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Our

8-Week Music Curriculum

homeschoolden.com Music resources we are using can be found at susanparadis.com

and laytonmusic.wordpress.com and The Big Book of Music Games,

Grades K - 5. (Affiliate Link)

Music Curriculum Plans

for the Fall Semester

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This packet is a rough outline of the activities we will be doing this fall to help the kids learn to read music,

learn the corresponding music note on the piano, and to learn basic music notations. Often I don't share our

materials until after we have finished a unit... so just know this is a work in progress!

Twice a week or so, I want to go over music notes and their location on the piano/keyboard as well as some of

the basic music symbols and notation. I realized that while the kids can play pieces on the piano, they cannot

read music. So, the plan is to slowly but surely make sure they learn and build on those skills.

My kids have a basic understanding of music, so we are not starting from zero. You may need to go faster or

slower based on the needs of your students. I love the playful, fun materials shared by Susan Paradis and

Layton Music. I can't say enough about the amazing resources available at these blogs! Those worksheets &

games and material from The Big Book of Music Games, Grades K - 5. (Affiliate Link) are the basis for our

semester of music study.

The plan is to spend about 15 minutes twice a week. The kids also are learning pieces on the piano and I'll be

teaching the kids a bit of recorder this year as well. I want to be able to just glance at what to do so I wrote up

this 8 or 9-week schedule. By the end I hope the kids know 2 octaves worth of notes on the staff and their

location on a keyboard/piano. The pdf shows how we'll use these music worksheets and music games each

week.

We will also be using The Big Book of Music Games, Grades K - 5. (Affiliate Link) This is a great resource for

learning music symbols & notes. It is NOT a book for playing musical games like singing games or group

games (such as square dancing type activities), but is absolutely perfect for our purposes (learning notes,

various music symbols, intervals, etc.).

We will not be doing any music appreciation (learning about famous composers). You know, there are just not

enough hours in the day!

Games and materials over at susanparadis.com and laytonmusic.wordpress.com

I am incredibly grateful to Susan Paradis and Layton Music for all of the fun activities they have shared on their

blogs.

~Liesl

Week 1

Learn these new notes: B C C D

Rhythm Clapping, Introduce value of notes (quarter, half, dotted half, whole). Play Climb the Mountain

What are these notes? Write them in. Identify the types of notes in this piece. Q-quarter note H-half note W

whole note

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This week's notes:

Week 2

Review B C D

Learn these new notes: A E

Rhythm: What types of notes are these?

What are these notes? Write them in. Identify the types of notes in this piece. Q-quarter note H-half note W

whole note DH-dotted half note

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Week 3

Review A B C D E

Learn these new notes: G F

What are these notes? Write them in. Identify the types of notes in this piece. Q-quarter note H-half note W

whole note DH-dotted half note

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Week 4

Review G A B C D E F

Learn these new notes: F G

Rhythm: Introduce eighth notes and eighth rests

What are these notes? Write them in. Identify the types of notes in this piece. H-half note W-whole note DH-

dotted half note Q-quarter note E-eighth note

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Week 5

Review F G A B C D E F G

Learn these new notes: E A

What are these notes? Write them in. Identify the types of notes in this piece. H-half note W-whole note DH-

dotted half note Q-quarter note E-eighth note

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Week 6

Review E F G A B C D E F G A

Learn these new notes: D B

What are these notes? Write them in. Identify the types of notes in this piece. H-half note W-whole note DH-

dotted half note Q-quarter note E-eighth note

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Week 7

Review D E F G A B C D E F G A B

Learn these new notes: C C

What are these notes? Write them in. Identify the types of notes in this piece. H-half note W-whole note DH-

dotted half note Q-quarter note E-eighth note

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Week 8

Review C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C

Learn these new notes: B D

Identify the notes and symbols on the music page provided.

Draw the symbols:

staff

measure treble clef bass clef

sharp

flat double bar repeat sign

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Week 9

Review B C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C D

Learn these new notes: A E

Identify the notes and symbols on the music page provided.

Draw the symbols:

natural sign

piano forte crescendo

decrescendo

eighth rest tie quarter rest

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Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. Sun Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10

My Music Practice Chart

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Week 1

Candy Corn Cards, Rhythm Cards, Fly Swatter Game, Fast Lane, level 1, Dime on the Staff, Climb the Mountain.

Introduce the 3 notes with Beginner Note Names Sheet, Play Fly Swatter Game (also in a smaller size)

Use the Animal Alphabet Clothespin Matching

Go over Fast Lane, level 1, cut the page into strips and have the kids identify the notes.

Have the kids place a dime on the staff for the notes they learned Dime on the Staff page

Introduce quarter, half, dotted-half, and whole notes. Rhythm clapping.

Play Climb the Mountain

Week 2

Play Fly Swatter Game, Place Dime on the Staff,, Random Notes Page, Rhythm Cards with rhythm sticks, Rhythm

Pizza Printable, Table Top Piano

Similar to week one, but also have the kids use rhythm sticks with the rhythm cards

Go over rhythms of notes using the Rhythm Pizza Printable

Introduce names and values of the rests

Week 3

Music Terms Bingo Game, Ladybug piano keys & music notes, Rhythm Cards, Table Top Piano

This week in addition to the new notes, start going over music terms like staff, measure, etc.

Play Ladybug piano keys & notes game

Week 4

Ice Cream Cards, Notes on a staff & intervals such as: repeat, step (2), Skip (3rd), Leap (4th) p. 264-265,

Fast Lane Level 2, Rhythm Board Game, Table Top Piano

This week have the kids start with the ice cream matching cards

Rhythm: Introduce eighth notes and eighth rests

Go over do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do (Use games from pages 22 to 55) 265 in the Big Book of Music

Games (affiliate link)

Use Fast Lane Level 2 page

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Go over intervals.... repeating a note, step, skip, leap. Sing or play notes for the kids & have them write

down what they hear with dimes (repeating notes, skipping notes, stepping, etc.) pages 262-278 in the

Big Book of Music Games (affiliate link) Play the rhythm board game

Week 5

Fishing Cards & Fish Rhythm Cards, Music Terms Bingo (Easy Level Bingo, More Advanced Music Terms and

Symbols) , Find the Starting Note Page with Table Top Piano, Another way to introduce the grand staff

worksheet

Go fishing this week. Use the rests and notes fishing cards. Have the kids identify the note, etc. (Play

this with a game board too?)

Printable: Another way to introduce grand staff worksheet

Week 6

Sight Reading Cards, Pumpkin Cards and Music File Folder Game (Use these to play a Bump Game)

Introduce the sight reading cards on piano

Play Pumpkin Game

Week 7

Heart Matching Game, Search and Find the Notes Pages in a quick-paced bingo type game (Middle C, Search and

Find D, Search and Find E, Search and Find F, Search and Find G, Search and Find Bass A, Search and Find Bass G,

Search and Find Bass F ) , Fast Lane Level 3 and 4 pages

Week 8 & 9

Halloween Materials Bats and Cats Rhythm Game, (Gameboard) -- : Bats and Cats (gameboard), Fast Lane Level

5 and 6

Have photocopies of some sheet music ready. Have the students write in the notes, rhythms and

identify/discuss the music notation. Include dynamics (p, mp, f, ff) and a discussion of terms such as staff,

measure, sharp, flat, crescendo, decrescendo, repeat sign, treble clef, bass clef

Save the Turkey: Music Symbols and Terms

Song Ideas:

Alleluia

Clementine

Dona Nobis Pacem

Down in the Valley

Drill Ye Terriers Drill

Drunken Sailor

Erie Canal

Git Along Little Doggies

Hey, Ho, Nobody Home

Liza Jane

Oh, Susanna

Old Joe Clark

Rose, Rose (as a round)

Row, Row, Row Your Boat (as a round)

She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain

Shoo Fly Don't Bother Me

The Streets of Laredo

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

Tom Dooley

What'll We Do with the Baby-O

Yankee Doodle

Some of the printables we'll be using (and mentioned above). Most of these are available at Susan Paradis's

blog: susanparadis.com

These are from Layton Music

Ladybug and Heart Music Notes - susanparadis.com

Music Bingo

Rhythm Game board, Sight reading cards, hand position worksheet: (All from susanparadis.com )

There are also a number of holiday themed music materials. We'll probably use the Halloween games/activities

(All from susanparadis.com ) :

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