Course: 4-6 General Music

Psalms 150:3-6 - Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre, praise him with timbrel and dancing, praise him with the strings and pipe, praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals.  Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. 

Music education inspires creativity, and teaches children to listen well, as well as work as a team. It provides outlets for expressing our deepest emotions. Studies show that music education enhances cognitive skills, language development, memory, and concentration. It also fosters emotional intelligence, self-expression, creativity, imagination, coordination, motor skills, academic performance, confidence, and social skills. Additionally, it helps reduce stress and anxiety, introduces cultural awareness, and creates lifelong enjoyment and abilities. 

The 4th-6^th general music class will teach children the language of music through many games and activities.

In the class, students will:
Identify, clap, and play advanced rhythms

Sing solfege patterns, practice harmonies and rounds

Sing multicultural folk songs, including singing games and folk dances

Learn and use music vocabulary

Listen to well-known pieces of music and identify most orchestral instruments by sight and sound

Identify the orchestral families and instruments that belong to each family

Study musical periods and composers

Practice playing rhythm instruments including bucket drumming