A Parent’s Guide to Music at Sycolin Creek Elementary 

This year, students at Sycolin Creek have music once a week for 50 minutes.  During that time, they sing, play instruments, dance and much more!  All students will have the opportunity to participate in a Veterans Day presentation and the Holiday Sing-a-long.  Fourth and fifth grade students will play recorder. For more information, read on or click the Schoology link within your Phoenix account.

The comprehensive Music Program at Sycolin Creek is based on the following six musical elements:

Expressive Qualities 
 Dynamics, Tempo and Articulation

 Tone Color 
 Vocal and Instrumental

Duration
 Beat/Meter and Rhythm

Pitch
 Melody, Harmony and Tonality

Design
 Texture and Form/Structure

 Cultural Context

Style/Background

These elements are taught during music lessons through singing, playing, moving and improvising.  Students learn to read and write musical notation.  Listening, describing and analyzing are also important skills.  All skills are taught in a planned, sequential order to maximize each child's success.

Behavior 

In order to make music, our classroom expectations are based on respect.  

Our expectations are posted and will be reviewed as needed.

Respect Yourself:

Follow directions

Try your best

Others:

Listen!  Be attentive

Hands and Feet to yourself

Property:

Treat instruments with care

When you play, make music

Have fun! 

Chorus and Sycolin's Got Beat!

Students in fourth and fifth grade are eligible to join the Sycolin Creek Singers and Sycolin's Got Beat.  Sycolin Creek Singers will meet on Wednesdays after school and Sycolin's Got Beat will meet on Tuesdays after school.  More information will be coming soon!

Grades

 Student assessments will be based on a wide variety of objectives, which you may view on the music website by clicking on 9-weeks plans.  Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.