Kindergarten
Every living soul seeks kindess, love, warmth, and safety. If, through music, we can give the soul of the child one of these, this is enough reason for being.
- Shinichi Suzuki
Our Kindergarten music class can be best described as a "music and movement" class. This class is all about experiencing as much music as we can in as many ways as possible. This helps develop a excellent musical "bank" from which we draw from as we move toward music literacy.
Below is a list of some of the concepts we work on throughout the school year.​
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In-tune singing
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Free movement in space
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Motions with songs
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Stepping/Skipping
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Steady Beat
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Rhythm
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Beat vs. Rhythm
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4 voices (speaking/whispering/shouting/singing)
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Timbre of adult singing voices
We also work very hard on our comparative concepts. These tie in nicely with what the general classroom teachers are teaching as well. Those concepts include:
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Same/Different
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Loud/Soft
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Fast/Slow
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Short/Long
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High/Low
When we finish our Kindergarten music class this year, students are ready to jump into 1st Grade music and start learning to read and write music themselves!
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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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