Florida Kindergarten Music Standards

The Kindergarten standards

Critical Thinking and Reflection 6

• MU.K.C.1.1

  Respond to music from various sound sources to show awareness of steady beat.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Adagio, Andante and Moderato (K, Wk 22); C Major Deskbells Review (2, Wk 26); Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36); C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25)

• MU.K.C.1.2

  Identify various sounds in a piece of music.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythim Review (2, Wk 4); Introduction to Intervals (3, Wk 6); Chord Progressions Part III (5, Wk 20); Chord Progressions Part IV (5, Wk 21)

• MU.K.C.1.3

  Identify, visually and aurally, pitched and unpitched classroom instruments.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12); Beet & Watermelon (K, Wk 16); Beet & Grapefruit (K, Wk 17); Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11)

• MU.K.C.1.4

  Identify singing, speaking, and whispering voices.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2); Beet & Watermelon (K, Wk 16); Twinkle Twinkle (PK, Wk 28); Singing (2, Wk 21)

• MU.K.C.2.1

  Identify similarities and/or differences in a performance.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Short & Long with D (K, Wk 7); Beet & Cherry (K, Wk 8); 1 8 They're Great (K, Wk 13); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17)

• MU.K.C.3.1

  Share opinions about selected pieces of music.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sevenths & Octaves (3, Wk 27); Recorder Page 1 - Basic Techniques (4, Wk 1); Chord Progressions Part I (5, Wk 18); Hello C (PK, Wk 1)

Innovation, Technology, and the Future 2

• MU.K.F.1.1

  Respond to and explore music through creative play and found sounds in the music classroom.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sound vs Noise/Bell or Boomwhacker? (K, Wk 23); Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12); Beet & Watermelon (K, Wk 16); Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1)

• MU.K.F.3.1

  Exhibit age-appropriate music and life skills that will add to the success in the music classroom.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sound vs Noise/Bell or Boomwhacker? (K, Wk 23); Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Hand Signs (K, Wk 28); Harmonizing Part I (3, Wk 29)

Historical and Global Connections 3

• MU.K.H.1.1

  Respond to music from diverse cultures through singing and movement.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12); Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2); Welcome (5, Wk 1); Rhythm Reivew Part I (3, Wk 3)

• MU.K.H.2.1

  Respond to and/or perform folk music of American cultural sub-groups.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Adagio, Andante and Moderato (K, Wk 22); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17); Lightly Row Performance Part I - Steps & Skips (2, Wk 33)

• MU.K.H.3.1

  Perform simple songs, finger plays, and rhymes to experience connections among music, language, and numbers.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Do, Re, Mi (K, Wk 9); Color Coding Your Ukulele (5, Wk 7); Three Cs Part I (5, Wk 11); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27)

Organizational Structure 3

• MU.K.O.1.1

  Respond to beat, rhythm, and melodic line through imitation.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Adagio, Andante and Moderato (K, Wk 22); Guava Review (2, Wk 12); Itsy Bitsy Spider (2, Wk 31); Rhythm Review Part III (3, Wk 5)

• MU.K.O.1.2

  Identify similarities and differences in melodic phrases and/or rhythm patterns.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Short & Long with D (K, Wk 7); Beet & Cherry (K, Wk 8); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17); Strumming Basics (5, Wk 22)

• MU.K.O.3.1

  Respond to music to demonstrate how it makes one feel.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1); Guava Review (2, Wk 12); Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24); Resolutions (3, Wk 28)

Skills, Techniques, and Processes 6

• MU.K.S.1.1

  Improvise a response to a musical question sung or played by someone else.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); C Chord Slide (PK, Wk 10); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder Knight 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, and A (4, Wk 17)

• MU.K.S.2.1

  Sing or play songs from memory.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Three Cs Part I (5, Wk 11); Recorder Page 5 - B A G Shield Patterns (4, Wk 5); Color Coding Your Ukulele (5, Wk 7); Three Cs Part II (5, Wk 12)

• MU.K.S.3.1

  Sing songs of limited range appropriate to the young child and use the head voice.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hand Signs (K, Wk 27); Twinkle Twinkle (PK, Wk 28); Singing (2, Wk 21); C and Shh (PK, Wk 3)

• MU.K.S.3.2

  Perform simple songs and accompaniments.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Color Coding Your Ukulele (5, Wk 7); Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13)

• MU.K.S.3.3

  Match pitches in a song or musical phrase in one or more keys.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: 1 8 They're Great (K, Wk 13); Muffin Man (2, Wk 29); 1 8, They’re Great (PK, Wk 9); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19)

• MU.K.S.3.4

  Imitate simple rhythm patterns played by the teacher or a peer.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3); Short & Long Stars (PK, Wk 2); Do, Re, Mi Review (1, Wk 7); Fa Sol La Part IV (1, Wk 18)