Music Class Schedule 2021-2022/ PreK-8 General Music Curriculum

(7th Grade) 8:45-9:35AM

(6th Grade) 9:35-10:25AM

(2nd Grade) 11:00-11:45AM

(Lunch/Prep) 11:45AM-1:00PM

(8th Grade) 1:00-1:50PM

(4th Grade) 2:00-2:45PM

(Kindergarten) 9:30-10:00AM

(PK-3) 10:00-10:30AM/(PK-4) 10:30-11:00AM

(3rd Grade) 11:00-11:45AM

(Lunch/Prep) 11:45AM-1:00PM

(1st Grade) 1:00-1:45PM

(5th Grade) 1:55-2:45PM

Students attend music class once a week for 30-45 minutes. 

Students perform a variety of hands-on activities to expand their instrument playing technique, music vocabulary, and reading/writing skills.

Every music class has a writing, listening, and movement component.

Students also have the opportunity to play with percussion instruments such as: bucket drums, handbells, egg shakers, rhythm sticks, jingle bells, etc. 

Miss Wiltbank's teaching methods are based on the music education foundations of Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, Zoltán Kodály, and Carl Orff. Lessons and assignments align with the standards set forth by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia for Music, PA Standards for the Arts, and the National Association for Music Education (NAfME).

Students in grades PreK-3 do not receive a report grade for music, however I do observe and track their progress through the activities they perform. The student’s complete worksheets, individual/group projects, and individual/group improvisation activities. I address any concerns with the student's classroom teacher and even the parent(s)/guardian(s) depending on the need.

Students in grades 4 and 5 do receive a report card grade for music. The grade is based on individual classwork, written assessments, aural assessments, and individual/group projects. The report card grade is based on a 4,3,2,1 scale. I address any concerns with the student's classroom teacher and the parent(s)/guardian(s) depending on the need.

Students attend music class once a week for 50-55 minutes.

Students work at a more advanced pace as they complete activities that are based on aspects music history and basic music theory. 

I believe that students in these grades levels should be able to academically describe how they hear music verbally and through written materials. 

Students complete several listening logs each trimester. Students listen to a piece of music from the Medieval, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Impressionist eras. They will answer questions based on the basic elements of music (timbre/tone, texture, tempo, form, and dynamics) in a notebook or virtually. Students receive a grade based on the quality of their answers and participation in the class discussion regarding the piece being played that day.

Students also learn musical concepts through project-based learning. They complete composition projects, poster projects, and even performance-based projects by singing or playing an instrument. 

Students are assessed on the historical period that is covered through the listening logs and the basic music theory concepts being taught. 

Students in grades 6-8 also have the opportunity to work in our computer lab on various music software. 

Towards the end of the school year, students in grade 8 begin to learn more advanced music theory concepts that would be presented in a high school music theory course, as a preview, if they choose to take courses in that subject. 

Lessons and assignments align with the standards set forth by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia for Music, PA Standards for the Arts, and the National Association for Music Education (NAfME). 

Students in grades 6-8 do receive a report card grade for music. The report card grade is based on a 4,3,2,1 scale. The grade represents the culmination of classwork, written assessments, and individual/group projects. I address any concerns with the student's homeroom teacher and the parent(s)/guardian(s) depending on the need.