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Music
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| At Whittier, in music class, students learn concepts based on the BVSD music content standards. Students learn to sing, move and play with a variety of styles of music. Because Whittier is an international school, music from many countries and cultures is included. Singing is emphasized at every grade level, and students present a musical performance for parents once each year. |
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Students have the opportunity to play a variety of nonpitched percussion instruments, including drums, tambourines, guiros, triangles, and rhythm sticks. Pitched instruments such as recorders, handbells, and keyboards help develop the students’ music reading skills |
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Music
is universal. Listening to music can soothe the soul, excite the emotions,
and provide a sense of cultural identity.
"Music and reading go together because singing is a celebration of
language. Children’s language naturally has rhythm and melody."
Music at Whittier is taught
to the national music standards. Those standards are:
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BVSD Music Content Standards |
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- Students will sing alone, and/or
with others, a varied repertoire of music.
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We sing
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- Students will perform on pitched and non-pitched
classroom instruments, alone and/or with others, a varied repertoire of music.
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We play
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- Students will create, improvise
and/or compose music.
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We compose and create
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- Students will read and notate
music.
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- Students will listen to, analyze,
and describe music.
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- Students will evaluate music and
music performance.
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- Students will understand relationships
among music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.
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- Students will understand music
in relationship to history and culture.
“Listen
to its music and you’ll know what happened-when.”
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