LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 4

The learner will compose and arrange music within specified guidelines.

Objective 4.03

Compose a simple rhythmic pattern using quarter and eighth note and quarter rest durations.

Resources aligned to this objective

Rhythm stars
This lesson will introduce the main components of rhythm: quarter, eighth, and sixteenth notes.
Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Music Education)
By Laura Abernethy.
Shapely Compositions
Students will compose four measures of music using shapes to denote the quarter and eighth notes. The individual compositions are combined to make a longer piece of music that students enjoy playing on rhythm instruments.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Music Education)
By Brenda Stallings.

Lesson plans on the web

Sing me a song about the USA
Students create a song that relates to a specific geographic area of the United States. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 1–4 Music Education and Social Studies)
Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts