examine art by diverse creators, and connect art to everyday life and other disciplines.

Learners will support reasons for preferences in personal artworks, compare artworks in collections, and compile portfolios for self-evaluation.

Learners will practice appropriate audience behavior, recognize rhythmic and melodic elements in aural examples, distinguish musical contrasts, and respond verbally and through movement.