Music at Ann Smith Elementary

Welcome to the 2019-2020 school year!!!

Students will be enriched with music activities that are in line with the Mississippi Music Framework and National Standards for Music Education. All of these standards can be achieved even at the kindergarten, first- and second-grade levels.

National Standards for Music Education:

1. Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
2. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
3. Improvising melodies, variations and accompaniments.
4. Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines.
5. Reading and notating music.
6. Listening to, analyzing and describing music.
7. Evaluating music and music performances.
8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts and disciplines outside the arts.
9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture.

Classroom Rules

Be Respectful

     Use kind words

     Speak when it is your turn

Be Responsible

     Follow all directions

     Take care of your classroom

Be Safe

     Keep hands, feet, and objects to yourself