Music / Music Overview

Welcome To Music at Evergreen Mill Elementary School!

Mrs. Wendy Testa and Ms. Connie Kwon

MUSIC COURSE SYLLABUS

The Loudoun County elementary music curriculum consists of a well-planned sequence of developmentally appropriate experiences leading to clearly defined skills and knowledge. The program is designed to actively involve students of all learning modalities using materials carefully selected for their aesthetic value.

Students in grades one through five participate in music class twice a week. The fourth and fifth grade students study the recorder. The music department prepares a Veterans Day program in which the entire student body participates. The first, third and fifth grades each perform a grade level program.

The Loudoun County curriculum is aligned with the National Standards for Arts Education and the Virginia Standards of Learning for Music.

Singing a varied repertoire of music

Performing on instruments

Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments

Composing and arranging music within specific guidelines

Reading and notating music

Listening to, analyzing, and describing music

Evaluating music and music performances

Understanding relationships between music, the arts, and disciplines

outside the arts

Understanding music in relation to history and culture