In 1st Grade, the students take concepts fromn Kindergarten and embellish them, digging deeper into each concept.

- They begin identifying certain rhythms such as quarter notes, quarter rests, and pairs of eighth notes, and combining them into patterns.
- Classifiation of instruments as either Pitched or Unpitched
- Review Sol and Mi, and add new note: La
- We are always reviewing steady beat and getting it more refined
- Tempo (Adding other tempos such as Adagio or Allegro)
- Dynamics (Adding Mezzo Piano and Mezzo Forte)
- Introduction to Form (AA, AB, ABA)
- Melodic direction within a song
- Introduction to lines and spaces using the 5-line staff
- More experience with CLassroom instruments (Pitched and Unpitched)
- Adding body percussion to music
- Listening Reflections