Pulaski Elementary Music Curriculum

 

Kindergarten

First Gr

Second Gr

Third Gr

Fourth Gr

Fifth Gr

Wk 1

 

Tempo

Tempo

Tempo/Rhythm

Rhythm/Pitches

Tempo/Rhythm

Wk 2

Timbre / Tempo

Dynamics

Melody

Native Am Cultures

Nat Amer Cultures

Nat Amer Cultures

Wk 3

Tempo

Melodic Movement

Tempo/ Dynamics

Timbre

Timbre

Timbre

Wk 4

Dynamics/ Sing Melodies

Tempo/Timbre/ Instruments

Native Amr.

Native Amr. Native Amr. Native Amr.

Wk 5

Sing Melodies/ Move in sequences

Pitch

Pitch

Melody

Melody

Rhythm

Wk 6

Tempo Fast/Slow

Tempo Fast/Slow

Tempo/Rhythm

Melody

Form/Instruments

Timbre/Form

Wk 7

Melodic Shape Timbre

Form

Pitch

Rhythm/Dynamics

Pitch and Melody

Baroque era,  Bach

Wk 8

Dynamics (soft or loud)

Informal assessment

Percussion family

Assess Rhythm

Rhythm

Assess Baroque and Bach

Wk 9

Assess the above content

Rhythm

Assess the above content

Instrument families

Assess the above content

African drums

Wk 10

Tempo / sing phrases

Pitch

Rhythm/Tempo

Rhythm w/ movement

Pitch (Tonal center/ Harmony) Rhythm & African culture
Wk 11

Rhythm Long and short sounds

Timbre voices

Pitches so, mi, do

Verse/ chorus Instrument families Melody/ Timbre Instrument families
Wk 12

Tempo and movement

Rhythm

Dynamics locomotor- movements

Tempo Changes Timbre (string instrument families) Form and string families

Wk 13

Tempo and movement

Pitch & music staff

Rhythm Rest, Quat, Eighth notes

Rhythm / Half quat, Eighth notes

Rhythm & Folk dance

Rhythm & folk dance

Wk 14

Long and Short Sounds

Timbre Inst matching

Dynamics Loud & Soft

See above low sa & la CDEFGA  pitches
Wk 15

Timbre

Timbre

Dynamics Loud & Soft

Rhythm Quart & Half notes Pitches GABDE Form & Pitch DEGABC
Wk 16

Timbre

March & Lullaby

Timbre & Dynamics

Timbre & Strings Rhythm (sixteenth notes) and Form Assess/ Rhythm /Pitches

Wk 17

Melodic shape

Assessment

Assessment

Rhythm

Instrument Families

Timbre- Voices

Wk 18

Tempo

Tempo

Dance /Rhythm  Rhythm  Melody Instruments (Timpani)
Wk 19

Tempo

Tempo

Unpitched percussion Instrument families Nutcracker Instruments
Wk 20

Rhythm / Tempo

Rhythm

Rhythm Melody Rhythm Vivaldi/  Baroque

Wk 21

Pitch / melody

Tempo

Rhythm

Time Signature 2/4

Dynamics (p – soft) (f – loud) mp – med. Soft mf – med Loud

Instruments/  Timpani

Wk 22

Form

Tempo walking

Dynamics/  Rhythm Rhythm Form Melodic Intervals
Wk 23

Ballet 

Tempo

Rhythm ( quarter and eighth notes) Pitch Dynamics/ Pitches Harmony
Wk 24

Pitch

Pitch

Rhythm 1/2 1/4 notes Rhythm Rhythm/ melody Pitch (Tonality/Harmony)

Wk 25

Timbre (instruments)

Rhythm

Rhythm (half notes)

Rhythm/ pitch

Rhythm

Pitch/ dynamics

Wk 26

Assessment

Pitch

Assessment Melody Melody/ octaves Assessment
Wk 27

Tempo

Time Timbre

Rhythm Assessment Melody/ octaves Rhythm
Wk 28

Tempo

Pitch (so/mi)

Melody Rhythm Harmony/ Rhythm Pitch/Form/ Recorders
Wk 29

Tempo

Pitch (so/mi)

Form Phrases Assessment Cultures (WA, NA, Appalac)
Wk 30

Pitch

Style/ Jazz

Rhythm Melody Harmony (Chords) Time  signature / recorders
Wk 31

Tempo and movement

Rhythm/ Tempo

Form Rhythm Tempo/ Changes Melodic movement
Wk 32

Pitch/Timbre

Meter/ Pitch

Form Pitches Harmony (pitch) Instru families
Wk 33

Tempo (KY test)

Rhythms

Brass Instrum Pitches Melody Instru families Instru families

Wk 34

Pitch/Tempo

Rhythms

Pitch/ Dynamics

Pitch (hi & lo)