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We start the year with what do we learn in general music class, procedures, etc. 
Here's just a basic list:
    Music History - composers, music, instruments from Medieval to Present day
         - 3B's, Music written for children, classical, jazz, pop, country, just to mention a few
    Music notation - rhythm, pitch, harmony
         -notes - quarter notes, half notes, rests...., ABCDEFG, chords,
         - playing notes on instruments (guitar, bells, recorders, and rhythm instruments)
    Terms - musical terms and what do they mean (rhythm, beat, meter, unison, harmony, metronome...)
         - can we use terms to describe the music
     Instruments, ensembles, famous musicians (past and present day)
     Singing - Singing in unison, harmony, pitch, diction, tempo...
     Performance - k-5 and some of our 6th-8th grade participate in 2 concerts every year.
           -singing, moving and playing instruments
Looking forward to a great year of music.
           

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