Intermediate 1 Music

Intermediate 1 Music is intended for students of third-grade age or older who have completed prerequisite courses—Beginning 1 and 2, or Introduction to Music. Through traditional folk songs and games, students learn to read and write a variety of musical patterns. They learn to play simple melodies and rhythms on the recorder. They become more familiar with the orchestra, especially the woodwind and brass families, and learn about the lives and works of Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven.

Students will: 

• Learn to play simple melodies and rhythms on the recorder. 
• Sing along with folk songs. 
• Listen actively to different kinds of music. 
• Read and write music. 
• Learn to recognize melody in four and five note patterns. 
• Identify rhythms in music using sixteenths, dotted half notes, and whole notes. 
• Recognize AB and ABA form. 
• Become familiar with instruments of the orchestra. 
• Learn about the lives and music of classical composers.

Standard Curriculum Items

• Let's Learn the Recorder video
• Let's Sing CD, Volume 3
• Let's Listen CD, Volume 3
• Let’s Sing songbook, Volume 3
• Recorder

NOTE: List subject to change.

Total lessons: 72

Lesson time: 60 minutes

You might choose to split the lessons into smaller segments, for example, from 20 to 25 minutes. The K12 online lesson tracking system allows you to pick up wherever you left off in any given lesson.