Music

Elementary students in the Plano Independent School District attend music classes using the Kodály methodology. This approach to music education includes a sequential organization of concepts and skills to be developed through hearing, singing, deriving, writing, reading, and creating music, thereby contributing to the development of the whole child. This method is now used in school districts worldwide in the music education of children and adults alike. It has been specifically adapted to meet the needs of the Plano I.S.D. as the basis for the elementary music program.

The goal of the Elementary Music Curriculum is to present a program of sequential musical learning designed to develop an appreciation of the joy of music making; an understanding of culture and fine arts from a variety of periods and peoples; and skill and independence in performing, reading, writing and creating music. This goal will be achieved as the students:

1. Build a repertoire of songs, rhymes, singing games, play parties, and dances from various cultures.
2. Understand musical concepts.
3. Achieve mastery of musical skills.
4. Perform, analyze, and listen to great art music.
5. Create, improvise, and compose original compositions.