Fourth Grade
Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
- Berthold Auerbach
Fourth Grade is such a fun year in music class! This year we get to transfer all of our music knowledge into reading and performing using absolute pitch names (A-G) instead of just solfege (do, re, mi, etc). Fourth Grade is also the first year we can join the Pride of Paloma Creek Choir!
Here are some of the elements we get to learn about this year in music.
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New Rhythms: tahm-ti and ti-tahm (dotted quarter and eighth), silent ti (eighth rest)
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New Note: high do
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Anacrusis
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Pentatonic (5 Note) Scales beginning on: so (mixolydian) and re (dorian)
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D.C., D.S., al fine, Coda
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Musical Expressions: Tempo (largo and vivace), Dynamics (mezzo piano and mezzoforte)
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Absolute Pitch Names (G-clef)
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Musical Forms: rondo, theme and variations, suite
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Special emphasis on American and Texas songs
DISD Music Grading Policy
Denton ISD Elementary Performance Standards
1- Beginning: The student needed teacher support throughout the task OR the student independently completed the task but did not demonstrate understanding of the concept or skill.
2- Developing: The student needed some teacher support to successfully demonstrate his/her understanding OR the student demonstrated some understanding of the concept or skill.
3- Meets Standard: The student independently demonstrated and accurate/reasonable understanding of the concept or skill.
4- Advanced: The student independently demonstrated a deep and sophisticated understanding of the concept or skill.
MUSIC at HOME
Let's Make Music Together!
We may not be together in the music room, but that doesn't mean our music making has to end! Let's make music together! Check out these videos to find out how we can move and groove together! Click the link below to find more information (including activities you can do at home from our art, library, and PE teachers)!
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