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Elementary Music Appreciation
Elementary Music Appreciation
Mini Musicians for 1st-3rd Graders
Upper Elementary for 3rd-6th Graders
Hal Leonard’s Essential Elements Music Class: “Hal Leonard's Essential Elements Music Class Interactive is an online subscription service that comes with a wealth of digital resources! There are hundreds of songs, videos, digital books, and interactive resources available to subscribers.”
The daily lessons will be projected on a screen and students will learn to read, move to, and enjoy music together. Students will be exposed to music of different time periods and cultures as well as have the opportunity to sing and play rhythm instruments. This curriculum addresses Social Emotional Learning and meets National Core Art Standards.
Schedule & Supplies
Schedule & Supplies
Classes run August to May on Tuesdays for 50 minutes. Approximately 33 class meetings.
Location: Grace Presbyterian Church, 49 Varden Dr, Aiken
Cost: $30 one-time material fee, $20 a month (payments begins in September, no May fee)
Supplies needed: 1 inch binder, pencil pouch, 2 pencils, crayons or color pencils
Included in materials fee:
Use of classroom rhythm instruments
2025-26 Mini Musicians Curriculum - Essential Elements Music Class Year K
2025-26 Upper Elementary Curriculum - Essential Elements Music Class Year 4
Reviews:
"I highly recommend Mrs. Threlkeld for music classes. My timid daughter has blossomed in her class, and her confidence and love for music have grown. This past year, she looked forward to class every week and couldn't wait to tell me what they did in class that day." - Amy H.
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Weekly Assignments
(this information will be updated by the end of the day on Wednesdays)
September 9 - Mini Musicians
FYI Topics discussed this week - Lesson 3 - "Fast and Slow and Away We Go!"
Music
move to the steady beat of music.
experience fast and slow by singing and moving to songs.
describe and show fast and slow motions in the world around us.
sing a song that reveals the letters of names with quarter notes and eighth notes.
read music from left to right and perform quarter notes, eighth notes, and quarter rests.
Social Emotional Learning
create steady beat motions for a partner to mirror.
practice responsible decision-making for activities without adult support.
Next Spirit Day: September 16 - Sports Day - Wear your favorite sports team gear
September payment due
September 9 - Upper Elementary
FYI Topics discussed this week - Lesson 3 - "Exploring More Uneven Sounds!"
Music
discover a new rhythm (dotted quarter note-eighth note).
read rhythms with ties.
read and create rhythms with triplets.
Social Emotional Learning:
demonstrate and identify ways to build a positive relationship and show respect to others.
Next Spirit Day: September 16 - Sports Day - Wear your favorite sports team gear
September payment due
Assignments due September 16
Assignment - Complete Lesson 3 worksheets
September 2 - Mini Musicians
FYI Topics discussed this week - Lesson 2 - "Rhythm Just Can't Be Beat"
Music
pat the steady beat of music and play on an instrument.
tap the long and short sounds of music and play on an instrument.
connect long and short motions to long and short sounds in music.
move to a steady beat.
Social Emotional Learning
play a singing game with changing partners to the beat.
identify qualities of being a good friend.
Next Spirit Day: September 16 - Sports Day - Wear your favorite sports team gear
September payment due
September 2 - Upper Elementary
FYI Topics discussed this week - Lesson 2 - "Let's Play the Tri-pl-et"
Music
discover a new rhythm (triplet).
read rhythms using two sixteenths and an eighth note.
perform, read, and create rhythms using syncopation.
Social Emotional Learning:
identify and demonstrate self-management by overcoming challenges.
Next Spirit Day: September 16 - Sports Day - Wear your favorite sports team gear
September payment due
Assignments due September 2
Assignment - Complete Lesson 2 worksheets
August 26 - Mini Musicians
FYI Topics discussed this week - Lesson 1 - "We've Got the Beat"
Music
will experience and perform (move to) a steady beat.
I will experience and understand the difference between a steady beat and no beat.
I will move to and determine fast and slow music.
Social Emotional Learning
create movements with a partner to practice relationship skills.
Next Spirit Day: September 2 - Cartoon Day - Represent your favorite cartoon character with a shirt or costume
September payment due
August 26 - Upper Elementary
FYI Topics discussed this week - Lesson 1 - "Time for Rhythm!"
Music
demonstrate understanding of beat and rhythm.
sing, read, and perform on instruments using quarter notes, two eighth notes, half notes, whole notes, and four sixteenth notes.
create rhythmic ostinatos using eighth notes and sixteenth notes patterns.
Social Emotional Learning:
identify and demonstrate self-awareness.
Next Spirit Day: September 2 - Cartoon Day - Represent your favorite cartoon character with a shirt or costume
September payment due
Assignments due September 2
Assignment - Complete Lesson 1 worksheet
August 19 - Mini Musicians
FYI Topics discussed this week - Introduction
Music
Classroom Rules - a rhythmic story
Learned about Hawaiian culture & danced the hula
Next Spirit Day: September 2 - Cartoon Day - Represent your favorite cartoon character with a shirt or costume
August 19 - Upper Elementary
FYI Topics discussed this week - Introduction
Music
Classroom Rules - a rhythmic story
Why Music?
Learned about Hawaiian culture & danced the hula
Next Spirit Day: September 2 - Cartoon Day - Represent your favorite cartoon character with a shirt or costume
Assignments due August 26
Assignment - Complete provided worksheet
Assignments due August 19
Next Spirit Day: August 19: Hawaiian Day - Wear a Hawaiian or floral shirt
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