CURRICULUM OVERVIEW
K and 1st
TRIMESTER 1
Unit 1: African Music
Unit 2: Latin Music/Winter Concert
TRIMESTER 2
Unit 1: Science of Sound
Unit 2: Soundscapes (Interdisiplinary/ Movement) *Spring Concert Piece
TRIMESTER 3
Unit 1: Kodaly Intro to Instrument Playing
Unit 2: Art and Music Interdisiplinary Curriculum
2nd
TRIMESTER 1
Unit 1: Meet the Orchestra- Strings
Unit 2: Meet the Orchestra- Woodwinds/ Winter Concert
TRIMESTER 2
Unit 1: Meet the Orchestra-Percussion
Unit 2: Meet the Orchestra- Brass
TRIMESTER 3
Unit 1: Composition
Unit 2: Spring Concert
3rd
TRIMESTER 1
Unit 1: Recorder Karate/White-Orange
Unit 2: Recorder Karate/ Green-Blue
TRIMESTER 2
Unit 1: Recorder Karate/ Purple-Red
Unit 2: Recorder Karate/ Brown-Black
TRIMESTER 3
Unit 1: Black Belt Level 2 and 3
Unit 2: Spring Concert/ Black Belt 4-5
4th
TRIMESTER 1
Unit 1: Vocal Health and Anatomy
Unit 2: Acapella Singing/ Building Musical Independence
TRIMESTER 2
Unit 1: Singing in Rounds
Unit 2:Stylistic Singing
TRIMESTER 3
Unit 1: Singing in 2 part Harmony
Unit 2: Composition/ Spring Concert
5th Grade
TRIMESTER 1
Unit 1: Music History/ Medieval-Renaissance
Unit 2: Music History/ Baroque-Classical
TRIMESTER 2
Unit 1: Music History/ Jazz and Blues (Black History Month)
Unit 2: Music History/ Romantic-Impressionism (Interdisiplinary with Art)
TRIMESTER 3
Unit 1: Music History/ Modern Classical (Interdisiplinary with Movement)
Unit 2: Contemporary (Hip Hop/ Rock/ Pop)
Notes: Each unit will end with a Composer Project/Presentation
6th-8th
TRIMESTER 1
Unit and Project: Keyboard Lab (Project Playing a Piece on the Grand Staff with two notes in the bass)
TRIMESTER 2
Unit and Project: Music Tech on Soundation (Project Composition for Dance
Performance, Piece should be inspired by world/significant event or issue)
TRIMESTER 3
Unit and Project: Drum Circle and World Music History (Project Drum Circle Performance)
K and 1st
TRIMESTER 1
Unit 1: African Music
Unit 2: Latin Music/Winter Concert
TRIMESTER 2
Unit 1: Science of Sound
Unit 2: Soundscapes (Interdisiplinary/ Movement) *Spring Concert Piece
TRIMESTER 3
Unit 1: Kodaly Intro to Instrument Playing
Unit 2: Art and Music Interdisiplinary Curriculum
2nd
TRIMESTER 1
Unit 1: Meet the Orchestra- Strings
Unit 2: Meet the Orchestra- Woodwinds/ Winter Concert
TRIMESTER 2
Unit 1: Meet the Orchestra-Percussion
Unit 2: Meet the Orchestra- Brass
TRIMESTER 3
Unit 1: Composition
Unit 2: Spring Concert
3rd
TRIMESTER 1
Unit 1: Recorder Karate/White-Orange
Unit 2: Recorder Karate/ Green-Blue
TRIMESTER 2
Unit 1: Recorder Karate/ Purple-Red
Unit 2: Recorder Karate/ Brown-Black
TRIMESTER 3
Unit 1: Black Belt Level 2 and 3
Unit 2: Spring Concert/ Black Belt 4-5
4th
TRIMESTER 1
Unit 1: Vocal Health and Anatomy
Unit 2: Acapella Singing/ Building Musical Independence
TRIMESTER 2
Unit 1: Singing in Rounds
Unit 2:Stylistic Singing
TRIMESTER 3
Unit 1: Singing in 2 part Harmony
Unit 2: Composition/ Spring Concert
5th Grade
TRIMESTER 1
Unit 1: Music History/ Medieval-Renaissance
Unit 2: Music History/ Baroque-Classical
TRIMESTER 2
Unit 1: Music History/ Jazz and Blues (Black History Month)
Unit 2: Music History/ Romantic-Impressionism (Interdisiplinary with Art)
TRIMESTER 3
Unit 1: Music History/ Modern Classical (Interdisiplinary with Movement)
Unit 2: Contemporary (Hip Hop/ Rock/ Pop)
Notes: Each unit will end with a Composer Project/Presentation
6th-8th
TRIMESTER 1
Unit and Project: Keyboard Lab (Project Playing a Piece on the Grand Staff with two notes in the bass)
TRIMESTER 2
Unit and Project: Music Tech on Soundation (Project Composition for Dance
Performance, Piece should be inspired by world/significant event or issue)
TRIMESTER 3
Unit and Project: Drum Circle and World Music History (Project Drum Circle Performance)