Big changes in 4th grade this year and I am excited. I will finally be able to reward your students with the grade they have earned!
For the first 9 weeks, I will be teaching from all of the standards, but I will be focusing and assessing the following-
Applies knowledge of music concepts through singing and playing instruments
M4GM.1a,c,d M4GM.2a,c,d; Sings in head voice OR plays with appropriate tone using dynamics and phrasing with and without accompaniment in songs of various cultures
Reads and notates music
M4GM.3a,b; Reads AND notates half, quarter, eighth, dotted half, whole notes and rests using traditional symbols in 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4 meter
Describes and analyzes music
M4GM.6a Accurately distinguishes simple formal structures - AB, ABA, rondo, Introduction, and Coda
We will also be doing a patriotic music unit and we will focus on the Star Spangled Banner because it turns 200 this year!
For the first 9 weeks, I will be teaching from all of the standards, but I will be focusing and assessing the following-
Applies knowledge of music concepts through singing and playing instruments
M4GM.1a,c,d M4GM.2a,c,d; Sings in head voice OR plays with appropriate tone using dynamics and phrasing with and without accompaniment in songs of various cultures
Reads and notates music
M4GM.3a,b; Reads AND notates half, quarter, eighth, dotted half, whole notes and rests using traditional symbols in 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4 meter
Describes and analyzes music
M4GM.6a Accurately distinguishes simple formal structures - AB, ABA, rondo, Introduction, and Coda
We will also be doing a patriotic music unit and we will focus on the Star Spangled Banner because it turns 200 this year!