National Standards for Music Education
- Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
- Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
- Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
- Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines.
- Reading and notating music.
- Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.
- Evaluating music and music performances.
- Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.
- Understanding music in relation to history and culture.
Music Curriculum
Kindergarten
Four Voices
Steady Beat
Cultural Holidays
Fast and Slow
Long and Short
Soft and Loud
High and Low
Instruments and Composition
1st Grade
Shapes and Patterns
Improvisation and Composition
Rhythm
Phrases and Form
Instruments
Notation
2nd Grade
Exploring the Elements of Music
Rhythm
Combining the Elements of Music
Composition, Execution, and Evaluation
Instruments
3rd Grade
Composition
Melodic Reading
Treble Staff Pitches
4th Grade
Symphony
North Carolina Music
Recorder
5th Grade
American and Patriotic Music
Styles
Application of Styles
Four Voices
Steady Beat
Cultural Holidays
Fast and Slow
Long and Short
Soft and Loud
High and Low
Instruments and Composition
1st Grade
Shapes and Patterns
Improvisation and Composition
Rhythm
Phrases and Form
Instruments
Notation
2nd Grade
Exploring the Elements of Music
Rhythm
Combining the Elements of Music
Composition, Execution, and Evaluation
Instruments
3rd Grade
Composition
Melodic Reading
Treble Staff Pitches
4th Grade
Symphony
North Carolina Music
Recorder
5th Grade
American and Patriotic Music
Styles
Application of Styles