Laura Veselovsky

18 Lesson Objectives for Elementary Music

1. Given the song Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, TSW recite the tune with the lyric with 90%
accuracy.
2. Given the song Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, TSW demonstrate the melodic contour of
the song, using hands movements, with 80% accuracy.
3. Given the song Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, TSW solfege one section with 75%
accuracy.
4. Given the song Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, TSW notate the pitches of the first section
on a modified staff with solfege syllables with 80% accuracy.
5. Given the song Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, TSW compose a new melody, using the
existing solfege syllables, for the lyric with 75% accuracy.
6. Given the song Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, TSW evaluate his/her own composition
according to a rubric with 80% accuracy.
7. Given a rhythm pattern with quarter notes, eighth notes and a quarter rest, TSW identify
the note values using ta, ti-ti and sh, with 90% accuracy.
8. Given a rhythm pattern with quarter notes, eighth notes and a quarter rest, TSW
comprehend that one ta, one quarter rest and 2 ti-tis get one beat in 4/4 time with 90%
accuracy.
9. Given a rhythm pattern with quarter notes, eighth notes and a quarter rest, TSW perform
a 4-bar example with 90% accuracy.
10. Given a rhythm pattern with quarter notes, eighth notes and a quarter rest, TSW notate a
4-bar pattern with 85% accuracy.
11. Given quarter notes, eighth notes and a quarter rest, TSW compose a 4-bar rhythm
pattern with 90% accuracy.
12. Given quarter notes, eighth notes and a quarter rest, TSW evaluate his or her own
composition with 85% accuracy.
13. Given G-A-B-C-D on the recorder, TSW recall the fingerings with 90% accuracy.

14. Given G-A-B-C-D on the recorder, TSW translate the notes on the staff into pitches by
labelling the notes with letter names with 90% accuracy.
15. Given G-A-B-C-D on the recorder, TSW perform a short song that contains these pitches
with 90% accuracy.
16. Given G-A-B-C-D on the recorder, TSW analyze a song with these pitches for form,
rhythms, note names and fingerings with 80% accuracy.
17. Given G-A-B-C-D on the recorder, TSW compose a song with these pitches, according to
a rubric, with 80% accuracy.
18. Given G-A-B-C-D on the recorder, TSW evaluate his or her performance of a song with
85% accuracy.