Elementary Music

First Grade Music

Age-Aligned Music Activity Examples ●​ Music games ●​ Singing call-and-response, echo, and story songs ●​ Practicing simple rounds. ●​ Movement and dance exploration ●​ Folk and square dance ●​ Puppet interactions

●​ Rhythm clapping ●​ Body percussion

●​ Soundscapes ●​ Improvisation ●​ Historical music exposure ●​ Story songs ●​ Notation exploration ●​ Instrumental music using introductory instruments such as boom whackers and simple percussion Grade-Level Integration Connections First Grade Science : Needs of living things, weather, space ELA: Character, setting, events, rhyming Health : Kindness, decision-making, friendship Social Studies: Government, community Math: Add/subtract to 20, attributes of shapes, finding solutions to problems, modeling Focus Standards CREATE 1.M.CR.1: Generate musical ideas for a specific purpose using limited tone sets and simple meters. PERFORM 1.M.P.2: Explore the effects of various timbres, dynamic levels and tempos, using voice, movement, and simple instruments. RESPOND 1.M.R.1: Listen to and interact with a variety of contrasting music while recognizing steady beat, repeating patterns, and expressive elements. CONNECT 1.M.CO.1: Describe how music relates to personal experience, use life experience and additional content knowledge to inspire and respond to music, and deepen understanding of another content area through music.