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General Music K-5
All students attend music classes weekly. Kindergarten classes have 30 minutes of music per week; first through fifth grades meet for 45 minutes per week with an additional 60 minutes during the Integrated Arts Day once every 3 week rotation.
Music classes provide instruction in music based on the following essential concepts of music:- Understanding how pitch is organized serves as the foundation of tonal/aural development.
- Interpreting how sound is organized over time serves as the foundation of rhythmic development.
- The understanding of signs and symbols is achieved through music notation/visual development.
- The production of music is achieved through instrumental development.
- Listening to music creates an aesthetic/critical response.
A variety of methods are used. The kids enjoy singing, movement, playing instruments, listening to and creating their own music, and learning about music styles and prominent composers.
Last Modified on November 7, 2013