At Loma Portal, we are lucky enough to offer weekly music classes to each of our students. This is something that many elementary schools cannot provide and we have our wonderful Parent Foundation to thank. Our TK-3 music teacher is Mrs. Candy Szalay who has been with us for years. Mrs. Szalay is a fabulous music teacher who prepares our students for regular performances and instills a love for music in each of our students!
KINDERGARTEN MUSIC
- Identify and describe basic elements in music: high/low, fast/slow,
loud/soft, beat, short/long, same/different
- Use icons or symbols to represent beat/rhythm
- Create movement that corresponds to music
- Dramatize stories and perform singing games that include songs from
various cultures
- Use the singing voice to echo melodic patterns
- Sing age-appropriate songs from memory
- Create accompaniments and play simple rhythms on classroom
percussion instruments
FIRST GRADE MUSIC
- Read, write, and perform simple patterns of rhythm and pitch using beat, rest, quarter notes, and eighth notes
- Demonstrate the difference between beat and rhythm
- Identify simple musical forms (AB, ABA, echo, phrase)
- Distinguish various moods and styles in music
- Dramatize stories and perform singing games that include songs
from various cultures
- Identify common instruments visually and aurally
- Sing age-appropriate songs from memory
- Create accompaniments and play simple rhythms on classroom
percussion instruments
SECOND GRADE MUSIC
- Read, write, and perform simple rhythmic patterns using eighth notes,
quarter notes, half notes, and rests
- Read, write, and perform simple melodic patterns using solfedge
- Identify simple musical forms (AB, ABA, verse/refrain)
- Play singing games from various cultures
- Identify wind, string, brass, and percussion instruments
- Sing with accuracy age-appropriate songs
- Play accompaniments, simple rhythms, and ostinatos on
classroom instruments
- Create movement to express pitch, form, dynamics, and tempo
THIRD GRADE MUSIC
- Read, write, and perform rhythmic patterns using eighth notes,
quarter notes, half notes, dotted half notes, whole notes, rests.
- Read, write, and perform simple melodic patterns in treble clef
- Play simple songs on the recorder
- Sing with accuracy age-appropriate songs including rounds,
partner songs, and ostinatos
- Play singing games from various cultures
- Identify orchestral instruments and adult voices
- Describe how sound is produced on various instruments
- Play accompaniments on classroom instruments
- Describe how musical elements communicate ideas