Welcome to the Sugarland Elementary Music Web Site!
Our musical activities in Loudoun County cover four areas: singing, playing instruments, listening and moving. A major emphasis is placed on the development of every child's singing voice. Students in grades 1 - 5 receive two thirty minute periods of music per week. Our Loudoun County Music Curriculum is aligned with the National and State Standards of Music Education.
The National Standards for Music Education
Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music
Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music
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
Cantando, sólo y en conjunto, un repertorio variado de música
Tocando un repertorio variado de música, sólo y en conjunto
Improvisando melodías, variaciones, y acompañamientos
Componiendo y arreglando música dentro de guías específicas
Leyendo y anotando música
Escuchando, analizando, y describiendo música
Evaluando música y rendimientos de música.
Comprendiendo la relación entre la música, las otras artes, y disciplinas fuera de las artes.
Comprendiendo la música en relación a la historia y la cultura.