This page is the homework for Desert View students during grades 3, 4 and 5. Because there are many music lessons and music concepts to learn here, this homework is not due right away so incoming students will have three years to complete these lessons. It is recommended that each student watch one lesson per week, in order to finish this list.
Music class at Desert View follows State of Arizona and National Required Music Standards. Music instruction at Desert View is academic in nature, and incorporates Math, English, Science, Social Studies, Life Skills, P.E. and Art all into a comprehensive study program, to assist students in linking together these subjects into one class. Some of the lessons below illustrate how music is used in the world of education to assist in learning all subjects and how subjects integrate.
The following lessons cover required information for Desert View students to learn while attending music class in grades 3, 4 and 5. The first videos posted here are for all students. By scrolling down the page, you can find advanced videos for 4th and 5th graders.
These videos may or may not be shown in regular music class, but by learning the content on these lessons, students will be able to pass the 5th grade Desert View Music Class exit exam. It is advised that students check this page regularly, as more videos will be added to help you in your studies.
Class Rules:
- "Leave a Positive Footprint":
Music Lessons to Help You Learn Reading and Writing:
Verb Jingle:
Study Skills Jingle:
Sentence Jingle:
Pronoun Jingle, etc.:
Preposition Song:
Shurley Method Preposition Jingle:
Preposition Chant (all 49):
Adjective Jingle:
Article Adjectives:
Object of the Preposition:
Preposition Flow Jingle:
Social Studies:
Learn Your State Capitols:
Music Terms and Concepts:
Dynamics:
Rhythm:
Quarter Note:
Stage One, Reading Rhythms:
Stage Two, Reading Rhythms:
Stage Three, Reading Rhythms:
Bonus Reading Rhythms:
Practice Rhythm & Timing:
Play Any Rhythm Easily!
Practice Rhythm
Basic Rhythms to Learn Before Playing an Instrument:
Tempo: Mr. Gregg:
Tempo Markings:
Largo/Presto:
Dynamics - Mr. Gregg:
Crescendo/Decrescendo:
Dynamics Terms:
Pitch/Solfege:
Solfege Challenge:
Note Names:
Intro to the Music Staff:
Introduction to Pitch, Singing High and Low:
Learn to Sing:
Sight Singing Game (By Numbers):
How to Sing Vocal Harmony:
Easy Trick for Singing Harmony (Tonic and Dominant):
Play Orff Instruments:
ADVANCED HOMEWORK:
(These lessons should be the emphasis of 4th and 5th Graders):
Recorder Karate
Recorder Karate - White Belt:
Recorder Karate - Yellow Belt:
Recorder Karate - Orange Belt:
Recorder Karate - Green Belt:
Recorder Karate - Purple Belt:
Recorder Karate - Red Belt:
Recorder Karate - Purple Belt:
Recorder Karate - Blue Belt:
Recorder Karate - Brown Belt:
Recorder Karate - Black Belt:
Why Do We Learn Note C first instead of A?
Syncopation Rhythm Practice:
Music History Timeline:
Physics of Sound/Music:
PLAYING BY EAR:
How to Find the Key of a Song (With Introduction to a Blues Scale):
Learn to Play (easy) Boogie Woogie on the Keyboard:
