Second Grade Music Expectations
Music Standards and Student Learning Objectives for Second Grade
Third Grade Music Expectations
Music Standards and Student Learning Objectives for Third Grade
Fourth Grade Music Expectations
Music Standards and Student Learning Objectives for Fourth Grade
Fifth Grade Music Expectations
Music Stadards and Student Learning Objectives for Fifth Grade
Orff-Schulwerk Approach
Orff Schulwerk is an approach to teaching music that inspires total, active involvement in music making incorporating speech, singing, movement, instrument playing, drama, improvisation and composition to engage the imagination in a playful and creative environment. It develops the whole child with a balance of emotional and intellectual stimulation.
Videos
Check out these amazing videos of our students making music together!
Pictures
Photos of young music-makers in their natural habitat.
Kodály Method
Kodály is an experience-based approach to teaching basic musical performance skills and music literacy through folk songs, chants, and singing games. The method uses solfege as one of its main tools to develop the inner ear.
Inspirations
“If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.” -Isaac Newton
There are so many people who have guided me along the way and inspired me to devote my life’s work to education. These men and women are my giants, and I am a better person because of them.
Audio
PS 51 Musicians (2014) Album, featuring the Chorus, Orff Ensemble, and Recorder Ensembles.
Carnegie Hall: Musical Explorers
This inventive program builds basic music skills in the classroom as children learn songs from different cultures, reflect on their own communities, and develop listening and singing skills.
Carnegie Hall: Link Up
Students in grades 3–5 are given the opportunity to join the orchestra in this highly participatory program, in which they learn to sing and play an instrument in the classroom and perform with a professional orchestra.
Children’s Choirs in NYC
For those of you who have a child at home who just can’t stop singing, consider encouraging your child to audition for one of these local community children’s choirs.
Youth Orchestra of St. Luke’s
Entering its 40th anniversary season, Orchestra of St. Luke’s (OSL) is one of America’s foremost and most versatile orchestras, regularly collaborating with the world’s greatest artists and performing approximately 70 concerts each year.
Progress Reports
Examples of Progress Reports for Music Class at PS 51
Turtle Bay Music School
For some amazing children’s music classes, private lessons and concerts, check out Turtle Bay Music School located at 244 East 52nd St.
West Side YMCA
The West Side YMCA located on West 63rd St. has some amazing arts programs for kids including classes in music theater, drama, dance, and visual art.
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute produces an extraordinary range of music education and community programs each season that extend far outside the physical walls of our concert halls. These programs will reach nearly 450,000 people in New York City, across the US, and around the globe during the 2014–2015 season.
Lucy Moses at the Kaufman Music Center
The Lucy Moses School (LMS) at Kaufman Music Center located near Lincoln Center, offers classes and lessons in music, dance and theater for children and adults at all levels of skill and experience.
52nd Street Project
The 52nd Street Project located in Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood encourages children to work with professional theater artists to write and perform their very own plays.