Music+Level+4-5+Curriculum+Map

=Curriculum Map=

September- May
EL 1 Students will demonstrate how to play a variety of pitched/ non-pitched instruments using enhanced musical techniques. EL 2 Students will create, listen to, and perform rhythm/melodic patterns. EL 3 Students will pitch-match a song.
 * Essential Learnings**

**Units** : Call and response activities, Play instruments individually and in groups, Practice rhythm patterns in small/large groups, Use instruments to echo teacher rhythm patterns, Create and demonstrate rhythm patterns, Creating rhythms for compositions, Rhythm Basketball, Individually pitch match song phrases, Group singing for musicals/concerts, Echo words, phrases, and songs,

January- May
EL 4 Students will compose and create songs on pitched/non-pitched instruments. EL 5 Students will listen to, analyze, evaluate music and identify orchestra instruments by sight and sound. EL 6 Students will identify musical symbols, notes on the staff, and match musical terms with their meanings.
 * Essential Learnings**


 * Units**: Work on group compositions, Whammo Game, Rhythm games, Group/self assessments of class performances, Compose music on staff paper, Improvise in question/answer phrases. Jingle Bells Remix, Music Baseball Game, Music Instrument Bingo, Orchestra Instrument flashcards, Analyze and evaluate music performed by orchestra/bands, Composer of the month/composer reports, Sing cultural songs in groups, Daffy Duck Passes the Buck, Music Symbol Bingo, Listening Maps.