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