LEARN NC

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

Goal 5

The learner will read and notate music.

Objective 5.01

Read whole, half, quarter, eighth, sixteenth, and dotted note and rest durations in 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, and 6/8 meters.

Resources aligned to this objective

Native American music: Two North Carolina tribes
In this lesson plan, students will listen to songs from two North Carolina tribes. Students will learn about the music through listening, analyzing, singing, moving, and playing instruments.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Music Education and Social Studies)
By Merritt Raum Flexman.

Lesson plans on the web

First rhythmic composition
Introduces students to rhythm concepts, including the names and symbols associated with music notation. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Music Education and Mathematics)
Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Rhythm, math, rhythm
Students are taught to subdivide when counting in order to be rhythmically accurate. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Music Education and Mathematics)
Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
A simple melody
In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students learn the notes of the treble clef staff, play simple melodies, and complete a short melodic composition. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts and Music Education)
Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts