What We Learn in Kindergarten Music

I can:

• show high, medium or low sounds.
• tell when there’s a beat and when there’s no beat.
• show how melodies go up, down or stay the same.
• move to and play a steady beat.

Elements of Music: Timbre

• I can identify and use speaking, whispering, calling, and singing voices.
• show phrases.
• tell if phrases are the same or different.
• use many classroom instruments when I see them or hear them.
• identify woods, metals, shakes/scrapes, drums.

Elements of Music: Expression

• I can identify and perform…
• beat: loud and quiet
• rhythm: fast and slow
• pitch: high/low
• arrangement: smooth or separated

Perform, Respond, Connect

• I can create and play patterns using loud/quiet rhythms.
• sing, move, and play with instruments.
• tell or show how music makes me feel.
• listen to music and think about the places they’re from.
• improvise melodies.

Game Directions

Be a good listener.