Unit 3: Playing and Reading Music
Duration of Days: 180
Basic pitch notation and note names.
How melodies move stepwise, skip, or repeat.
Read and follow simple melodic notation.
Practice performing melodies on classroom instruments.
Identify melodic patterns in written music.
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Students perform a short melody from notation.
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Students identify melodic movement in written or performed music.
| Lesson # | Lesson Title | Duration of Days |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reading Basic Pitch | 180 |
| 2 | Playing Simple Melodies | 180 |
| 3 | Following Musical Notation | 180 |