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Music Language and Performance Skills (M-L4) »
Students demonstrate understanding of expression, timbre, and form in a variety of musical contexts.
Students who have achieved expectations for this grade are able to
| Kindergarten | Grade 1 | Grade 2 | Grade 3 | Grade 4 |
| Expression | ||||
| explore and experiment with grade-appropriate elements of musical expression
K M-L4.1 |
use and identify grade-appropriate elements of musical expression
1-4 M-L4.1 |
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| Appendix B: Expression | ||||
| Timbre | ||||
| demonstrate awareness of sounds in the natural world and explore and experiment with a variety of timbres in voice and instruments
K M-L4.2 |
describe characteristics of a wide variety of sounds (include: sounds from the natural world and musical instruments) 1-2 M-L4.2 |
identify, describe, and classify a wide variety of sounds from the natural and constructed environment (e.g., instruments used by various cultures in Manitoba and countries around the world, orchestral instruments, electronic instruments and sound sources)
3-8 M-L4.2 |
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| Appendix C: Timbre | ||||
| Form | ||||
| recognize, reproduce, and create musical patterns (e.g., same, different, repeated)
K M-L4.5 |
use, identify, and describe grade-appropriate musical forms
1-6 M-L4.5 |
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| Appendix D: Form | ||||
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| Tempo | Dynamics | Articulation |
| Fast and slow Becoming faster and becoming slower Degrees of fast and slow Tempo related to expression Largo, andante, allegro Ritardando and accelerando A tempo |
Loud and quiet Becoming louder and becoming more quiet Degrees of loud and soft Crescendo and decrescendo pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff Dynamics related to expression |
Detached vs. smooth Legato and staccato Slur Accent |