Kindergarten Music Curriculum Map1
Kindergarten Music Curriculum Map1
Kindergarten Music Curriculum Map1
Unit Topic/
Framing Question
Unit 1:
Steady Beat
Focused Program of
Study Unifying
Concepts
25.A.1c Music:
Identify differences in
elements and
expressive qualities
(e.g., between fast
and slow tempo; loud
and soft dynamics;
high and low
pitch/direction; long
and short duration;
same and different
form, tone color or
timbre, and beat).
MU:Cr1.1.Ka With
guidance, explore and
experience music
concepts (such as beat
and melodic contour).
Unit 2:
Sing/Speak
25.A.1c Music:
Identify differences in
elements and
expressive qualities
(e.g., between fast
and slow tempo; loud
and soft dynamics;
high and low
pitch/direction; long
and short duration;
same and different
form, tone color or
timbre, and beat).
Student Activities
Assessment
Tools
Special Education,
ELL, & TAG
Accommodations
Aural skills
development using
American popular
music
Beat Performance
Rubric
Beat Buddies
Unit 3:
High/Low
Identifying High
sounds
Identifying
Low sounds
Unit 4:
Same/Different
Distinguishing
between same and
different pitches of
instruments
Distinguishing
between same and
different timbres of
instruments
25.A.1c Music:
Identify differences in
elements and
expressive qualities
(e.g., between fast
and slow tempo; loud
and soft dynamics;
high and low
pitch/direction; long
and short duration;
same and different
form, tone color or
timbre, and beat).
25.A.1c Music:
Identify differences in
elements and
expressive qualities
(e.g., between fast
and slow tempo; loud
and soft dynamics;
high and low
pitch/direction; long
and short duration;
same and different
form, tone color or
timbre, and beat).
MU:Pr4.2.Ka With
guidance, explore and
demonstrate awareness
of music contrasts (such
as high/low, loud/soft,
same/different) in a
variety of music selected
for performance.
MU:Pr4.2.Ka With
guidance, explore and
demonstrate awareness
of music contrasts (such
as high/low, loud/soft,
same/different) in a
variety of music selected
for performance.
High/Low
Performance Rubric
Singing game,
Bluebirds Sing High
Chant 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
(Songs To Sing and
Read)
Speech and Hand
drums, Humpty
Dumpty
Same/Different Exit
Slip
Same/Different
Performance Rubric
Unit 5:
Slow/Fast
25.A.1c Music:
Identify differences in
elements and
expressive qualities
(e.g., between fast
and slow tempo; loud
and soft dynamics;
high and low
pitch/direction; long
and short duration;
same and different
form, tone color or
timbre, and beat).
MU:Pr4.2.Ka With
guidance, explore and
demonstrate awareness
of music contrasts (such
as high/low, loud/soft,
same/different) in a
variety of music selected
for performance.
MU:Pr4.3.Ka With
guidance, demonstrate
awareness of expressive
qualities (such as voice
quality, dynamics, and
tempo) that support the
creators' expressive
intent.
MU:Pr4.3.1a
Demonstrate and
describe music's
expressive qualities (such
as dynamics and tempo).
Identifying Ta and Ti
Unit 6:
Ta and Ti
Drawing Ta and Ti
Playing Ta and Ti
Unit 7: Quiet/Loud
Identifying quiet
sounds
Identifying loud
sounds
25.A.1c Music:
Identify differences in
elements and
expressive qualities
(e.g., between fast
and slow tempo; loud
and soft dynamics;
high and low
pitch/direction; long
and short duration;
same and different
form, tone color or
timbre, and beat).
25.A.1c Music:
Identify differences in
elements and
expressive qualities
(e.g., between fast
and slow tempo; loud
and soft dynamics;
high and low
pitch/direction; long
and short duration;
same and different
form, tone color or
timbre, and beat).
MU:Cr2.1.Kb With
guidance, organize
personal musical ideas
using iconic notation
and/or recording
technology.
MU:Pr4.2.1b When
analyzing selected music,
read and perform
rhythmic patterns using
iconic or standard
notation.
MU:Pr4.2.Ka With
guidance, explore and
demonstrate awareness
of music contrasts (such
as high/low, loud/soft,
same/different) in a
variety of music selected
for performance.
MU:Pr4.3.1a
Demonstrate and
describe music's
expressive qualities (such
as dynamics and tempo).
Poison
Rhythm chant, Peter
Peter Pumpkin Eater
Tyme For A Rhyme
Kriske and DeLelles
Drawing Ta and Ti
Exit Slip
Ta and Ti
Performance Rubric
Ta and Ti Labeling
Exit Slip
Rhythm chant,
literature, and Orff
instruments Tikki,
Tikki, Tembo
Getting Out of Town
Kriske and DeLelles
Picture Book by Arlene
Mosel & Blair Lent
Video, Mr. Gregs
Musical Madness
Song Whos That
Tapping At The
Window
Song John Jacob
Jingelheimer Schmidt
Song, You Gotta
Sing
Video, Mr. Gregs
Musical Madness
Unit 8:
Music of the World
Latin America
Africa
Asia
Australia
25.A.1c Music:
Identify differences in
elements and
expressive qualities
(e.g., between fast
and slow tempo; loud
and soft dynamics;
high and low
pitch/direction; long
and short duration;
same and different
form, tone color or
timbre, and beat).
27.B.1 Know how
images, sounds and
movement convey
stories about people,
places and times.
Unit
Reflections
MU:Cn10.0.Ka
Demonstrate how
interests, knowledge, and
skills relate to personal
choices and intent when
creating, performing, and
responding to music.
Anchor Standard #11.
Relate artistic ideas and
works with societal,
cultural and historical
context to deepen
understanding.
Music of Latin
America Exit Slip
African Playground CD
Music of Asia CD
Music of Asia Exit Slip
World Music and
Rhythms CD
Music of Australia
Exit Slip