Grade 4 Music

The fourth grade music program is organized into units that introduce students to songwriting and folk songs from around the world. Every student learns about the components of a song such as lyrics, chord progressions, musical scales, and rhythm. Units end with a showcase of the various compositions written. Fourth grade students also conduct research about a folk song and country of their choice. 

Our fourth grade students will:

• Learn and perform songs using basic chord progressions with C, F, G7 and Am chords on the ukulele
• Write their own lyrics after studying rhyme schemes and imagery 
• Practice their songs using original strumming patterns  and rehearse in small groups 
• Perform their original song using vocal and instrumental skills 
• Perform rounds and partner songs in the Winter Concert 
• Sing folk songs in various languages and study its meaning and form 
• Learn about the pentatonic scale, blues scale, and major/minor scale
• Perform arrangements of the folk songs using xylophones, boomwhackers, tambourines, piano, and ukuleles