GRADE 4:

  • low ti, F# (keys of G, F & C)

 

Singing:

  • Rounds and partner songs
  • Multi-verse musical selection
  • American folk, Hawaiian, Asian Pacific, Polynesian, African and African American songs

 

Musical works:

  • 20th century era
  • American folk and pop
  • Hawaiian, Asian Pacific, Polynesian, African, African American music and songs, Blues and Jazz

Movement - refer to this file for more info:

  • choreographed & plastique movement
  • folk and square dances/play party


 



Form

  • 12-bar blues, question and answer, rondo

 

Tempo:

  • Variety of tempi (accelerando, ritardando)

 

Dynamics:

  • fortissimo, (ff), mezzo forte (mf), mezzo piano (mp), pianissimo (pp), crescendo/decrescendo, sforzando (sfz)

 

Timbre:

  • continue from Grade 3
  • recorder, `ukulele
  • instrument families
  • Orchestration choices


Personal expressive preferences:

  • tempo, dynamics & form; social & cultural context