Course Overview

Beginning 1 Music is for students of first grade age who are continuing with K12, as well as students of second grade age who are new to K12. In this course, traditional games and folk songs from many cultures help students begin to read and write simple melodic and rhythmic patterns. Students are introduced to the instruments of the orchestra through Prokofiev's classic Peter and the Wolf . They explore how music tells stories in The Sorcerer's Apprentice and are introduced to opera through a lively unit on Mozart's Magic Flute. Students will:

• Sing along with folk songs
• Practice moving to music
• Listen actively to different kinds of music
• Begin to learn how to read and write music
• Learn to recognize melody in three and four note patterns
• Identify rhythms in music using eighths, quarters, and rests
• Begin to learn about the instruments of the orchestra
• Learn how different kinds of music, such as tone poems and operas, can tell stories