REDEEMER
LUTHERAN CHURCH AND SCHOOL
MUSIC
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to Core Curriculum
Participation in choir and program presentations will be part of the class
requirements. Redeemer has made instrumental music available for students
in the elementary grades. Lessons are available from a private instructor
at the expense of the parents, during school hours. Every effort will be
made to have a minimal amount of disruption to regular classroom studies.
PRESCHOOL
We surround the children with music. It is integrated into the overall learning
experiences of each day for enjoyment and communication. Music is used for
getting acquainted, transitions, giving directions, quieting groups, developing
cognitive skills, gross motor development, developing listening skills and
auditory perception, and most important, praising God. Activities include
singing, rhythmic activities, musical games, playing rhythm instruments,
creative movement, action songs, and finger plays.
ENRICHMENT
Children will be introduced to many musical experiences. Songs of praise, songs
for enjoyment, and fun, echo and response songs, simple rhythm games and
movement to music will be included. Children will also be introduced to rhythm
instruments. Listening skills, following directions and auditory discrimination
skills will be enhanced.
KINDERGARTEN – FIFTH GRADES
Children will be introduced to many musical experiences. Songs of praise, songs
for enjoyment, and fun, echo and response songs, simple rhythm games and
movement to music will be included. Children will also be introduced to rhythm
instruments. Listening skills, following directions and auditory discrimination
skills will be enhanced. The music
curriculum utilizes hymns, folk songs, and spirituals of the church to teach
the elements of music. Students will gain experience with the elements of
melody and harmony. Students will be able to recognize and reproduce rhythms.
Various aspects of form in music will be studied. Students will identify tonal
quality in instruments and voices. Students will learn to recognize elements of
expression including dynamics, tempo and articulation. An appreciation if
famous composers and their works will be nurtured within the students.
SIXTH - EIGHTH GRADES
Various studies for general music include composers from the Baroque,
Classical, and Romantic eras, a unit on jazz, a musical theatre unit, and a
Christian artist discovery project.
Students are required to perform group and individual research as well
as deliver several presentations.
Two school musicals will be memorized and performed each year. In the instrumental section of the
class, students will learn and review basic music theory and learn to identify
and play I, IV, and V chords on the keyboard. The students will then use that information to create their
own compositions using the computer program ‘Finale Notepad.’ Students will recognize the four
instrument families and study how each instrument is played.