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Elementary Strands
Elementary

Music

The Story of Music, singing, rhythm, listening, the tone bars, and the grand staff -- a structured exploration of the language of music.

7 categories·26 lessons

Introduction to Music

Overview of music in the Montessori elementary classroom and the story of music.

Lessons for this category will be added soon.

Singing

Unison and solo singing, part singing, rounds, ostinatos, partner songs, and descants.

Lessons for this category will be added soon.

Rhythm

Notation of rhythm, note values, rests, equivalence with dotted notes, and rhythm charts.

Lessons for this category will be added soon.

Rhythm Instruments

Introduction to instruments, playing techniques, and playing the beat.

Lessons for this category will be added soon.

Listening

Listening games, listening to music, and developing the ability to hear structure and beauty.

Lessons for this category will be added soon.

The Tone Bars

Playing, naming, notation, degrees of the scale, intervals, key signatures, and transposition.

Lessons for this category will be added soon.

The Grand Staff

The story and structure of the grand staff -- reading and writing music notation.

Lessons for this category will be added soon.