Music 1

In Music 1, students will be expected to:

• perform rhythm patterns utilizing quarter notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes, whole notes, half, quarter and eighth rests
• understand 4/4, 2/4, 3/4, 5/4, and 7/4 meter
• play xylophone and resonator bells
• participate in class percussion: Steel Drums, World Percussion
• demonstrate an understanding of melody, harmony, dynamics, form, timbre, tempo, mood
• study a Broadway Musical
• perform simple melodies and harmonies on digital keyboards 
  Use Garageband and other music technology to create music
   
   

Music 2

In Music 2, students will be expected to:

• perform rhythm patterns using triplets, sixteenth notes, sixteenth rests and dotted rhythms
• understand 3/4 and 6/8 meter
• play xylophone and resonator bells in large groups and small ensembles
• compose and perform rhythm patterns in small groups
• study composers, pop music, program music, and other genres
• demonstrate an understanding of the 8 Elements of Music
• perform basic songs on the guitars
• learn sequencing and layering techniques on a digital keyboard
• compose melodies on xylophones, resonator bells or electronic keyboards utilizing knowledge of rhythm patterns, meter, dynamics and tempo 
  Use Garageband and other music technology to create music