Music – Grade 5

District 2853

Month

Content

Performance Standards Addressed

Skills for Student Achievement

Assessment

September	· Review K-4 concepts · Sea Chanteys/work songs · Tonal Center · Staccato/legato	Artistic Expression - Ability - Benchmarks #1, #4 Understanding - Benchmarks #1, #2	· Sing a variety of songs which are used to teach the standards · Recognize tonal center · Learn sea chanteys/work songs · Sing solos as call/response · Recognize staccato markings and sounds · Recognize legato	· Classroom observations · Small group observations · Written assessments · Instrumental or vocal assessments
October	· Brass family · Dynamic markings	Artistic Expression - Ability - Benchmarks #1, #4 Understanding - Benchmarks #1, #2	· Sing a variety of songs which are used to teach the standards · Be able to recognize and identify by sound the brass family · Arrange dynamic markings in order of soft to loud	· Classroom observations · Small group observations · Written assessments
November	· Texture: thin/thick · Introduce major/minor scales · Two part songs	Artistic Expression - Ability - Benchmarks #1, #4 Understanding - Benchmarks #1, #2, #3	· Sing a variety of songs which are used to teach the standards · Identify and recognize thin/thick texture · Recognize major/minor scales by listening · Sing two-part and partner songs	· Classroom observations · Small group observations a. Written assessments
December	· Rondo form · Seasonal songs	Artistic Expression - Ability - Benchmarks #1, #4 Understanding - Benchmarks #1, #2	· Sing a variety of songs which are used to teach the standards · Perform Rondo form	· Classroom observations · Small group observations a. Written assessments
January	· Percussion instrument family · Syncopation rhythm with ties	Artistic Expression - Ability - Benchmarks #1, #2, #3, #4 Understanding - Benchmarks #1, #2	· Sing a variety of songs which are used to teach the standards · Create sound poems/songs using classroom percussion instruments	· Classroom observations · Small group observations b. Written assessments
February	· Concert band/Marching band/Orchestra groups · American Music · Patriotic songs	Artistic Expression - Ability - Benchmarks #1, #4 Understanding - Benchmarks #1, #2	· Sing a variety of songs which are used to teach the standards · Recognize differences/similarities in musical groups · Learn spirituals and background of spiritual songs	· Classroom observations · Small group observations · Written assessments
March	· Genre music · Sixteenth note/rest · Accelerando and ritardando	Artistic Expression - Ability - Benchmarks #1, #4 Understanding - Benchmarks #1, #2	· Sing a variety of songs which are used to teach the standards · Listen and identify jazz · American march form · Discuss and use sixteenth note/rest	· Classroom observations · Small group observations · Written assessments
April and May	· Program preparation and performance	Artistic Expression - Ability - Benchmarks #1, #3, #4 Understanding - Benchmarks #1, #2, #3	· Sing a variety of songs which are used to teach the standards · Use all elements of musical performance · Demonstrate appropriate concert etiquette for performers and audience · Put actions to songs	Watch video of concert Discuss performance: individually and the entire group Written personal evaluation

ARTISTIC EXPRESSION

A student shall demonstrate the "ability" to:

#1 Sing or play traditional instruments alone and sing rounds and part songs or play traditional instruments in a group;

#2 Improvise and compose rhythms, melodies, and accompaniments using classroom instruments, voice, or both to express a specific musical idea;

#3 Perform rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic patterns on classroom instruments; and

#4 Read and write music using a system of musical notation.

A student shall demonstrate an "understanding" of:

#1 Components of music

a. elements, including melody, rhythm, harmony, dynamics, tone color, texture, and form; and

b. vocabulary;

#2 Cultural and historical forms or traditions of music; and

#3 How musical elements are similar to and different from the elements of other arts areas (for example, dance, theater, or visual arts).