Curriculum Overview

General Information: All students in our school have two thirty minute music classes per week. Using the generative approach, classes regularly include the national music standards in all grade levels:

1. Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.

2. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
3. Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
4. Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines.
5. Reading and notating music.
6. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.
7. Evaluating music and music performances.
8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.
9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture.
source: www.menc.org

Classroom Instruments: As students work through the various grades, they learn to play classroom rhythm instruments, autoharp, melody bells, recorder, and keyboard. Advanced students also participate in small performance groups of a variety of instruments.

Role of Singing: Singing is emphasized throughout the grades. Students regularly sing in church, in music shows, musicals, and other performance opportunities. Strong unison singing is promoted through all grade levels. As students improve in intonation and blend, part singing is added. A variety of repertoire is sung ranging from simple folk tunes, to cantatas, to cultural music, and show tunes. Religious music however receives the strongest emphasis. Students in all classrooms regularly sing hymns, psalms, and anthems that clearly proclaim the truths found in God’s Word.

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