Kindergarten Music introduces young learners to the joy of making music through singing, rhythm, movement, and simple instruments. Students discover their singing voices, learn to match pitch, explore rhythm patterns, and begin reading basic music notation. Every lesson integrates Bible songs that reinforce Scripture memory and biblical truths, while developing foundational musical skills that honor God.
Sing in tune independently with a 6-8 note range and learn 30+ Bible songs
Read and perform simple rhythm notation (ta, ti-ti) and maintain steady beat
Identify treble clef and staff, read sol-mi notation, and play pitched percussion instruments
Move expressively to music, identify musical elements (tempo, dynamics, mood), and understand music as worship to God
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Explore the difference between speaking voice and singing voice through playful vocal exploration and games.
Distinguish singing voice from speaking voicevocal exploration📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Use body movements and animal sounds to experience high and low pitches, preparing for pitch matching.
Identify and demonstrate high and low soundsmovement and sound📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Play echo singing games with simple 2-3 note patterns, developing listening and pitch matching skills.
Echo simple melodic patternscall and response📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn the first verse of 'This Little Light of Mine' with hand motions, connecting music to sharing Jesus with others.
Learn new song with limited rangesong learning📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice 'This Little Light of Mine' and discuss how we use our voices to worship God and share His love.
Sing with expression and purposeworship and discussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Feel heartbeats and discover the steady beat in music by marching, clapping, and patting to various songs.
Feel and move to steady beatmovement📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭March to music maintaining steady beat, learning to keep the pulse without speeding up or slowing down.
Maintain steady beat independentlymovement game📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Use body percussion (clapping, patting, stomping) to play the beat while listening to music.
Perform beat using body percussionhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn 'He's Got the Whole World' while clapping the steady beat, celebrating God's care for all creation.
Sing and keep beat simultaneouslysong learning📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Add verses to the song (you and me, brothers and sisters) and discuss how God cares for each person.
Expand song repertoire and expressionworship and creativity📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Explore dynamic levels (volume) through speaking and singing at different volumes, learning forte and piano.
Identify and produce loud and soft soundsvocal exploration📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Play instruments at different dynamic levels, practicing control and listening to match the leader's volume.
Control dynamics on instrumentsinstrument play📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Experience crescendo (getting louder) and decrescendo (getting softer) through movement and singing.
Perform gradual dynamic changesmovement and singing📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn 'Oh Be Careful Little Eyes' with motions, singing verses about what we see, hear, say, and do for Jesus.
Learn song with character applicationsong learning📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice the song with dynamic variety and discuss how we make choices that please God in what we see and hear.
Apply dynamics expressivelyworship and discussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Move to music at different tempos, learning the concepts of fast and slow through playful movement activities.
Identify and respond to tempo changesmovement game📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Play instruments at various speeds, maintaining steady beat whether moving quickly or slowly.
Maintain beat at different temposinstrument play📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Dance to music and freeze when it stops, developing listening skills and beat awareness with tempo changes.
Listen and respond to musical cuesgame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn 'The B-I-B-L-E' song, celebrating God's Word as the foundation for our faith and life.
Learn song with spelling and rhythmsong learning📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice the song at different tempos and discuss why the Bible is our guide and how it stands forever.
Sing at varied tempos with understandingworship and application📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Discover patterns in everyday life and music, clapping simple patterns and recognizing repeated sounds.
Identify same and different patternsexploration📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Experience the difference between long sounds (ta) and short sounds (ti-ti) through movement and clapping.
Distinguish between note lengthsrhythm exploration📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Echo and create simple rhythm patterns using ta and ti-ti, building rhythm vocabulary through play.
Echo and perform rhythm patternscall and response📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn the classic song 'Jesus Loves Me,' focusing on pitch accuracy and the comforting truth of God's love.
Sing with accurate pitch and expressionsong learning📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Add clapping patterns to 'Jesus Loves Me' and discuss how we know Jesus loves us through Scripture.
Coordinate singing with rhythm patternsintegration and worship📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce the music staff as five lines where notes live, exploring the concept through visual and tactile activities.
Identify the five-line staffintroduction📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn about the treble clef symbol and practice drawing it in the air and on paper, making it memorable and fun.
Recognize treble clefhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Discover that notes can sit on lines or in spaces, using movement to show placement on the staff.
Understand note placement conceptsmovement and visual📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn the story song of Zacchaeus who climbed a tree to see Jesus, incorporating climbing motions and enthusiasm.
Learn narrative Bible songsong learning📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Sing about how Jesus saw Zacchaeus and sees each of us, connecting the story to God's personal love for every child.
Express meaning through singingworship and application📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Meet sol and mi, the first two notes we learn to read, using hand signs and singing simple patterns.
Identify sol and mi by soundintroduction📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn Curwen hand signs for sol and mi, using them to show pitch direction while singing patterns.
Perform hand signs for sol-mikinesthetic learning📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭See sol and mi written on the music staff, connecting the visual symbol to the sound and hand sign.
Read sol and mi on staffmusic literacy📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Sing 'Rain, Rain, Go Away' and identify sol-mi patterns in the melody, using hand signs while singing.
Apply sol-mi reading to songsong analysis📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Compose simple two-note melodies using sol and mi, taking turns creating musical phrases.
Improvise with sol-micreativity📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Explore unpitched percussion instruments, learning proper technique and how to play with control and care.
Play unpitched percussion correctlyinstrument exploration📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Discover pitched instruments like bells and xylophones, learning that they play different notes like our voices.
Distinguish pitched from unpitched instrumentslistening and playing📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Find and play sol and mi on resonator bells or xylophone, connecting reading skills to instrument playing.
Play sol-mi on pitched instrumentshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn 'I've Got Peace Like a River' with motions for peace, love, and joy, celebrating the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Learn song with cumulative versessong learning📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Add instruments to accompany the song and discuss Psalm 150's call to praise God with instruments.
Accompany singing with instrumentsensemble and worship📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn that 'ta' represents one steady beat, clapping and saying 'ta' while reading simple rhythm patterns.
Read and perform ta (quarter note)rhythm literacy📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Discover 'ti-ti' as two sounds on one beat, practicing the difference between ta and ti-ti through games.
Read and perform ti-ti (eighth notes)rhythm practice📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Read simple four-beat patterns combining ta and ti-ti, performing them with clapping and instruments.
Read mixed rhythm patternsmusic literacy📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn the action song 'Father Abraham,' celebrating that we are all children of God through faith.
Coordinate singing with actionssong learning📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Perform the song with full-body movements and discuss Abraham's faith and God's promises to His children.
Energetic singing with movementworship and movement📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Listen to different pieces and identify whether they sound happy or sad, connecting mood to musical elements.
Identify mood in musiclistening📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Experience major (happy) and minor (sad) sounds through simple melodies, moving and drawing to express the mood.
Distinguish major and minor tonalitylistening and movement📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice singing the same melody with happy and sad expressions, learning how we communicate feelings through music.
Sing with expressive variationvocal expression📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn 'If You're Happy and You Know It' with traditional and new verses, expressing joy through music and action.
Learn interactive songsong learning📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Discuss how we can bring all our feelings to God in worship, whether we're happy, sad, or anything in between.
Connect emotion to worshipworship and discussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice active listening skills through musical games, learning to focus attention and follow musical directions.
Develop active listeninglistening game📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Listen to pairs of musical phrases and identify whether they are the same or different, developing discrimination skills.
Distinguish same and different phraseslistening analysis📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Listen to a short piece and follow along with a visual map showing the form, connecting sound to structure.
Follow musical form visuallylistening and visual📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn the song about the wise and foolish builders, using motions to show the house standing or falling.
Learn song with contrasting sectionssong learning📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Discuss how obeying Jesus' words is like building on a strong foundation, connecting the parable to our lives.
Apply biblical truth through songworship and application📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn that composers write music and that we can be composers too, exploring what it means to create.
Understand composition conceptintroduction📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create a four-beat rhythm pattern using ta and ti-ti, performing it for others and teaching them to play it.
Compose simple rhythm patterncreativity📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Compose a short melody using only sol and mi, singing it with hand signs and playing it on bells.
Compose simple melodycreativity📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn 'Deep and Wide' with large gestures showing the vastness of God's love that we cannot measure.
Sing with expressive gesturessong learning📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Add motions for the fountain flowing deep and wide, celebrating how God's love never runs out or runs dry.
Coordinate complex movements with singingworship and movement📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Explore how people in the Bible danced to worship God, moving freely to express joy and praise through music.
Move expressively to musicmovement📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Use scarves or ribbons to show musical phrases, moving smoothly or sharply to match the music's character.
Express musical qualities through movementcreative movement📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Match movement types to different musical styles, learning how rhythm and tempo suggest different motions.
Match movement to musical stylemovement exploration📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn the spiritual about Joshua and Jericho, marching and showing the walls falling when God gave victory.
Learn song with narrative movementsong learning📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Act out the story while singing, discussing how God is powerful and fights our battles when we trust Him.
Integrate movement and biblical truthworship and drama📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice singing short phrases alone with confidence, learning that each voice is special and valuable.
Sing independently without supportsolo singing📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Sing with a partner, learning to listen and blend voices, taking turns with solo and duet sections.
Sing with another personduet practice📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Sing as a group (family or class), experiencing how many voices create a fuller, richer sound together.
Sing in unison with groupensemble singing📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn the encouraging song about how God continues to work in our lives, shaping us to be more like Jesus.
Learn song with theological depthsong learning📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Discuss how God is patient with us as we grow and learn, celebrating that He never gives up on His children.
Apply biblical truth personallyworship and discussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Listen to string instruments (violin, cello) and learn how they make sound by bowing or plucking strings.
Identify string instrument soundslistening📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Discover brass instruments (trumpet, trombone) and how they make bright, bold sounds by buzzing lips into a mouthpiece.
Identify brass instrument soundslistening📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Explore woodwind instruments (flute, clarinet) and how they create sound by blowing air across or through reeds.
Identify woodwind instrument soundslistening📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn the hymn celebrating all of God's creation praising Him, from the sun and moon to fire and wind.
Learn hymn with varied versessong learning📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Sing the hymn while imagining different instruments playing, discussing how all creation declares God's glory.
Sing with understanding of textworship and imagination📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Review and perform favorite songs learned so far, celebrating progress in pitch matching and expression.
Demonstrate singing growthperformance📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Play rhythm reading games reviewing ta and ti-ti patterns, showing mastery of basic rhythm notation.
Read rhythm patterns fluentlygame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Read, sing, and play sol-mi patterns on instruments, demonstrating understanding of first pitch reading skills.
Apply sol-mi knowledgeassessment📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Play all available instruments in a group performance, showing proper technique and ensemble skills.
Perform in ensemblegroup performance📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Host a mini-concert for family members, performing songs and demonstrating skills learned in the first half of the year.
Perform with confidencecelebration📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn the note la, which sits above sol, practicing the new hand sign and singing sol-mi-la patterns.
Identify la by sound and hand signintroduction📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭See where la lives on the music staff above sol and mi, reading simple three-note patterns.
Read la on staffmusic literacy📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Sing and read familiar songs that use sol-mi-la, connecting the new note to known melodies.
Apply sol-mi-la readingsong analysis📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn 'Hot Cross Buns' using sol-mi-la, singing with hand signs and playing on bells or xylophone.
Perform sol-mi-la melodysong learning📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Compose short melodies using sol, mi, and la, sharing creations and playing them for each other.
Compose with three pitchescreativity📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Discover how rounds work by singing the same song starting at different times, creating harmony.
Understand round conceptintroduction📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Sing 'Row, Row, Row Your Boat' in a simple two-part round, learning to stay on your part.
Sing simple roundpart singing📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice maintaining your part in a round while hearing another part, developing independence and ear training.
Maintain independent partensemble practice📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn 'Make New Friends' round, singing about keeping old friends while making new ones, like our friendship with Jesus.
Learn two-part roundsong learning📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Perform the round successfully and discuss how different parts create beautiful harmony, like how we work together in God's family.
Perform round with expressionperformance and discussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Discover that silence is part of music, playing freeze games and learning that rests are as important as sounds.
Understand the value of restsexploration📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn the quarter rest symbol and how it means one beat of silence, practicing patterns with sounds and silences.
Read and perform quarter restrhythm literacy📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Read and perform four-beat patterns that include rests, using 'shh' or silence to show rest beats.
Perform patterns with restsrhythm practice📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn the meditative song based on Psalm 46:10, singing softly and incorporating moments of silence.
Sing with controlled dynamicssong learning📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Discuss how we need quiet times to listen to God, practicing being still and knowing He is with us.
Connect silence to spiritual practiceworship and reflection📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn that music has sections, identifying when music repeats (A) or changes (B) through listening and movement.
Identify musical sectionslistening analysis📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Listen to pieces in AB form, using different movements or colors to show when section A or B is playing.
Recognize AB formlistening and movement📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create simple movement sequences in AB form, performing one movement for A and a different one for B.
Create in AB formcreativity📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn the energetic song about being in the Lord's army, with verse (A) and chorus (B) sections clearly defined.
Identify form in songsong learning📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Add marching and actions to show the form, discussing what it means to stand strong for Jesus.
Express form through movementworship and movement📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn proper breathing technique using the diaphragm, practicing deep breaths that support singing.
Use proper breath supporttechnique📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Discover the best posture for singing - feet flat, shoulders relaxed, head up - and why it helps our voices.
Demonstrate proper singing posturetechnique📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Play games that develop breath control, like blowing feathers or sustaining long sounds on 'oo' or 'ah'.
Control breath for sustained singinggame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn the song based on Song of Solomon 2:4, singing about God's love covering and protecting us like a banner.
Apply breath support to songsong learning📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Sing with good posture and breath, discussing how God's love is like a banner that identifies and protects us.
Sing with proper techniqueworship and application📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Explore high and low sounds on pitched instruments, discovering that notes to the right are higher and left are lower.
Locate high and low pitches on instrumentsexploration📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Play scales and patterns moving up and down the xylophone, connecting direction to pitch.
Play ascending and descending patternshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Play melodies and identify whether they move up, down, or stay the same, showing direction with hand movements.
Identify and perform melodic directionanalysis and performance📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn the spiritual with its call-and-response structure, celebrating that God knows and remembers each of us.
Learn call-and-response songsong learning📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Add simple instrument accompaniment and discuss how God knows us personally and will never forget us.
Accompany with instrumentsworship and ensemble📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn the steps of composing: planning, creating, practicing, and performing a rhythm piece.
Understand composition processintroduction📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Compose an eight-beat rhythm pattern using ta, ti-ti, and rest, writing it down with symbols or pictures.
Compose extended rhythm patterncreativity📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice performing the composed rhythm, choosing instruments and dynamics to make it interesting.
Refine compositionpractice📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn the joyful praise song, singing with energy and celebrating all the reasons we praise God.
Sing with enthusiasmsong learning📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Perform original rhythm compositions for family, then sing praise songs together as an offering of worship.
Perform original workperformance📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn about a famous composer (such as Vivaldi) and listen to a short piece, discussing what we hear.
Listen to classical music activelylistening📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Listen to music and create artwork that shows what the music makes us think or feel, connecting sound to image.
Respond to music through artcreative response📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Move expressively to classical music, showing the mood, tempo, and dynamics through creative movement.
Express classical music through movementmovement📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn the hymn celebrating God's beautiful creation, singing about earth, sky, day, night, and love.
Learn hymn with multiple versessong learning📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Connect the hymn to classical music that celebrates nature, discussing how music helps us appreciate God's creation.
Make connections between music typesworship and discussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Review soft (piano) and loud (forte) singing and playing, learning the Italian words musicians use.
Perform piano and fortetechnique📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn mezzo-piano (medium soft) and mezzo-forte (medium loud), practicing different dynamic levels.
Perform varied dynamic levelstechnique📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Perform songs and patterns that move through different dynamic levels, showing control and expression.
Control dynamic changesperformance📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn the hymn that celebrates God as creator and sustainer of the world, singing with appropriate dynamics.
Apply dynamics to hymnsong learning📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Sing about listening to birds, rustling grass, and all creation declaring God's glory, using dynamics to paint the picture.
Express text through dynamicsworship and expression📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice maintaining steady beat for extended periods, playing along with recordings without speeding up or slowing down.
Maintain steady beat consistentlypractice📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Take turns being the beat keeper while others add rhythm patterns, learning to lead and follow the beat.
Lead and maintain beatgame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭March while playing instruments on the beat, coordinating movement and playing simultaneously.
Coordinate marching and playingmovement and playing📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn the joyful spiritual about going to heaven, marching with strong steady beat and celebrating our future home.
Sing with steady beat and energysong learning📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create a marching parade performance with instruments, discussing what it will be like to be with Jesus forever.
Perform in parade styleperformance and worship📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn do, the home base note below mi, practicing do-mi-sol patterns with hand signs.
Identify do by sound and hand signintroduction📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭See where do sits on the staff below mi, reading simple patterns with do-mi-sol-la.
Read do on staffmusic literacy📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Sing and read songs using do-mi-sol-la, expanding our reading repertoire.
Read four-note patternssong analysis📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn the African-American spiritual about Jesus' birth, singing the simple, beautiful melody with reverence.
Learn spiritual with cultural connectionsong learning📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Discuss the Christmas story and why Jesus' birth is such good news, singing with joy and wonder.
Connect song to biblical narrativeworship and discussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Experience music at different tempos, learning that tempo affects the mood and feeling of music.
Identify tempo variationslistening and movement📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn that music can speed up (accelerando) or slow down (ritardando), experiencing these changes in songs.
Recognize tempo changeslistening📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice singing and playing at different tempos, maintaining steady beat at each speed.
Perform at various tempospractice📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn the spiritual prayer song (Kum Ba Yah means 'come by here'), singing slowly and peacefully.
Sing with slow, sustained temposong learning📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Add prayer verses (someone's crying, singing, praying) and discuss how we can talk to God about everything.
Use song as prayerworship and prayer📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn that melody is the tune we sing, the main musical line that carries the song.
Identify melody in musiclistening📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Draw the shape of melodies in the air and on paper, showing how they move up, down, and around.
Show melodic contourvisual representation📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Play simple melodies on bells or xylophone, connecting the visual shape to the sound.
Perform melodies on instrumentshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn the spiritual about heaven and going home to be with God, singing the beautiful, flowing melody.
Sing melody with expressionsong learning📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Discuss what the chariot represents and how believers look forward to heaven, singing with hope and joy.
Interpret song meaningworship and discussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Review all percussion instruments available, discussing how each has a unique sound and role.
Identify percussion instrumentsexploration📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn how to play in an ensemble, watching a conductor and playing at the right times.
Follow conductor in ensembleensemble practice📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create a simple percussion arrangement for a familiar song, assigning different instruments to different parts.
Arrange for percussioncreativity📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn the energetic spiritual about responding when the Holy Spirit leads us to sing, shout, and pray.
Sing with rhythmic energysong learning📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Perform the song with full percussion ensemble, celebrating how we respond to God's Spirit with joy.
Perform in full ensembleperformance📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Explore how music expresses different emotions - joy, sadness, peace, excitement - through listening examples.
Identify emotions in musiclistening📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice singing the same melody with different emotional expressions, learning how we communicate feelings.
Sing with varied emotional expressionvocal exploration📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Play instruments to express different feelings, choosing sounds and styles that match emotions.
Express emotion through instrumentscreative playing📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn the song celebrating that Jesus loves children of every color and from every place in the world.
Sing with inclusive joysong learning📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Discuss how God created people with beautiful diversity and loves each person equally, singing with celebration.
Apply biblical truth about God's loveworship and discussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Assess singing development by performing songs that show pitch accuracy, range expansion, and expression.
Demonstrate vocal growthassessment📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Read sol-mi-la-do patterns from notation, showing understanding of staff, notes, and rhythms.
Demonstrate music literacyassessment📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Perform complex rhythm patterns combining all learned elements, showing fluency in reading and playing.
Demonstrate rhythm literacyassessment📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Play melodies and rhythms on various instruments, showing proper technique and musical expression.
Demonstrate instrumental skillsassessment📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Discuss musical concepts learned and demonstrate listening skills by analyzing short musical examples.
Apply musical knowledgediscussion and listening📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn that songs have words (lyrics) and music (melody), and we can create both to express our ideas.
Understand song structureintroduction📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Choose a simple theme (like thanking God) and write simple lyrics, thinking about rhyme and rhythm.
Create lyricscreativity📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Set the words to a simple melody using notes we can read and sing, creating an original song.
Compose melody for lyricscreativity📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn the simple, joyful 'Hallelu' round, singing praise to God with enthusiasm.
Sing round with energysong learning📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Perform original compositions and the hallelu round, celebrating that we can create music to worship God.
Perform original workperformance📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Discover that every culture has music, listening to examples from different countries and continents.
Appreciate diverse musical styleslistening📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Hear instruments from around the world and learn how different cultures use unique sounds in their music.
Identify world instrumentslistening📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn and perform rhythm patterns from different cultures, experiencing how rhythm varies around the world.
Perform world rhythmshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Revisit the song with new verses about children from different countries, celebrating God's love for all people.
Sing with global awarenesssong learning📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Discuss how people everywhere worship God in their own languages and styles, all bringing glory to Him.
Connect music to missionsworship and discussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Select favorite songs from the year to include in a final concert, planning the order and presentation.
Plan performance programplanning📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice selected songs with focus on accuracy, expression, and confidence in preparation for performance.
Refine performance skillsrehearsal📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Arrange instrumental accompaniments for songs, assigning parts and practicing ensemble playing.
Prepare ensemble arrangementsrehearsal📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Do a full run-through of the concert program, practicing entrances, exits, and stage presence.
Rehearse complete programrehearsal📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Make final refinements and prepare mentally and spiritually to share music as an offering of worship.
Prepare for performancerehearsal and reflection📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Perform the prepared concert for family and friends, celebrating all that has been learned throughout the year.
Perform with confidence and joyperformance📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Review favorite moments from the year, singing favorite songs and remembering how skills have grown.
Reflect on growthreflection📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Play favorite musical games from throughout the year, celebrating learning through fun and joy.
Enjoy music playfullygame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Preview what's coming in first grade music, building excitement for continued musical growth and learning.
Anticipate future learningpreview📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Sing 'This Little Light of Mine' one final time, celebrating how we'll use our musical gifts to shine for Jesus.
Celebrate musical growth and purposeworship and celebration📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Start with Day 1 and work through at your own pace. Each lesson builds on the last!