Welcome to Fourth Grade Music!
In 4th Grade, we:
All 4th Grade students will participate in the New Franklin Chorus.
- Continue to sing in two parts
- Continue adding to our rhythmic studies, including the dotted quarter-eighth note pattern, sixteenth notes, and learn to recognize syncopation
- Learn to play the recorder, echoing melodic patterns and reading music notation
- Listen for steps, skips, and repeated notes in a piece of music
- Begin to evaluate musical performances and compositions
- Continue to improvise short melodic pieces on classroom instruments
All 4th Grade students will participate in the New Franklin Chorus.
Playing the Recorder
Playing the recorder is an exciting component to 4th grade music. Thanks to the Parent's Music Club, every fourth grader at New Franklin will receive a recorder and music at the beginning of our unit free of charge. It is important that each week they bring their recorder, music, and a pencil to music class. Regular at-home practicing is a crucial component to maintaining and learning new skills on the instrument. A minimum of 30 minutes of at-home practicing is required per week. The improvements you will see with just 30 minutes a week may surprise you!
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Recorder Karate
This year we will be working through recorder using Recorder Karate, a program that allows students to earn "belts" that they tie to the end of their recorder. With each new song they learn and perform, they continue to add a different color belt. In addition to earning a belt, they are able to move their Karate Kid onto the corresponding color on our bulletin board outside the music room. If you are in the school, feel free to stop by and see our progress!
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Practice Tracks
Click on the songs below to practice with the music at home. Happy practicing!
White Belt-
Yellow Belt-
Orange Belt-
Green Belt-
Purple Belt-
Blue Belt-
Red Belt-
Brown Belt-
Black Belt-
Black Belt Challenge Song!-
Yellow Belt-
Orange Belt-
Green Belt-
Purple Belt-
Blue Belt-
Red Belt-
Brown Belt-
Black Belt-
Black Belt Challenge Song!-