Major Topics of Study
Rhythm
- Quarter note, eighth notes, quarter rest, half note, dotted half note?
Melody
- Melodic direction
- Singing and reading sol, mi, la, do, and re
- Line notes and space notes on the staff
- Orff instruments (glockenspiel, xylophone, metallophone)?
Harmony
- Speech, rhythm, and melody ostinatos
- Rounds
Form
- Same/different sections (labeled with A, B, and C)
- Verse/refrain form
- Rondo form
- Repeat sign
- First and second endings?
Expression
- Dynamics: Forte, piano, crescendo, decrescendo
- Tempo: Adagio, moderato, allegro
- Short and long articulation?
History and Culture
- Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
- Grieg: In the Hall of the Mountain King
- American folk, patriotic, and holiday songs
- Music of African countries
- Music of European countries
- Science of sound