Elementary Elementary Music Grade 4

 Module One: Rhythm Explorations

-Elements of music

-Introduction to music

-Performance behavior

-Music composition principles

-Rhythm

-Evaluating Performances

-Ostinati

Module Two: Melody Maestro

-Solfege and standard notation  

-Vocal performance techniques 

-Evaluating performances 

-Vocal chords and vibrations

-Compare and contrast melodic phrases

-Themes and variations

-Play extended pentatonic melodies 

-Notate extended pentatonic melodies

Module Three: Volume Variations

-Dynamics 

-Articulations

-Compare and contrast dynamics

-Analyzing composer's choices in dynamics

-Create new arrangements

-Create a variation

-Write a song in standard notation

-Perform variation of a song

Module Four: Tempo Tango

-Tempo 

-Compare and contrast tempos 

-Relationship between mood and tempo 

-Analyze composer's choices in tempos

-Modify the tempo of a piece of music  

-Explain artistic choices 

-Create new arrangements

-Perform variation of a song 

Module Five: Song Engineers

-Form and structure of a song 

-Medleys and variations

-Form and patterns

-Compare and contrast form 

-Arrange a familiar song

-Perform song

-Explain artistic choices

Module Six: Shades of Sound

-Timbre

-Instrument families 

-String family of instruments  

-Classify band instruments 

-Identify singing voice types

-Modify timbre in a piece of music 

-Music from different cultures 

-Compare and contrast the timbres of music from different cultures

-Reinterpret a song by altering its timbre

Module Seven: Musical Time Travel

-Effective listening strategies 

-Romantic period 

-Periods of music: Romantic, Baroque, Classical

-Music download safety

-Music related to Florida

-Critiquing performances

-Compare a song from different music periods

-Analyze music and support opinion with music terminology

Module Eight: Creation Station

-Musical roles and careers 

-Habits of successful musicians

-Music devices through time

-Enhance a song with elements of music 

-Notate rhythmic pentatonic melodies

-Musical creative writing process

-Collaboration in music

-Compose an original piece