Music
In fifth grade students learn elements of melody,
harmony/texture, rhythm, form, Timbre
and expression.
Below are some of the concepts that will be
covered.
Melody
Pitch
letter names
Recorder
notes D, E, G, A, B,
Range
and register
C,
F, G and D Pentatonic
Major/Minor
Melodic
Ostinati
Harmony/Texture
Layers
of sound
Multilayered
ostinati
Major/
Minor
Chord
Changes I, IV, V
2
part Singing/partner songs
Rhythm
Quarter
note
Eighth
note
Quarter
rest
Half
note
Sixteenth
notes
Dotted
half notes
Eighth
sixteenth combinations
Dotted
eighth- sixteenth combinations
Duple,
triple, quadruple, 6/8
Syncopation
Triplet
Form
Call
and response
Question/Answer
phrases
Solo/Chorus
Introduction,
Interlude, and Coda
12
bar blues
Expression
Forte
Mezzo
Forte
Piano
Mezzo
Piano
Crescendo
Diminuendo