5th Grade General Music continues from skills and knowledge students learned in the fourth grade year. Students will play a variety of instruments with an emphasis on soprano recorder and Orff instruments. Students will gain an understanding of basic musical skills and vocabulary such as beat, rhythm, tempo, dynamics, etc. These concepts will be explored through singing, instruments, and folk dancing. These skills will be presented with a final classroom performance. Students will also create and present music through a variety of music technology.