Grade 1 Music Curriculum
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from National Association for Music Education
1.MU.A Sing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
1.MU.A.1 Explore combining instruments and voices.
1.MU.A.2 Explore singing expressively.
1.MU.A.3 Demonstrate independent pitch matching.
1.MU.A.2 Explore singing expressively.
1.MU.A.3 Demonstrate independent pitch matching.
1.MU.B Perform on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
1.MU.B.1 Identify strong and weak beats.
1.MU.B.2 Perform steady beat following rhythmic notation.
1.MU.B.3 Perform long/short, fast/slow, loud/soft as directed.
1.MU.B.2 Perform steady beat following rhythmic notation.
1.MU.B.3 Perform long/short, fast/slow, loud/soft as directed.
1.MU.C Improvise melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
1.MU.C.1 Compose original vocal patterns.
1.MU.D Compose and arrange music within specified guidelines.
1.MU.D.1 Create an original composition using a variety of sound sources.
1.MU.E Read and notate music.
1.MU.E.1 Recognize that long and short sounds and silences can be grouped to form rhythm and that rhythm is not that same as the beat.
1.MU.E.2 Recognize simple notation.
1.MU.E.3 Interpret simple notated rhythm from left to right.
1.MU.E.2 Recognize simple notation.
1.MU.E.3 Interpret simple notated rhythm from left to right.
1.MU.F Listen to, analyze, and describe music.
1.MU.F.1 Distinguish high and low instrumental registers.
1.MU.F.2 Distinguish between major and minor keys.
1.MU.F.3 Identify musical phrases.
1.MU.F.2 Distinguish between major and minor keys.
1.MU.F.3 Identify musical phrases.
1.MU.G Evaluate music and music performances.
1.MU.G.1 Extend descriptions using more advanced music terminology.
1.MU.H Understand relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.
1.MU.H.1 Identify relationships between music and other disciplines.
1.MU.I Understand music in relation to history and culture.
1.MU.I.1 Identify various uses of music in daily experiences.
1.MU.I.2 Demonstrate audience behavior appropriate for the context and style of music.
1.MU.I.2 Demonstrate audience behavior appropriate for the context and style of music.
1.MU.J Express through music.
1.MU.J.1 Explore the concept that instruments make different sounds by playing them differently.
1.MU.J.2 Experiment with the human voice to produce different tone qualities.
1.MU.J.3 Discriminate that different types of music create and/or affect different moods.
1.MU.J.4 Describe how music can express a person’s feelings.
1.MU.J.5 Explore how the fundamentals of music contribute to musical expressiveness.
1.MU.J.2 Experiment with the human voice to produce different tone qualities.
1.MU.J.3 Discriminate that different types of music create and/or affect different moods.
1.MU.J.4 Describe how music can express a person’s feelings.
1.MU.J.5 Explore how the fundamentals of music contribute to musical expressiveness.


