Music:

The final objective of this class is to make all students musically literate.  Writing and reading music can be achieved by laying down the fundamentals of notes, rests and their values in the lower grades, and gradually building on that foundation with key signatures, time signatures and scales in grades four, five, and size. The upper grades will be introduced to expression marks, keys in sharps and flats, and two-part harmony.

Music is part of everyone's life.  By understanding music theory, our children will appreciate what heals the heart and makes it whole, for music flows from Heaven to soul.

Music Theory Goals:

Kindergarten Goals:

1.  Children will understand the difference in appearance between whole notes, half notes, and quarter notes.

2.  They will also understand the difference between whole rests, half rests, and quarter rests.

3.  Children will be able to tell the difference between high and low sounds.

4.  Children will be able to distinguish and recognize the sound of several different instrument.

Grades 1 - 2 Goals:

1.  Children will be able to write whole notes, half notes, and quarter notes on a staff.

2.  They will also be able to write whole rests, half rests, and quarter rests on a staff.

3.  Children will learn to identify by appearance and sound instruments of various sizes and shapes.

4. They will be able to recite the eight syllables of the scale.

5. Children will be able to determine by sight:
    a.) Sharps, flats, and naturals
    b.) Time signatures
    c.) Double sharps and double flats
    d.) Letter names of lines and space in both the tremble and bass clefs

Grades 3 - 4 Goals:

1.  Children will be able to recognize and write most musical signs and symbols.

2.  Children will be able to write and place appropriately on a staff various notes and rests.

3.  Children will be able to recognize and write middle C and be able to find and play it on a piano.

4.  Children will be able to make and /or understand:
    a.) Tremble and bass clefs
    b.) Grand staff
    c.) Octaves
    d.) Letter names of piano white keys
    e.) Keyboard Direction

5.  Children will be introduced to the life and works of Frederic Chopin.

Grades 5 - 6 Goals:

1.  Children will be able o write the octave up or down of a given note.

2.  Children will be able to determine half and whole steps.

3.  Children will be able to sight read and write note of four octaves.

4. Children will be able to give definitions of many tempo and volume symbols.

5.  Children will be able to construct measures and write a melody.

6. Children will be able to write some major scales and construct major chords.

7.  Children will be introduced to the life and works of Johann Strauss, Jr. and John Philip Sousa.