Danville Public Schools Music Curriculum –

Preschool & Kindergarten

Rhythm:

Comprehend and demonstrate a steady beat

Identify sound and silence

Identify and perform the difference between long and short durations of sound

Echo and perform rhythmic phrases using quarter notes, paired eighth notes, and

quarter rests

Understand that musical notation moves from left to right

Melody:

Identify and demonstrate high/low pitches

Sing and perform short melodic patterns (sol – mi)

Sing and perform simple melodic contours

Harmony:

Identify the use of accompaniment and no accompaniment in a piece

Timbre:

Identify and perform the different vocal sounds – singing, talking, whispering,

and shouting

Identify the different vocalizations of men, women, and children

Identify the different instrumental sounds – woods, metals, and skins

Explore pitch and non-pitched instruments

Explore the use of body percussion using all four levels (snap, clap, pat, stomp)

Form:

Recognize the beginning and ending of the song

Understand and perform echo

Identify a phrase that is same or different

Experience AB Form

Expression:

Understand and demonstrate the concept of loud and soft in musical sense (forte

& piano)

Understand and demonstrate various fast and slow tempi (largo & presto)

Preschool & Kindergarten - Music

Culture/History/Style:

Explore music of various composers

Explore multicultural music

Explore/experience Western pop music (i.e. Rock & Roll, Bluegrass, Country,

etc.)

Virginia SOL Correlation – General Geography Topics

Terms for the Teacher to Know and Use During Instruction:

1st Nine Weeks 2

nd Nine Weeks 3

rd Nine Weeks 4

th Nine Weeks

Singing Voice Sound/Silence Long/Short Largo

Talking Voice Fast/Slow High/Low Presto

Whispering Voice Same/Different Forte

Shouting Voice Loud/Soft Piano

Man’s Voice

Woman’s Voice

Child’s Voice

Echo

Danville Public Schools Music Curriculum – 1st Grade

Rhythm:

Demonstrate steady beat and no-beat

Echo rhythmic phrases using quarter notes, paired eighth notes, and quarter rests

Melody:

Identify melodic phrases that move upward or downward

Echo melodic phrases

Sing and perform melodic patterns (sol, mi, do, la)

Harmony:

Identify and perform ostinati

Timbre:

Identify solo and group performances

Identify vocal versus instrumental performances

Identify orchestral instruments from the string family (violin, viola, cello, double

bass)

Form:

Identify and perform the repeat sign symbol

Perform songs and instrumental pieces using echo

Identify and perform question/answer and call/response phrases

Expression:

Identify and perform the concept of louder and softer in musical sense (fortissimo

& pianissimo)

Identify and perform the concept of intermediate dynamics (mezzo forte & mezzo

piano)

Identify intermediate tempi (andante & allegro)

Culture/History/Style:

Explore music of various composers

Explore multicultural music

Explore/experience Western pop music (i.e. Rock & Roll, Bluegrass, Country,

etc.)

Virginia SOL Correlation – General Geography Topics

1st Grade - Music

Terms for the Teacher to Know and Use During Instruction:

1st Nine Weeks 2

nd Nine Weeks 3

rd Nine Weeks 4

th Nine Weeks

Quarter Note Mezzo Piano Pitch Ostinato

Eighth Note Mezzo Forte Melody Phrase

Quarter Rest Fortissimo Staff Same

Repeat Sign Pianissimo Different

Echo Andante

Allegro

Danville Public Schools Music Curriculum – 2nd Grade

Rhythm:

Explore 2/4 and 4/4 time signature

Read and echo rhythmic phrases using quarter notes, eighth notes, half notes,

quarter rests, and half rests

Organize duple meter beat patterns (2/4 & 4/4)

Identify and describe time signature

Identify measures and bar lines

Melody:

Identify and label treble clef lines and spaces (i.e. EGBDF & FACE)

Aurally discriminate between major and minor tonalities

Read, write, and match pitch using solfege notes (do, mi, sol, la, re, and do’)

Harmony:

Identify and perform rounds/canon

Timbre:

Introduce the four families of band and orchestral instruments (strings, brass,

woodwinds, and percussion)

Identify band and orchestral instruments from the brass family (trumpet, french

horn, trombone, euphonium/baritone, tuba)

Form:

Identify and explore ABA and AB Form

Identify beginning and ends of phrases

Expression:

Identify and demonstrate dynamics (pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff symbols)(student

vocabulary)

Identify and demonstrate crescendo and decrescendo (< & > symbols)(student

vocabulary)

Identify and demonstrate tempi (largo, andante, allegro, presto)(student

vocabulary

2nd

Grade -Music

Culture/History/Style:

Explore music of various composers

Explore multicultural music

Explore/experience Western pop music (i.e. Rock & Roll, Bluegrass, Country,

etc.)

Virginia SOL Correlation – Study music of China and Egypt

Terms for the Teacher to Know and Use During Instruction &

Student Vocabulary:

1st Nine Weeks 2

nd Nine Weeks 3

rd Nine Weeks 4

th Nine Weeks

Beat Crescendo (<) ABA Form Round

Rhythm Decrescendo (>) AB Form Canon

Piano (p) Meter Half Note Duet

Forte (f) Time Signature Half Rest Trio

Measure Treble Clef Pianissimo (pp) Largo

Bar Line Phrase Mezzo Piano (mp) Andante

Note Mezzo Forte (mf) Allegro

Fortissimo (ff) Presto

Dynamics Tempo

Danville Public Schools Music Curriculum – 3rd Grade

Rhythm:

Explore 3/4 time signature

Identify and perform music in duple and triple meter

Read, write, and echo rhythm phrases using whole note, whole rest, half note, half

rest, quarter note, quarter rest, eighth note, eighth rest

Organize triple meter beat patterns (3/4)

Melody:

Visually and aurally identify steps, leaps, and repeats

Read, write, and match pitch using solfege notes (do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do’, and

low sol)

Harmony:

Identify and perform partner songs and 3 part rounds

Visually and aurally identify the difference between unison and harmony

Timbre:

Identify band and orchestral instruments from the woodwind family (flute,

clarinet, oboe, bassoon, saxophone)

Identify music as accompanied or unaccompanied (a capella - vocabulary word)

Form:

Identify and perform introduction, instrumental interlude, coda, and fermata

Identify ABC Form

Expression:

Sing in tune using good posture, diction, and breath control

3rd

Grade -Music

Culture/History/Style:

Explore music of various composers

Explore multicultural music

Explore/experience Western pop music (i.e. Rock & Roll, Bluegrass, Country,

etc.)

Explore Folk instruments (banjo, spoons, mandolin, dulcimer, acoustic guitar, etc.

to fit with the 3rd

grade SOL on Folk Tales)

Virginia SOL Correlation – Study music of Egypt, China, Ancient Greece and

Rome, Spain, Mali, and France

Terms for the Teacher to Know and Use During Instruction &

Student Vocabulary:

1st Nine Weeks 2

nd Nine Weeks 3

rd Nine Weeks 4

th Nine Weeks

Partner Songs Introduction 3 Part Round Step

Posture Interlude

(Instrumental)

Fermata Leap

Solfege Coda ABC Form Repeat (note)

A Capella Dynamics Unison

Harmony

Danville Public Schools Music Curriculum –4th Grade

Rhythm:

Explore and use syncopated rhythms (ti ta ti) and sixteenth notes

Write four beat patterns

Melody:

Introduce Bass Clef (lines and spaces)

Read, write, and match pitch using solfege notes (do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do’, low

sol, and low la)

Harmony:

Sing and play instruments (pitched) in two part harmony

Timbre:

Demonstrate proper technique on the recorder

Identify band and orchestral instruments from the percussion family (i.e. snare

drum, bass drum, timpani, etc.)

Form:

Identify and perform rondo form

Expression:

Explore ritardando and accelerando

Explore staccato and legato

Culture/History/Style:

Explore music of various composers

Explore multicultural music

Explore/experience Western pop music (i.e. Rock & Roll, Bluegrass, Country,

etc.)

Virginia SOL Correlation – Study music of Virginia History

4th

Grade -Music

Terms for the Teacher to Know and Use During Instruction &

Student Vocabulary:

1st Nine Weeks 2

nd Nine Weeks 3

rd Nine Weeks 4

th Nine Weeks

Legato Accelerando Rondo Form Syncopation

Staccato Ritardando Harmony

Soprano Sixteenth Notes Recorder Parts

Alto 1. Head

Tenor 2. Body

Bass 3. Foot (Bell)

Bass Clef

Danville Public Schools Music Curriculum – 5th Grade

Rhythm:

Identify and use the 6/8 time signature

Explore and use rhythms including dotted note values and triplets

Identify D.S. al Coda, Coda, D.S. al Fine, and the Sign

Melody:

Introduce sharp, flat, and natural notes

Indentify the note names of the Grand Staff (Bass and Treble)

Perform a major diatonic scale using pitched instruments or voice

Read, write, and match pitch using solfege notes (do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do’, low

sol, and low la)

Harmony:

Perform two part songs

Timbre:

Identify various vocal and instrumental ensembles (i.e. quartet)

Identify various band and orchestral instruments including string, woodwind,

brass, and percussion

Culture/History/Style:

Explore music of various composers

Explore multicultural music

Explore/experience Western pop music (i.e. Rock & Roll, Bluegrass, Country,

etc.)

Virginia SOL Correlation – Study maps, globes, and music of the Civil War

5th

Grade -Music

Terms for the Teacher to Know and Use During Instruction &

Student Vocabulary:

1st Nine Weeks 2

nd Nine Weeks 3

rd Nine Weeks 4

th Nine Weeks

Grand Staff Sharp Review Words Review Words

Dot (note value) Flat From Previous From Previous

Quartet Natural Years Years

Scale