Targeting Music: Year 4 in Bloomington, MN

(Schott). (age 8-9): In this fifth book of the series, the program for Year 4 is structured similarly to that of Year 3. Designed to consolidate and extend skills, knowledge and understanding, again there is a particular emphasis on skills acquisition.Attuned to the range of National Curriculum experiences, particular features of this book are: the progressive development of vokal and instrumental techniques, a module focusing on a structured approach to reading and writing music, knowledge and understanding of music placed in an historical context, a musical production. Introduction
• MODULE 1 USING VOICES: Technique, posture, voice-warming, part-singing, etc.: Warming up the voice
• Vowels
• Breathing and phrasing
• Right from the start
• Jazzing it up
• Putting it all together
• MODULE 2 WORKING ON INSTRUMENTAL TECHNIQUES: Beater technique, co-ordination, part-playing, etc.: Performing a piece in medieval style
• Fiddle-i-dee
• Round and around
• Melodic accompaniments
• This old hammer
• Rondo
• MODULE 3 IMPROVISING AND COMPOSING: Structure, musical elements, expression, notation, etc.: Old Blue
• Starting from a small cell
• Gradual change
• Words and sounds
• Hallowe'en
• Class composition
• MODULE 4 READING AND WRITING MUSIC: Pitch, note-values, treble clefs, rests, metre, etc.: Notation: pitch and rhythm
• Blck socks
• Rests, rhythms and accents
• Same song, different rhythm
• Looking at musical instruments
• Summary lesson
• MODULE 5 KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND CONTEXT: Repertoire, history, instruments, cultures, etc.: Soundscapes
• Making new sounds
• Music through history
• Music of the world
• Looking at musical instruments, Revision lesson
• MODULE 6: PERFORMING A SHOW: The Emperor and the Nightingale, a musical operetta by Margaret Rolf
• APPENDIX: Piano accompaniment to "This old hammer"