Fine Arts Curriculum Map

Kindergarten Music in Motion

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August                                                                                      **             Health & Fitness = Black    Dance = Green     Music = Red

 

 

EALR 1.2.1 & 3.3.1 by: Define with examples/non-examples classroom rules of: 1. Be Respectful and 2. Make Safe Choices                                                                     EALR 1.3.1 by: Define Steady Beat as an "Even Heartbeat Pulse"             --------------------------------------------------------- Welcome/Logistics/Goals  [4.5]   What is Steady Beat? [1.1.1; 1.2; 2.2; 3.1 ]

 

 

Bee Bee Bumble Bee     

I Have An Elephant        

One Elephant                  

Dead Bug                

 

 

Body Paschen: *Repetitive movement & patting various parts of the body to the steady beat in groups of 8 and 16.                                   * Demonstrate steady vs. non-steady heart beat.

 

 

Skill Level Rubric:                                                           --- = no evidence of skill                  D = Developing  (w/ Hand over Hand instructor help)                                              E = Emmerging (independent but not always accurate)                                           P = Participating with near accuracy                                         M = Mastery

 

 

** Note that Kindergarten is "Music in Motion" which is Health & Fitness  EALRS as well as Dance EALRS and  Music EALRS. Students meet with specialist 1 time per week. (30 min)

 

September

 

EALR 1.3.1 by: Define "Warm-up" and purpose.                                          EALR 1.4.1 by: Identifying ways to keep the body healthy (food, water, rest, exercise)                                      Dance EALR 1.1.1 Concepts and Vocabulary: Space, Time, Energy      --------------------------------------------------------- Music: What is Singing? [1.1.1] What New Songs can we Learn? [1.3; 3.1; 3.2] What Old Songs can you share? [4.3] 

 

 

Head to Toe Warm-ups    

Lion and Mouse               

Butterfly and Bat              

Paschen to Music #1 - 4              

Four Voices (Speaking, Whisper, Shouting, Singing)

 

 

*Showing care for gross motor muscles and how they move (using extreme opposites - ex. expand/contract).

 

 

See Skill Level Rubric

 

 

Dance and Yoga Elements of Warm-ups.

 

October

 

EALR 1.0 by: Acquiring skills to maintain and active life             Dance EALR 1.1.2 Principles of Organization: Repetition, Form/Design.  Dance EALR 1.2 Develops skills and techniques             ---------------------------------------------------------Steady Beat, Levels, Tempo Music 1.1.1; 1.1.2 Pre-music notation

 

 

Review of above.       

Add Body Spelling: Letters "A" through "G"     Tempo Walk - Metronome Work                   Movement for Concert Songs.    

H&F Game: ex. Naughty Kitty Cat

 

 

*Resistance and Balance;                   *Laban's 8 Movement Elements; Breaking down each letter into the movement elements.

 

 

See Skill Level Rubric

 

 

Laban's 8 Elements:        Weight (strong -light)           Time (sustained-suddent)                             Space (direct - Indirect)     Flow (bound - free)

 

 

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November

 

EALR 1.0 by: Acquiring skills to maintain an active life              

Dance EALR 1.4 Applies Audience skills in performance                           ---------------------------------------------------------Music 2.1 Applies Music Concepts

 

 

Review of above.               

Body Spelling Add letters "H" through "T"      Movement for Concert Songs. Performance Skills (Conductor's Cues and Perf. Expectations)

 

 

*Adding to above with practice connecting the elements in sequence.

 

 

See Skill Level Rubric

 

 

Laban's 8 Elements:         Shape, Space, Timing, Dynamics

 

December

 

EALR 1.0 by: Acquiring skills to maintain an active life.             

EALR 1.3 - Develops a method to monitor progress.                       Dance EALR 1.4 Applies Audience skills in performance                            ---------------------------------------------------------Demonstration and Public Performance of Music Learning Thus Far…. WINTER CONCERT Music [3.1; 3.2; 3.3; 4.1]

 

 

Review of above.            

Body Spelling Add "U" though "Z"                          WINTER CONCERT                     

 

 

*Adding to above and working on fluidity.

 

 

See Skill Level Rubric

 

 

Laban's 8 Elements:          Twist, Sharp, Float, Glide, Thrust, Dap, Flick, Circle

 

January

 

 

 

EALR 1.0 by: Acquiring skills to maintain and active life.                    Dance EALR 3.1 Expresses feelings through movement                              ---------------------------------------------------------Music 1.1.2  Simple Percussive Instruments (Sticks, Drum, Finger Cymbals, Tambourine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number Warm-Ups           

Game: Over/Under the Rainbow                           Rainbow Scarves                          Instrument Fine Motor Skills; Begin Martin Luther King Unit

 

 

Adding the space levels to our 8 Elements of:        

*High Space                          

*Middle Space                     

*Low Space

 

 

See Skill Level Rubric

 

 

Laban's 8 Elements:          High, Middle, Low Space

 

 

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February

 

EALR 1.0 by: Acquiring skills to maintain an active life.               Dance EALR 1.1.2                  Translates simple ideas and stories into movement.                                   --------------------------------------------------------- Music 1.1.1; 1.1.2; Add Music 1.3 Music in Culture

 

 

Large Group and Partner dances and Movement Games (Varies by year)    Continuation of Instrument Techniques. Book: "The Happy Hedgehog Band" Drum Skills

 

 

Partner Paschen              

Right & Left                             Reverse                                     Clockwise                              Counter-clockwise             

 

 

See Skill Level Rubric

 

 

Kodaly, Orff, Dalcrouse, Laban, Ballet, Modern Dance, Mime

 

March

 

EALR 1.0 by: Acquiring skills to maintain an active life.                        Dance EALR 1.3 Applies Dance/Movement styles from various cultures                                                ---------------------------------------------------------                                     Music 1.1.1; 1.3 Music in Culture

 

 

Partner dances/ Group Movement Ex. Engine #9; Hand Jive; "Dem Bones" =Bone Identification Unit and isolation movement.    Continuation of Instr. Techniques.

 

 

Above plus:              

Varying Tempo, Dynamics with Fine Motor Skills using instruments.                           Simple Pre-Note Music notation with Bee Cards

 

 

See Skill Level Rubric

 

 

Kodaly, Orff, Dalcrouse, Laban, Ballet, Modern Dance, Mime

 

April

 

EALR 1.1.1 Demonstrates physical skills                                                       Dance EALR 2.1 Applies a creative process [gathers info, organizes, reflects, refines, presents work to others]                                                  --------------------------------------------------------- Music 1.1.1; 3.1; 3.2; 3.3; 4.1 "What various jobs are in the Perc. Fam.?"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Music in Motion Concert Prep: application of student learned techniques. Rotation of Percussive family techniques: "Strikers, Shakers, Rubbers, Scrapers"

 

 

Application of "Thought to Stage" of kinesthetic skills learned thus far: gathers info, organizes, reflects, refines, presents work to others within classroom setting.

 

 

See Skill Level Rubric

 

 

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May

EALR 1.0 Acquiring skills to maintain an active life.                                 EALR 1.1.1 Demonstrates physical skills                                            Dance EALR 1.4 Applies Audience skills in performance                             -------------------------------------------------SPRING CONCERT [3.1; 3.2; 3.3; 4.1] see below

 

MUSIC IN MOTION CONCERT (end of Month or beginning of June)                              Field Day Skills: Pass, Toss, Catch, Kick, Navigate Cones, etc.

 

Locomotive skills used in sports

 

See Skill Level Rubric

 

To support 1- 2nd Grade P.E. Specialist

 

June

EALR 1.0 Acquiring skills to maintain an active life.                                 EALR 1.1.1 Demonstrates physical skills                                                     ---------------------------------------------------------Demonstration and Public Performance of Music Learning Thus Far…. EALR 1 &2.

 

Field Day Skills: Pass, Toss, Catch, Kick, Navigate Cones, etc.

 

Locomotive skills used in sports

 

See Skill Level Rubric

 

To support 1-2nd Grade P.E. Specialist