Pulaski Elementary Music Curriculum
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Kindergarten |
First Gr |
Second Gr |
Third Gr |
Fourth Gr |
Fifth Gr |
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Wk
1 |
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Tempo |
Tempo |
Tempo/Rhythm |
Rhythm/Pitches |
Tempo/Rhythm |
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Wk
2 |
Timbre / Tempo |
Dynamics |
Melody |
Native Am Cultures |
Nat Amer Cultures |
Nat Amer Cultures |
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Wk
3 |
Tempo |
Melodic Movement |
Tempo/ Dynamics |
Timbre |
Timbre |
Timbre |
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Wk
4 |
Dynamics/ Sing Melodies |
Tempo/Timbre/ Instruments |
Native Amr. |
Native Amr. | Native Amr. | Native Amr. |
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Wk
5 |
Sing Melodies/ Move in sequences |
Pitch |
Pitch |
Melody |
Melody |
Rhythm |
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Wk
6 |
Tempo Fast/Slow |
Tempo Fast/Slow |
Tempo/Rhythm |
Melody |
Form/Instruments |
Timbre/Form |
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Wk
7 |
Melodic Shape Timbre |
Form |
Pitch |
Rhythm/Dynamics |
Pitch and Melody |
Baroque era, Bach |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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) |
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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 |
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Wk 34 |
Pitch/Tempo |
Rhythms |
Pitch/ Dynamics |
Pitch (hi & lo) |