Kindergarten
· Music Literacy
o I can keep the steady beat with my feet
o I can show the rhythm of the words in a song with my hands while I'm singing that song
· Tuneful Singing
o I can demonstrate the four different kinds of voices: speaking, singing, calling, and whispering
o I can sing a kindergarten song in a light voice
o I can echo a melody my teacher sings
First Grade
· Music Literacy
o I can read and play rhythms using quarter notes, quarter rests, and eighth note pairs
o I can decode and sing so and mi with the appropriate hand and body signs
· Tuneful Singing
o I can sing first grade songs in a light voice
o I can stop and start performing with the rest of my class or grade
Second Grade
· Music Literacy
o I can read and play rhythms including quarter notes, quarter rests, eighth note pairs, and half notes
o I can decode and perform melodies using do-re-mi-so-la
o I can perform what happens when I see a repeat sign
· Tuneful Singing
o I can match the pitch of my teacher's voice when he or she sings a short melodic pattern using second grade pitches
o I can interpret my teacher's cues to start, stop, and express the music
Third Grade
· Music Literacy
o I can read and play rhythms including quarter notes, eighth note pairs, quarter rests, and sixteeth notes
o I can decode and perform melodies using do-re-mi-so-la, low la, and low so
o I can use my "musical road signs" to navigate a classroom song
· Tuneful Singing
o I can sing a third grade song in a light, tuneful voice
o I can interpret my teacher's conducting cues to create expressive music
Fourth Grade
· Music Literacy
o I can decode and play rhythms including quarter notes, eighth note pairs, quarter rests, and syncopated rhythms
o I can read and notate absolute pitch names including space below and above the staff and one ledger line below and above the staff
· Tuneful Singing
o I can sing a diatonic scale and use appropriate Curwen hand signs
o I can interpret my teacher's conducting cues to create expressive music
· Music Literacy
o I can keep the steady beat with my feet
o I can show the rhythm of the words in a song with my hands while I'm singing that song
· Tuneful Singing
o I can demonstrate the four different kinds of voices: speaking, singing, calling, and whispering
o I can sing a kindergarten song in a light voice
o I can echo a melody my teacher sings
First Grade
· Music Literacy
o I can read and play rhythms using quarter notes, quarter rests, and eighth note pairs
o I can decode and sing so and mi with the appropriate hand and body signs
· Tuneful Singing
o I can sing first grade songs in a light voice
o I can stop and start performing with the rest of my class or grade
Second Grade
· Music Literacy
o I can read and play rhythms including quarter notes, quarter rests, eighth note pairs, and half notes
o I can decode and perform melodies using do-re-mi-so-la
o I can perform what happens when I see a repeat sign
· Tuneful Singing
o I can match the pitch of my teacher's voice when he or she sings a short melodic pattern using second grade pitches
o I can interpret my teacher's cues to start, stop, and express the music
Third Grade
· Music Literacy
o I can read and play rhythms including quarter notes, eighth note pairs, quarter rests, and sixteeth notes
o I can decode and perform melodies using do-re-mi-so-la, low la, and low so
o I can use my "musical road signs" to navigate a classroom song
· Tuneful Singing
o I can sing a third grade song in a light, tuneful voice
o I can interpret my teacher's conducting cues to create expressive music
Fourth Grade
· Music Literacy
o I can decode and play rhythms including quarter notes, eighth note pairs, quarter rests, and syncopated rhythms
o I can read and notate absolute pitch names including space below and above the staff and one ledger line below and above the staff
· Tuneful Singing
o I can sing a diatonic scale and use appropriate Curwen hand signs
o I can interpret my teacher's conducting cues to create expressive music