Creating Musical Crickets

Welcome to Fall Creek Elementary School! I am looking forward to meeting new

Kindergarten students and strengthening connections with students in all grades.
This is sure to be a year full of learning and musical growth, and I am excited to
share in students growth and music making.

I believe music educations purpose is to provide

students knowledge, skills, and understandings
necessary for active music making. In my classroom,
students sing, move, play instruments, read, write,
notate, create, compose, and improvise. Students are
engaged in cultures around the world by learning about
cultural-specific music.

Classroom Expectations Goals for the year

Students will attend music class every three
days and come excited and prepared to engage
in active music making.
Responsible
Students will fully participate in class, come
prepared with any required materials, and spit
out their gum before entering class.
Respectful
Students will respect others personal space,
listen attentively, and treat the instruments
with care.
Safe
Students will only use instruments for their
intended purpose and be careful of others
when moving around the room.
Grading Policies
Students will be graded using rubrics
appropriate for their grade level and goals
set for each class. Students will also be
graded based upon their growth throughout
the year determined with pre an post
assessments.
Ms. Mariah Sands
Fall Creek Elementary Music Educator
Msands not real@fallcreek.k12.wi.us
(715) 123-4567
Kindergarten
Recognize singing voice
Improvise movement reflecting music
Demonstrate an understanding of high and low,
loud and soft, same and different
First Grade
Keep a steady beat using boy percussion and
rhythm instruments
Demonstrate an understanding of sol-mi
Demonstrate an understanding of the rhythm
ta, ti-ti and Z
Second Grade
Develop an understanding of the staff
Notate simple rhythms and melodies
Develop an understanding of do-mi-sol-la
Third Grade
Identify and label pitches on the treble staff
Demonstrate ability to properly play recorder
Perform two parts independently using the
pentatonic scale
Fourth Grade
Demonstrate understanding of rhythm notation
for sixteenth, eighth, quarter, dotted quarter,
half, whole notes, tied notes, and rests
Sing in three-part canons, partner songs, ostinati
Analyze songs and instrumental pieces
Fifth Grade
Develop an understanding of compound meter
Demonstrate understanding of the expressive
elements dynamics, accents, and articulations
Accompany songs using I-V and I-IV-V patterns