Catlin Gabel

Music PS

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Unit	Essential Questions	Habits Of Mind	Content	Skills and Processes	Assessment	Resources	Multicultural Dimension
Fall music in preschool	• How do we make music together at school?	Managing impulsivity Thinking flexibly Working together Applying past knowledge to new situations *Gathering data through all the senses	*We make music together by exploring: -Singing -Instrument playing -Moving -Listening	Sing familiar and new songs Use instruments appropriately Move to musical cues: start/stop Know when it is time to make sounds and when it is time to stop *Listen to others	*Teacher observation	Collections of songs and games Classroom instrumentarium Movement recordings Listening recordings	*Songs and instruments from diverse cultures
Singing games	*How does a game fit with a song?	Persisting Managing impulsivity Striving for accuracy Finding humor *Working together (interdependence)	*How to play various musical games	Playing games while singing songs Relating actions to melody and text		Collections of songs and games	*Games from diverse cultures
Classroom instruments	What are these classroom instruments? How do we play them?	Persisting Managing impulsivity Thinking flexibly Creativity *Taking creative risks	Instrument names How to play instruments appropriately	Identify an instrument Play it appropriately *Categorize instruments	*Teacher observations	Classroom instrumentarium	*Instruments from diverse cultures
Movement	*How can I move so that it matches the music? (more formalized movements than winter term)	Managing impulsivity Thinking flexibly *Working together as a group (interdependence)	Movement terms: - fast - slow - smooth - jerky - high low Folk dance tunes and steps	Move appropriately to musical examples Listen carefully Discriminate sounds Move creatively to tempo and sounds of music *Spatial awareness		Creative Dance Institute Movement recordings Scarves Dancing ribbons Parachutes	*Music from diverse cultures
Vocal flexibility	•How can we use our voices?	Managing impulsivity Striving for accuracy Creating, imagining, innovating Finding humor	*How to discriminate between speaking, singing, whispering, shouting	Imitate various vocal techniques Listen carefully *Improvise		Recordings of listening examples Classroom and campus sounds	Sounds from other species and cultures
Books and songs	Continue from Winter term
Instrument Ensemble	*How can we use different instruments with a song or story?	Listening carefully Managing impulsivity Thinking flexibly Striving for accuracy Questioning and posing problems Creating, imagining, innovating	*How to match instruments to illustrate particular aspects of a song or story	Playing at the appropriate time Planning *Focusing attention		Collections of stories and folk tales Classroom instrumentarium	*Songs or stories of diverse cultures