Fifth Grade
. . . the human soul has regions which can be illuminated only by music . . .
-Zoltan Kodaly
This is our final year as Paloma Creek Music Makers and look how far we've come! This year we get to cover some musical concepts that sometimes stump even college freshmen music students! It's a great year and we have so much fun playing, dancing, and creating our own music. We get to be the seniors in the The Pride of Paloma Creek Choir! Some of us will even get to begin learning our own orchestra instruments! By the end of Fifth Grade, we'll be ready to jump head-first into band, choir, or orchestra in middle school!
Check out the awesome things we get to learn about this year!
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New Notes: fa and ti
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Key Signatures: B-flat, C, and G
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New Rhythms: tihm-ka (dotted eighth, sixteenth), triplet
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6/8 meter (and touching on other mixed meters 3/8, 9/8, and 12/8)
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Music notation: digital and written
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Chords: I-IV-V
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Articulation symbols
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Major and minor scales
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Musical Form: fugue
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Concerto, Symphony, Opera, Oratorio, Musical
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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