First Steps Curriculum TimelineWhen Games Begin

Michiko Yurko

Ages 11+

experienced

Timeline progress and game completion are dependent on individual teaching situations. Since students progress in individual ways and have different goals and needs, ages are for guidance.Grey numbers = suggested omissions

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DS

AI

RR

RM

SN

T

MS

SK

TC Triads and Chord Games

Tempo Games

Staff and Notes Games

Reading Rhythm Games

Alphabet and Interval Games

Dictation and Sight-Singing Games

1 2 3 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Experiential learning

Music Symbol Games

Rhythm Math Games

Scales and Key Signature Games

2 3 6 7 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 184 5 9 13

2 3 4 5 6 7 1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

string/piano

Experiential learning

5 6 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 3 4 9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Alphabet and Interval Games

8 10 14 15

S1 S2 P1

© 2016 Michiko Yurkoupdated 8-21-2016

FirstStepsIntegratedCurriculumTimelineAges11+experienced

Timelineprogressandgamecompletionaredependentonindividualteachingsituationssincestudentsprogressinindividualwaysandhavedifferentgoalsandneeds.Agesareforguidance.DictationandSight-Singing AlphabetandIntervals ReadingRhythms RhythmMath StaffandNotes

1. “DailyDo”–MajorSection2. “DailyDo”withDRMCards3. FaceUp

1. *LearningLetters2. *IsitaMatch?Alphabet3. *FatSnake4. *WhatLetterisThis?5. *FixtheOrder6. *What’sMissing?7. *PickaCard

1. BlueJelloCards–Set1(GettingStarted)

2. HelloJelloGood-byeJello3. BlueJelloCards–Set1

(Continuing)4. *RhythmBingoNoteHunt

1. *IsItaMatch?-Notes&Rests2. MadridMatch–Notes&Rests3. *DanishZoo–Match4. *PuzzleNotes&Rests5. *ChanceMatch–PuzzleNotes

1. *“I’maNote”Song–Lines&Spaces2. *RainingRainbows–Lines&Spaces3. *“HelloGrandStaff”Song4. *GGGandFFF(“I’maNote”Song)5. *ClefsandCCC6. *Fine–G,F,&C7. *MickeyEars

4. “DailyDo”–MinorSection5. “DailyDo”DRMCards–Circle6. HeadandTail7. *DictationwithDRMCards8. *TakeAwaywithDRMCards9. MelodicBingoCopyGame10. FaceDown

8. Fine–Seconds9. Who’sPlayingFirst?10. Fine–SecondsVariations11. *Snake-Seconds12. SnakeVariations-Seconds13. Before&After

5. *CopytheCards6. *FindtheJellos7. RhythmsAroundthe

Circle8. *BlueJelloDominos9. CounttheBeats10. Note&RestHunt

6. Fine–5Notes&5Rests7. ChanceMatch–Notes&Rests8. *StackedSnake9. TokyoDraw10. Fine–8Notes&5Rests11. War–Notes&Rests12. Who’sPlayingFirst?

8. *StepUp,StepDown9. *GooglyEyes–G,F,C10. *TheseFiveC’s11. *PlayorPassC’12. “I’maNoteSong”–FiveC’s13. Fine–FiveC’s14. *TradetheC’s15. GrandStaffCardsC’s16. MadridMatch–C’s

11. Who’sPlayingFirst?12. “DailyDo”withPaperPianos13. DictationonStaffSlates14. TakeAwaywithMagicNotes15. "DailyDo”Variations–116. MelodicBingo–Side1

14. Slow–Seconds15. Scrabble–Seconds

11. RhythmBingo12. BlueBarLines13. SwitchingRhythms14. GroupRhythmBingo15. RhythmsAcross16. ICanWriteIt

13. Suspense–Notes&Rests14. FiveHiding–Notes&Rests15. SnakeVariations–Notes&

Rests16. DanishZoo–Notes&Rests17. Slow–Notes&Rests18. WinaNoteorRest

17. SlaptheC’s18. We’retheGrandNine(“I’maNote”

Song)19. GrandNineToss

Tempos MusicSymbols ScalesandKeySignatures TriadsandChords Staff&Notes(StringandPiano)

Studentsareexperiencingtemposintheirmusicalexperiences,learningtemponamesaurallyandassociatingthemwithdifferenttempos.GamesbegininUnit2.

1. *Dynamics2. *DynamicsFixtheOrder3. DynamicsPickaCard

Studentsareexperiencingtriadsandchordsintheirmusicalexperiences,learningnames&relatedsounds.GamesbegininUnit2.

S-1.*OpenStringsS-2.TapTapPluckPluckP-1.ChanceMatch–PianoC’s4. DynamicsYouCanHear

5. Crescendo&Decrescendo6. DynamicFine7. LearningtheOthers

1. *WigglingBlackKeys2. RainbowsonthePiano3. RainingRainbowsonPaper

Pianos

Notes1.*GameNameIndicatesgamesoftennotplayedagainafterbeingmasteredinthesequence

2.GameNameIndicatesgamesMichikoplaysoverandoverthroughoutFirstSteps

3.GameNameTeachconceptsbutgamemaybemoreappropriateforyoungchildren

4.GameNameGamemaybemodifiedorskipped

13. WhatCanYouFind?14. MusicSymbolBingo15. PassAround&ActOut16. OrangePairs17. OrangeWar18. OrangeOpposites19. SymbolSnake

4. *WalkingWholeandHalfSteps5. *“TheItsyBitsySpider”6. NaturalHalfStepsEF&BC(mi

fa&tido)7. HoHoLaugh–CMajorScale

UpdatedNovember21,2016©2016MichikoYurko

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