Music Ministry of St. Michael's Lutheran
General Music Curriculum
Nurturing students through quality music education and performance
while, setting, meeting, and achieving high standards of excellence to glorify God!
while, setting, meeting, and achieving high standards of excellence to glorify God!
Overview of Our Program
Music learning must be cumulative and reinforcing from kindergarten through grade eight, and ideally continued, if aesthetic sensitivity and music knowledge are to be achieved. Having successfully introduced a K-4 music curriculum, St. Michael's Lutheran School prepares to enter Phase II with the implementation of a music theory & appreciation class for grades 5-8. Classes will be broken down by 5th/6th and 7th/8th sections and meet once a week.
The music program as a whole, allows the students the opportunity to learn Christ-centered songs and be exposed to other music, which is foundational in learning and mastering key aspects of both vocal and instrumental music. Through this music, students will learn about Biblical history, their growing relationship with God, and their relationship with others. Students should experience a broad range of musical styles, cultures, and methods. In addition students learn and master according to maturity an understanding of basic music theory, aural skills, history, and composition skills. The goal for classroom management is to reflect the way God would like for us to help one another. An encouraging and uplifting atmosphere should be the result.
We believe that every student should have an opportunity to create and respond to music. Music study involves and develops perceptual, creative, cognitive, affective, and psychomotor learning. Studies show music training in young children helps to trigger higher brain functions. The study of music has a positive effect on the students’ self-development, task completion ability, group dynamics, and improves their learning abilities in the areas of language arts, mathematics, and reading. Research has shown that students who took more than four years of music instruction scored higher on the verbal and math standardized achievements tests. Therefore, we believe music plays an important role in the educational program of St. Michael’s Lutheran School. Students will receive weekly general music education classes. Just like faith, we begin with a small seed, we feed it, nurture it, and grows and flourishes on a strong foundation and healthy support system.
The music program as a whole, allows the students the opportunity to learn Christ-centered songs and be exposed to other music, which is foundational in learning and mastering key aspects of both vocal and instrumental music. Through this music, students will learn about Biblical history, their growing relationship with God, and their relationship with others. Students should experience a broad range of musical styles, cultures, and methods. In addition students learn and master according to maturity an understanding of basic music theory, aural skills, history, and composition skills. The goal for classroom management is to reflect the way God would like for us to help one another. An encouraging and uplifting atmosphere should be the result.
We believe that every student should have an opportunity to create and respond to music. Music study involves and develops perceptual, creative, cognitive, affective, and psychomotor learning. Studies show music training in young children helps to trigger higher brain functions. The study of music has a positive effect on the students’ self-development, task completion ability, group dynamics, and improves their learning abilities in the areas of language arts, mathematics, and reading. Research has shown that students who took more than four years of music instruction scored higher on the verbal and math standardized achievements tests. Therefore, we believe music plays an important role in the educational program of St. Michael’s Lutheran School. Students will receive weekly general music education classes. Just like faith, we begin with a small seed, we feed it, nurture it, and grows and flourishes on a strong foundation and healthy support system.
Program Goals
Each student will demonstrate an understanding of music and will grow in the appreciation of a variety of music types in particular for spiritual music. The music program will provide each student, commensurate with his/her age, interest, and abilities, the opportunities to:
- Develop basic music skills
- Perform
- Develop an appreciation for the role which music plays in society
- Become acquainted with representative composers, performers, and instruments
- Develop positive attitudes toward music
- Experience movement in music
- Develop basic music skills
- Perform
- Develop an appreciation for the role which music plays in society
- Become acquainted with representative composers, performers, and instruments
- Develop positive attitudes toward music
- Experience movement in music
Program Objectives
In order to achieve the music program goals, the student will:
- Understand and demonstrate pitch discrimination and melodic awareness.
- Understand and perform a variety of rhythm activities.
- Understand and perform a variety of harmony activities.
- Distinguish sources and will be sensitive to usage of tone color.
- Identify and demonstrate an understanding of dynamics.
- Identify and demonstrate an understanding of form.
- Identify and demonstrate an understanding of style and representative music periods and cultures.
- Have the opportunity to participate in various performance groups.
- Become aware of careers in music.
- Develop instrumental and/or vocal technical skills.
- Actively participate in both school choir and band ensembles as outlined.
- If interested participate in extra-curricular ensembles outside of normal school hours.
- Understand and demonstrate pitch discrimination and melodic awareness.
- Understand and perform a variety of rhythm activities.
- Understand and perform a variety of harmony activities.
- Distinguish sources and will be sensitive to usage of tone color.
- Identify and demonstrate an understanding of dynamics.
- Identify and demonstrate an understanding of form.
- Identify and demonstrate an understanding of style and representative music periods and cultures.
- Have the opportunity to participate in various performance groups.
- Become aware of careers in music.
- Develop instrumental and/or vocal technical skills.
- Actively participate in both school choir and band ensembles as outlined.
- If interested participate in extra-curricular ensembles outside of normal school hours.
