WHAT WE LEARN IN GRADE 1 MUSIC

Elements of Music: Pitch I can

• show high, medium or low sounds
• show how melodies go up, down or stay the same • sing, read, and write these notes: mi so and la

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A
& _œ	œ m           s E	G

Elements of Music: Beat and Rhythm

I can
• tell when there’s a beat and when there’s no beat.
• move to and play a steady beat. • tell when there is
q	one sound on a beat qr	two sounds on a beat

^E	& _œ œ ^œ

m	s	l

Q	no sound on a beat • read these rhythms: q qr Q

Elements of Music: Timbre

I can identify and use
• speaking, whispering, calling, and singing voices. • many classroom instruments when I see them or
hear them.
• woods, metals, shakes/scrapes, drums.

Elements of Music: Expression

Elements of Music: Form

I can
• show phrases with arm motions.
• tell if phrases are the same or different.
• move to show different sections of the music.

Vocabulary

I can identify and perform • loud and quiet
• fast and slow
• smooth or separated

loud
quiet

beat rhythm high/low loud/quiet fast/slow
smooth, separated

woods metals
shakes/scrapes drums
solo repeat

Create

I can
• create and play rhythm patterns.
• create and sing melodies.

Perform I can
• sing, move, and play instruments.

As an Audience I can
• be a good listener.

Respond

I can
• tell or show with movement how
music makes me feel.

Connect

I can
• listen to music and sing songs and tell about the places they’re from.