Level 5: 5 To 7 Years

• Learning how to understand simple music notation and play the glockenspiel, dulcimer, and the recorder
• Experiencing steady beat, meter, and rhythm through listening to music, moving, singing, playing instruments, and reading and writing music notation
• Learning new music concepts through listening, moving, singing, game-playing, visuals, and imaginative play
• Listening to music and sound with an analytical ear and paying close attention to pitch variation and timbre between specific instruments
• Developing their speaking and singing voices through listening, imitating, and exploring
• Participating in a variety of ensemble experiences, including instrumental ensembles, vocal ensembles, and group dancing

SKILLS & BENEFITS

• Ability to read traditional and non-traditional music notation
• Growing ability to extend what has been learned in one context to a new context
• Awareness of steady beat, meter, and rhythm, essential musicianship skills with ties to physical development and coordination
• Development of self-confidence, musicianship, collaboration, and creativity through teamwork, peer interaction, and communication
• Ability to distinguish specific sounds within words and increased awareness of the rhythmic structure of language and developing speaking, reading, and listening skills
• Understanding of music reading, beat competence, expressive movement, singing, instrument playing, and ensemble participation, skills that are beneficial in fields of study that involve problem-solving, creativity, coordination, persistence, fine-motor capabilities, and team participation