SCPS MUSIC ESSENTIAL SKILLS CHECKLIST

Compiled June 20, 2007

Grade level: Kindergarten

Categories of

Culture/Histo
Im provise &

M ovem ent/
Analyze, &
Com pose/

Evaluate/
Notate/
Read &
Essential

Listen,
M u.A.1

M u.A.2

M u.A.3

M u.A.4

M u.A.5

M u.A.6

Dance
Skills

Sing/

Play/
Skills

ry
Steady beat R

Long/Short R

Sing/Speak M

High/Low M

Same/Different F

Loud/Quiet (soft) EQ

Fast/Slow EQ

Timbre: non-pitched percussion EQ

Vocal Technique: posture Mu

Instrumental Technique: posture, Mu

position

Play parties, poetry, finger plays, S/C

nursery rhymes

Musical compositions: S/C

Nutcracker, Peer Gynt Suite C.R

Categories of skills

R - Rhythm
M - Melody
F - Form
EQ - Expressive qualities
H/T - Harmony/Texture
Mu - Musicianship
S/C - Style/Culture
C/R - Composer/Repertoire
 SCPS MUSIC ESSENTIAL SKILLS CHECKLIST
Compiled June 20, 2007

Grade level: 1st Grade

Categories of

Culture/Histo
Im provise &

M ovem ent/
Analyze, &
Com pose/

Evaluate/
Notate/
Read &
Essential

Listen,
M u.A.1

M u.A.2

M u.A.3

M u.A.4

M u.A.5

M u.A.6

Dance
Skills

Sing/

Play/
Skills

ry
Strong beat/Weak beat R

Quarter note, quarter rest, eighth R

notes (paired)

Up/Down M

Sol mi, sol mi la M

Form: AB, ABA F

Double bar/Repeat sign F

Forte/Piano EQ

Adagio/Allegro EQ

Timbre: woods, metals, skins EQ

Ostinato H

Vocal Technique: head voice Mu

Instrumental Technique: tone Mu

production

Traditional folk songs, U.S. and S/C

international

Musical compositions: Carnival of C/R

the Animals and Peter & the Wolf

Categories of skills

R - Rhythm
M - Melody
F - Form
EQ - Expressive qualities
H/T - Harmony/Texture
Mu - Musicianship
S/C - Style/Culture
C/R - Composer/Repertoire
 SCPS MUSIC ESSENTIAL SKILLS CHECKLIST
Compiled June 20, 2007

Grade level: 2nd Grade

Categories of

Culture/Histo
Im provise &

M ovem ent/
Analyze, &
Com pose/

Evaluate/
Notate/
Read &
Essential

Listen,
M u.A.1

M u.A.2

M u.A.3

M u.A.4

M u.A.5

M u.A.6

Dance
Skills

Sing/

Play/
Skills

ry
Beat/Rhythm R

Sets of beats: 2, 3 R

Whole note, whole rest, half note, R

half rest

Mi re do, sol mi do M

Pentatonic scale M

Musical alphabet M

Phrase identification F

Verse, refrain F

Introduction, coda F

Crescendo/Decrescendo EQ

Accelerando/Ritardando EQ

Two-part round H/T

Vocal Technique: register Mu

(head,chest)

U.S. patriotic songs S/C

Composers: Sousa, Cohan,

Frances Scott Key and the Story C/R
of the Star Spangled Banner

Categories of skills
R - Rhythm
M - Melody
F - Form
EQ - Expressive qualities
H/T - Harmony/Texture
Mu - Musicianship
S/C - Style/Culture
C/R - Composer/Repertoire
 SCPS MUSIC ESSENTIAL SKILLS CHECKLIST
Compiled June 20, 2007

Grade level: 3rd Grade

Culture/Histo
Im provise &
Categories of

M ovem ent/
Analyze, &
Com pose/

Evaluate/
Notate/
Read &
Essential

Listen,
M u.A.1

M u.A.2

M u.A.3

M u.A.4

M u.A.5

M u.A.6

Dance
Skills

Sing/

Play/
Skills

ry
Time signature: 2/4, , 4/4, C R
(common time)

Bar line, measure R

Sixteenth notes (groups of 4) R

Step, skip, repeat M

M
Staff, treble clef

Line notes, space notes, & their letter M

names (D to F1)

Melodic instrument: three note range M

Rondo F
EQ
Accent

Fermata EQ

Timbre: Instrument families - string, EQ

woodwind, brass, percussion,
keyboard

Performing ensembles: orchestra, H/T

band, chorus and their various other
forms

Solo, duet, trio H.T

Three-part round H/T

Vocal technique: breath support Mu

Instrumental Technique: articulation Mu

Historical periods: Renaissance S/C

(dance, recorder music), Baroque - C.R
Bach, Handel

Categories of skills

R - Rhythm
M - Melody
F - Form
EQ - Expressive qualities
H/T - Harmony/Texture
Mu - Musicianship
S/C - Style/Culture
C/R - Composer/Repertoire
 SCPS MUSIC ESSENTIAL SKILLS CHECKLIST
Compiled June 20, 2007

Grade level: 4th Grade

Culture/Histo
Im provise &
Categories of

M ovem ent/
Analyze, &
Com pose/

Evaluate/
Notate/
Read &
Essential

Listen,
M u.A.1

M u.A.2

M u.A.3

M u.A.4

M u.A.5

M u.A.6

Dance
Skills

Sing/

Play/
Skills

ry
Eighth note & rest (single) R

Syncopation R

Pentatonic scale: singing, melodic M

instrument

Line notes, space notes, & their M

letter names (F to F1)
st nd
Da Capo, Da Capo al Fine, 1 & 2 F
endings, Dal Segno

Spectrum of dynamics: pp, p, mp, EQ

mf, f, ff

Legato/Staccato EQ

Timbre: Individual instruments from EQ

the five families

Participants in musical EQ
performances: conductor,
musicians, audience.

Partner songs H/T

Vocal technique: vowels, Mu

consonants

Historical music of Florida: Foster, S/C

Native American C.R

Historical music of the U.S.: S/C

Copland, Gershwin C.R

Historical period: Classical - Mozart, S/C

Beethoven C.R

Categories of skills
R - Rhythm
M - Melody
F - Form
EQ - Expressive qualities
H/T - Harmony/Texture
Mu - Musicianship
S/C - Style/Culture
C/R - Composer/Repertoire
 SCPS MUSIC ESSENTIAL SKILLS CHECKLIST
Compiled June 20, 2007

Grade level: 5th Grade

Culture/Histo
Im provise &
Categories of

M ovem ent/
Analyze, &
Com pose/

Evaluate/
Notate/
Read &
Essential

Listen,
M u.A.1

M u.A.2

M u.A.3

M u.A.4

M u.A.5

M u.A.6

Dance
Skills

Sing/

Play/
Skills

ry
Dotted half note, dotted quarter note R

Triplets R

Diatonic scale: Sing/Melodic M

instrument

Line notes, space notes, & their M

letter names (C to F1)

Theme and variations F

Tempo: Largo, adagio, andante, EQ

moderato, allegro, vivace, presto

Vocal and instrumental voicing: EQ

high, middle, low

Timbre: world instruments EQ

Solo, ensemble H/T

Major/Minor tonality H/T

Vocal technique: intonation, Mu

balance, blend

Instrumental Technique: intonation, Mu

balance, blend

Historical periods: Romantic to S/C

present Mussorgsky, Wagner, C.R
Stravinsky

Jazz: Armstrong, Ellington, S/C

Bernstein C.R

World music S/C

Categories of skills

R - Rhythm
M - Melody
F - Form
EQ - Expressive qualities
H/T - Harmony/Texture
Mu - Musicianship
S/C - Style/Culture
C/R - Composer/Repertoire