Curriculum and resources taught with in our Diplomat Elementary Music Department 

Grades: K-2: First Steps in Music for Preschool and Beyond Currciulum- Feierabend

Grades K-5: Lullabies to Circle Games - Jo Kirk

Grades K-2: Music Play: early  childhood music curriculum/guide for parents, teachers and caregivers- book 1

Grades K-2: First Steps in Music with Orff Schulwerk/ Sing, Say, Dance and Play- Feierabend

Grade K-3: Beginners at the Bar- Orff percussion- Katie Grace Miller

Grades 3-5: Conversational Solfege: Level 1 and 2 ( Books 1, 2, 3)- Feierabend

Grade 3-5: Mallet Madness book 1 and 2: orff 

Grades 3-5: 150 Rounds to Sing 

Grades K-2: Two Little Blackbirds- folk dances and songs

Grades 2-5: Folk Dancing/New England Dance Masters series & Feierabend Global Music & Dances

grades K-5: Meaningful Movement/Dalcroze Eurhymics

Grades K-5: Singing fun and games- Artie Almeida

grades K-5: sing! sing! sing! songs for fun and learning- Artie Almeida

Grades K-5: American Folk Songs for Children - Pete Seeger

Grades K-5: Creative Bits with Children's Lit- Sandy Lantz and Gretchen Walhberg

Grades K-5: S'more bits with Children's literature- Sandy Lantz and Gretchen Walhberg

Grades K-5: Mixing It up!- Sandy Lantz and Gretchen Walhberg

Grades K-5: Drum It up!- Sandy Lantz and Gretchen Walhberg

Grades K-5: World Drumming- Will Schmid

Grades K-5: First, We sing! 

In our classroom, I teach using music philosphy from John Feierabend First Steps in Music and Conversational Solfege; Kodaly; Dalcroze; Music Learning Theory (MLT- Edwin Gordon)

 

Our goal for all students and Diplomat Elementary Families are students are "tuneful, beatful, and artful." This means that they can sing in tune with easy, healthy vocal function, move easily to a steady beat and feel meter, and connect with the "magical," emotional part of music. - John Feierabend