Kindergarten Syllabus
Music Performance
Standard 1: The student will sing and perform on instruments a variety of music, alone and with others.
Indicators
SINGING
MGK-1.1 Sing songs in a developmentally appropriate range, match pitch, and echo short melodic patterns.
MGK-1.2 Speak, chant, sing, and move to demonstrate an awareness of beat.
MGK-1.3 Sing age-appropriate songs from memory.
PERFORMING ON INSTRUMENTS
MGK-1.4 Explore a variety of pitched and unpitched instruments as well as other sound sources, including body percussion.
MGK-1.5 Echo short rhythmic and melodic patterns using classroom instruments and other sound sources (for example, electronic devices, found objects).
MGK-1.6 Play simple melodies and accompaniments on a variety of classroom instruments.
MGK-1.7 Play instruments that are appropriate for accompanying songs and games from various cultures.
MGK-1.8 Play instrumental parts and respond to cues of a conductor/leader (for example, starting, stopping, taking turns, playing on the beat) when playing as part of a whole group or in instrument groups.
MGK-1.9 Play two or more differing rhythm patterns.
Creating Music
Standard 2: The student will improvise, compose, and arrange music within specified guidelines.
Indicators
IMPROVISING
MGK-2.1 Improvise rhythm chants with words and syllables.
MGK-2.2 Improvise instrumental accompaniments to stories.
MGK-2.3 Use body percussion to improvise simple rhythmic accompaniments.
MGK-2.4 Improvise simple instrumental phrases (for example, as interludes in speech pieces or songs).
COMPOSING AND ARRANGING
MGK-2.5 Demonstrate creativity by composing and using symbols to represent music beats.
MGK-2.6 Demonstrate creativity by composing and using icons or invented symbols to represent musical sounds and ideas.
Music Literacy
Standard 3: The student will read and notate music.
Indicators
MGK-3.1 Read and perform rhythmic notation using traditional, nontraditional, and invented symbols to represent beat, divided beat, and rest (quarter note, eighth note, and quarter rest).
MGK-3.2 Read melodic notation in pentatonic mode, using traditional, nontraditional, and invented symbols to represent pitch.
MGK-3.3 Recognize basic music symbols.
MGK-3.4 Use icons for writing musical ideas (for example, short or long dashes for rhythm, placement of icons high or low for pitch).
Critical Response to Music
Standard 4: The student will listen to, describe, analyze, and evaluate music and music performances.
Indicators:
ANALYZING
MGK-4.1 Identify examples of the same and different sections in music.
MGK-4.2 Use personal vocabulary to describe music from diverse cultures.
MGK-4.3 Describe basic elements of music (for example, pitch, tempo, dynamics).
MGK-4.4 Identify a variety of sound sources (for example, musical instruments, human voices).
MGK-4.5 Use body movement in response to the beat, tempo, dynamics, and text of music.
EVALUATING
MGK-4.6 Respond to specific elements of musical works.
MGK-4.7 Identify his or her preferences for specific musical works.
MGK-4.8 Identify components of performances that he or she likes or dislikes.
History and Culture
Standard 5: The student will examine and perform music from a variety of stylistic and historical periods and cultures.
Indicators
MGK-5.1 Sing and play simple songs and music games from various cultures.
MGK-5.2 Use personal vocabulary to describe voices, instruments, and stylistic differences of music from various genres and cultures.
MGK-5.3 Sing songs and play games representative of daily real-life experiences.
Making Connections
Standard 6: The student will make connections between music and other arts disciplines, other content areas, and the world.
Indicators
MGK-6.1 Identify music careers that are visible in society.
MGK-6.2 Relate the uses of music to celebrations and special events.
MGK-6.3 Integrate music and storytelling by adding sound effects to selected stories and poems.
MGK-6.4 Integrate the subject matter of non-arts classes into the music class by singing songs that reinforce the language arts and mathematics curricula.
Music Performance
Standard 1: The student will sing and perform on instruments a variety of music, alone and with others.
Indicators
SINGING
MGK-1.1 Sing songs in a developmentally appropriate range, match pitch, and echo short melodic patterns.
MGK-1.2 Speak, chant, sing, and move to demonstrate an awareness of beat.
MGK-1.3 Sing age-appropriate songs from memory.
PERFORMING ON INSTRUMENTS
MGK-1.4 Explore a variety of pitched and unpitched instruments as well as other sound sources, including body percussion.
MGK-1.5 Echo short rhythmic and melodic patterns using classroom instruments and other sound sources (for example, electronic devices, found objects).
MGK-1.6 Play simple melodies and accompaniments on a variety of classroom instruments.
MGK-1.7 Play instruments that are appropriate for accompanying songs and games from various cultures.
MGK-1.8 Play instrumental parts and respond to cues of a conductor/leader (for example, starting, stopping, taking turns, playing on the beat) when playing as part of a whole group or in instrument groups.
MGK-1.9 Play two or more differing rhythm patterns.
Creating Music
Standard 2: The student will improvise, compose, and arrange music within specified guidelines.
Indicators
IMPROVISING
MGK-2.1 Improvise rhythm chants with words and syllables.
MGK-2.2 Improvise instrumental accompaniments to stories.
MGK-2.3 Use body percussion to improvise simple rhythmic accompaniments.
MGK-2.4 Improvise simple instrumental phrases (for example, as interludes in speech pieces or songs).
COMPOSING AND ARRANGING
MGK-2.5 Demonstrate creativity by composing and using symbols to represent music beats.
MGK-2.6 Demonstrate creativity by composing and using icons or invented symbols to represent musical sounds and ideas.
Music Literacy
Standard 3: The student will read and notate music.
Indicators
MGK-3.1 Read and perform rhythmic notation using traditional, nontraditional, and invented symbols to represent beat, divided beat, and rest (quarter note, eighth note, and quarter rest).
MGK-3.2 Read melodic notation in pentatonic mode, using traditional, nontraditional, and invented symbols to represent pitch.
MGK-3.3 Recognize basic music symbols.
MGK-3.4 Use icons for writing musical ideas (for example, short or long dashes for rhythm, placement of icons high or low for pitch).
Critical Response to Music
Standard 4: The student will listen to, describe, analyze, and evaluate music and music performances.
Indicators:
ANALYZING
MGK-4.1 Identify examples of the same and different sections in music.
MGK-4.2 Use personal vocabulary to describe music from diverse cultures.
MGK-4.3 Describe basic elements of music (for example, pitch, tempo, dynamics).
MGK-4.4 Identify a variety of sound sources (for example, musical instruments, human voices).
MGK-4.5 Use body movement in response to the beat, tempo, dynamics, and text of music.
EVALUATING
MGK-4.6 Respond to specific elements of musical works.
MGK-4.7 Identify his or her preferences for specific musical works.
MGK-4.8 Identify components of performances that he or she likes or dislikes.
History and Culture
Standard 5: The student will examine and perform music from a variety of stylistic and historical periods and cultures.
Indicators
MGK-5.1 Sing and play simple songs and music games from various cultures.
MGK-5.2 Use personal vocabulary to describe voices, instruments, and stylistic differences of music from various genres and cultures.
MGK-5.3 Sing songs and play games representative of daily real-life experiences.
Making Connections
Standard 6: The student will make connections between music and other arts disciplines, other content areas, and the world.
Indicators
MGK-6.1 Identify music careers that are visible in society.
MGK-6.2 Relate the uses of music to celebrations and special events.
MGK-6.3 Integrate music and storytelling by adding sound effects to selected stories and poems.
MGK-6.4 Integrate the subject matter of non-arts classes into the music class by singing songs that reinforce the language arts and mathematics curricula.