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Music in Kindergarten

During Kindergarten, students will:

·        Identify music as loud or soft/ fast or slow/ long or short/ high or low

·        Sort classroom instruments by sound or playing technique

·        Identify whisper, speaking, singing, and shouting voices

·        Identify the voices of men, women, and children

·        Echo short rhythmic and melodic patterns

·        Explore steady beat by using body percussion and classroom instruments

·        Sing a variety of music, including game songs, folksongs, action songs, and seasonal songs

·        Perform 2 and 4 beat ostinatos using body percussion and classroom instruments

·        Use picture symbols to represent musical sounds

·        Listen to a variety of styles and genres of music from different periods and cultures