Description

This cutting-edge curriculum introduces rhythmic notation through engaging movement-based activities. It is designed for easy integration into music classes or ensemble rehearsals, featuring 10-minute kinesthetic exercises presented in a lesson plan format that includes National Standards, teacher instructions, and notated rhythmic concepts. Comprising 80 lessons organized into eight progressive units, each unit concludes with a reproducible assessment for students. The enjoyable nature of these activities ensures that students will be unaware of the significant learning taking place. This curriculum is recommended for students in grades 4 to 9.

Songs / Content

• Unit 1: Whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, eighth notes, downbeat
• Unit 2: Tempo, half rests, quarter rests
• Unit 3: Dotted whole notes, dotted half notes, bar lines, time signatures
• Unit 4: Dotted quarter notes, whole rests, repeat signs
• Unit 5: Sixteenth notes, dictation
• Unit 6: Sixteenth-note figures, dotted eighth notes
• Unit 7: Ties, meter, 2/2, 2/4, 3/4
• Unit 8: 6/8, cumulative review
• Reproducible Assessments
• About the Authors