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2016.17 Sixth Grade Beginning Instrumental Music, Quarter 1
On-Going Standards: Students will regularly demonstrate proper daily maintenance of their instruments at an age-appropriate level. They
will demonstrate understanding of historical connections to the music being performed.
Standards
Student Friendly “I Can” Statements
Proper Instrument Care and Maintenance
6.IM.2.1.1 Assemble/Disassemble instrument and demonstrate
proper storage/handling of instrument.
I can clean and maintain the playing condition of my instrument.
6.IM.2.1.2 Demonstrate proper daily maintenance routine. (i.e., corks,
slides, valves, reeds, bows, strings).
I can periodically clean and maintain the playing condition of my
instrument.
Technique
6.IM.2.3.1 Demonstrate correct posture (in sitting and/or standing
positions), proper hand position, and instrument carriage.
I can demonstrate and apply correct technique on my instrument by:
 sitting or standing with correct posture
 holding my instrument, mallets or sticks properly
 placing my fingers in the correct places to accurate intonation
6.WCE.IM.1 Maintain a practice log and/or journal.
I can maintain a practice log and/or journal.
Historical Connections
6.IM.9.1.1 Listen to teacher-selected examples of music from a variety
of historical periods.
I can listen to and perform music from a variety of time periods.
6.IM.9.1.2 List historical periods as related to selected music
examples.
I can identify the time period of the music being rehearsed.
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Big Ideas/Key Concepts: At the beginning level, students should be able to play with correct technique basic unison melodies.
Students will gain a beginning understanding of their instruments, music reading and performance evaluation.
1.0 Singing
6.IM.1.1.1 Sing musical examples using stepwise intervallic pitches.
I can sing a melody based on repeated pitches.
I can sing a melody based on step-wise intervals.
6.IM.1.1.2 Sing a melody in unison with pitch-accuracy.
I can count and sing basic rhythmic patterns.
2.0 Playing Instruments
Proper Instrument Care and Maintenance
6.IM.2.1.1 Assemble/Disassemble instrument and demonstrate
proper storage/handling of instrument.
I can name the parts of my instrument.
Pitch and Rhythms
6.IM.2.4.1 Identify and perform basic rhythms and pitches through
verbalization.
I can identify, notate, and perform basic rhythms such as quarter notes
and quarter rests and beginning pitches.
Scales
6.IM.2.7.1 Explain the concept of and perform a major scale in at least
two keys/two rudiments.
Winds/Mallets
I can play a 5 note scale.
Strings
I can play a one octave D scale.
Percussion
I can play with a steady beat on my percussion instrument.
3.0 Improvising
6.IM.3.1.2 Apply the fundamental concepts of improvisation using
simple rhythmic patterns on one to three pitches.
I can improvise an eight beat melody using quarter notes and three
pitches.
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5.0 Reading and Notating
6.IM.5.1.1 Use a system (e.g., syllables, numbers, letters) to read
simple pitches and rhythms.
I can identify, both written and oral, basic notation symbols (beginning
pitches and rhythms).
I can demonstrate my ability to read music through performance.
6.WCE.IM.2 Read and perform music incorporating basic music
symbols and vocabulary.
I can understand and apply the following academic vocabulary:
 staff
 clef
 measure
 sharp sign (strings)
 flat sign (band)
 natural
 repeat sign
 time signature
6.0 Listening and Analyzing
6.IM.6.1.1 Describe a simple musical example using basic music
vocabulary/terminology.
I can describe beginning musical examples using basic vocabulary
terminology.
7.0 Evaluating
6.IM.7.1.1 Discuss criteria for evaluating performances and
compositions.
I can determine what constitutes a good beginning performance using
correct vocabulary and terminology.
8.0 Interdisciplinary Connections
6.IM.8.2.1 Understand basic relationships between music and other
academic disciplines.
I can make basic connections between music and other disciplines such
as science and math (sound waves and fractions).
6.WCE.IM.3 Understand the concept of a ratio and use ratio language
to describe a ratio relationship between two quantities.
I can describe the ratio of musical elements (beats to measure, quarter
notes to half notes, pitch to instrument size, etc.)
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