Henderson Elementary
Music
We
Sing
Say
Dance
Play
Tuneful
in a
Beatful
Artful
way!
Kindergarten & 1st Grade
Kindergarten and 1st Grade is a fun time in music! In Forney we use the First Steps in Music by Dr. John Feierabend. Through First Steps we are laying the foundation for students to become tuneful, beatful, and artful. Students will learn and use their 5 voices: speaking, singing, whisper, calling, and thinking. Students will spend lots of time discovering their singing voice through vocal exploration, echo and simple songs. In kindergarten we will be identifying the steady beat, as well as comparatives such as fast/slow, loud/quiet, and high/low.
2nd Grade
In 2nd grade we continue to fine tune our skills in tuneful singing and keeping a steady beat. Once we have a good musical foundation we start Conversational Solfege. This is a pedagogy were students start learning musical literacy. In 2nd grade we learn rhythm patterns using quarter notes, eighth notes, and quarter rests. Then we start learning the first three pitches do, re, mi.
3rd Grade
In 3rd grade we continue with Conversation Solfege. This is a pedagogy were students learning musical literacy. We continue to practice rhythm patterns using quarter notes, eighth notes, and quarter rests and add half note. We also learn rhythm patterns in 6/8 time as well. We continue to practice the three pitches do, re, mi and add so and la.
4th Grade
In 4th grade we continue with Conversation Solfege. This is a pedagogy were students learning musical literacy. We continue to practice rhythm patterns using quarter notes, eighth notes, and quarter rests, half note, and add sixteenth notes and whole note. We also learn rhythm patterns in 6/8 time as well. We continue to practice the three pitches do, re, mi and add so and la.