Learning Strands - Grade Level Outline

There are five Learning Strands within the Music Building Blocks Curriculum which align with the National Core Arts Standards (NCAS) and emphasize the social-emotional skills necessary to support the whole child in a modern general music classroom. 

To complement school districts’ learning frameworks, we have identified knowledge, understanding, and skills (KUDs) within the five Learning Strands that anchor to the National Arts Standards at each grade level. These KUDs highlight essential musical learning that students will explore and revisit throughout the year, fostering deep, ongoing engagement with music. Click below to view the curricular strands and learning objectives organized by grade level.

We use the term curriculum map to refer to our modular sequence, because just like a map illustrates, there are often multiple ways to travel to a single destination. The Music Building Blocks Curriculum allows teachers to make individualized choices about how they help students move towards the destination of musical understanding.  

Music Building Blocks Lesson Index: 

Click on a brick for supporting lessons for each learning strand

Index is updated with each new publication in the Music Building Blocks Curriculum