Music
In
fourth grade students learn elements of melody, harmony/texture, rhythm, form
and expression. Below are some of
the concepts that will be covered.
Melody
C,
G & D Pentatonic scales
Harmony/Texture
Layers
of sound
Multilayered
ostinati
Rhythm
Quarter
note
Eighth
note
Quarter
rest
Half
note
Sixteenth
notes
Dotted
half notes
Eighth
sixteenth combinations
Dotted
eighth sixteenth note
Duple
meter
Form
Call
and response
Binary
Ternary
Rondo
Expression
Forte
Mezzo
forte
Piano
Crescendo
Diminuendo