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General Music Program

General Music Program

Children sit in a circle on the floor, holding colorful rhythm sticks.

Fourth graders creating Boomwhacker rhythms

Children sit in a classroom, playing blue ukuleles.

Third graders learning basic Ukulele technique

Three children sing and hold rhythm sticks in a classroom.

Third graders performing vocal music with rhythm instruments

Children sit on the floor, playing xylophones in a music class.

Kindergarteners practicing patterns on mallet instruments

A young girl enthusiastically plays a djembe drum, smiling brightly.

TK student learning to play the Djembe drum

Students in a classroom play recorders, focused on their music.

Fourth graders learning basic Recorder technique

Children practice playing recorders in a music class, focused on their instruments.

Third graders practicing recorder technique

Students in a classroom follow along with a video on a large screen.

Second graders practicing rhythmic movement and balance skills

Our General Music programs incorporate many different skills into TK-4th grade music classes, including but NOT limited to:

- Lyrical phonemic awareness/diction

- Basic concepts of beat/rhythm/patterns

- Pitch recognition and vocal pitch matching

- Healthy vocal tone production technique

- Instrument families and sound production

- Various musical styles and genres

- Historic and cultural music elements

- Performance stage presence and etiquette 

Each student will have access to a robust music curriculum that features songs and lessons from the following resources:

  • Music K-8 from Plank Road Publishing

  • Essential Elements Music Class from Hal Leonard Publishing

  • Orff Schulwerk Instrumental Training

  • Kodaly Solfege/Vocal Training

Music K-8

Essential Elements

Orff Association

Kodaly Method

A black and white illustration of four musical notes.