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Music Duo Academy

Pre-Maestro 1 - 4th & 5th Grade Music Course

$295.00

Help your child build lasting music skills through engaging, step-by-step lessons that develop confidence, creativity, and music literacy.

Pre-Maestro 1 is a full-year elementary music course taught by experienced music educator Miss Linda McCarty. Designed specifically for 4th and 5th grade students who are new to music or need a stronger foundation, the course begins with focused introductory lessons before transitioning seamlessly into the full Maestro 1 curriculum.

Through singing, rhythm activities, movement, listening, and hands-on music making, students develop strong foundational music literacy skills in a way that feels approachable and encouraging.

Lessons are self-paced and typically 25–35 minutes long, making it easy for families to fit music into their homeschool schedule.

Throughout the course, students explore:

  • singing and pitch development
  • rhythm and meter
  • solfege and hand signs
  • reading music on the staff
  • melodic composition and improvisation
  • movement and creative expression
  • percussion instruments and mallet technique
  • listening and responding to music

The carefully sequenced lessons help students build confidence step-by-step while preparing for continued musical growth, private lessons, choir, band, or future instrumental study.

Designed especially for older elementary beginners, Pre-Maestro 1 helps students build confidence in singing, rhythm, movement, and music literacy through carefully sequenced, hands-on music lessons.

Détails

Ce qui est inclus
  • Full-year elementary music curriculum
  • Self-paced video lessons
  • Typical lesson length: 25–35 minutes
  • Flexible scheduling for homeschool families
  • Designed for beginning 4th and 5th grade students
  • No prior music experience required

The course begins with focused introductory lessons that help students build a strong musical foundation before transitioning into the full Maestro 1 curriculum.

Students learn through:

  • singing
  • rhythm activities
  • movement
  • listening
  • visual learning
  • instrument exploration
  • hands-on participation

Lessons are taught by experienced music educator Miss Linda McCarty and are designed to feel like a real elementary music class at home.

Conseils

Throughout the course, students explore foundational music concepts including:

  • solfege and hand signs (do, re, mi, so, la)
  • low la and low so
  • do and la tonal centers
  • reading music on the staff
  • melodic composition
  • separated and tied eighth notes
  • syncopation and meter
  • canon
  • crossover bordun and improvisation
  • musical motives and phrase structure
  • question/answer and sectional form (AB, ABA)
  • locomotor and nonlocomotor movement
  • shadowing movement activities
  • mezzo forte/mezzo piano
  • andante/moderato and presto
  • body percussion
  • unpitched percussion instrument families
  • listening and responding to music

Songs and activities are carefully sequenced to help students build confidence and musical understanding step-by-step.

Materials & Teacher Info

About the Teacher & Materials

Miss Linda McCarty is a certified music educator with over 25 years of classroom teaching experience in both public and private schools. She is Kodály and Orff-Schulwerk certified and holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music education.

Recommended materials:

  • rhythm sticks
  • hand drum or bucket drum
  • small glockenspiel or xylophone

Most materials are inexpensive, and simple household alternatives can often be used when needed.

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