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Grade 1
Kindness and sharing grow into first musicianship: beat against rhythm, quarter notes and call-and-response, as bells and chimes join the instruments the child already knows.
What this level contains
The Grade 1 level book is an integrated book of 8 pages with three parts: (1) a curriculum map — 18 catalogue courses and pathways mapped to this level across the collection's ten strands (Scripture & Ancient Writings · Spiritual Life & Character · Whole-Person Wellness · History & Peoples · Language & Literacy · Arts & Music · Nature & Earth · Society & Service · Skills & Vocation · Philosophy, Wisdom & Reasoning); (2) a music education profile — the level's place in the cumulative instrument pathway, its skills and assessment focus; and (3) a complete song set — three songs with full lyrics, instruments and composer guidance. The songs for this level, as printed in the book:
- Little Bells of Thankfulness
- Share the Song
- Grade 1 - Ring the Bells of Kindness
| Level book | 8 pages — curriculum map, music education, songs, instruments, composer notes, learning outcomes |
|---|---|
| Courses & pathways mapped | 18 |
| Core love theme | Kindness, sharing, neighbour-love |
| Instruments at this level | Cumulative + bells and chimes |
| New instrument voice | Bells and chimes |
| Music skills | Beat vs. rhythm; quarter notes; simple rests; call-and-response |
| Frequency arc (artistic design cue) | 432 → 528 → 639 Hz — frequency values in this program are artistic/educational design cues for register, timbre and texture, not medical or therapeutic claims |
| Music companion | Integrated: in the elementary years the music education material — profile, cumulative instrument pathway, frequency framework, assessment focus and the full song set — is bound inside the level book itself (Sections 2–3). |
Free downloads
Download the Grade 1 Level Book (PDF, 8 pages)
The music education for this level is integrated inside the level book above — no separate companion was published for the elementary years.
The Music Program & the Governing Master v05
Listen — the audio aspect of this level
David's design gives every level its own sound: the level book read aloud, and its three songs as recordings a learner can hear while the words are in front of them — in this language, or paired with another on the book pages. Honest status: no narration or song recording for this level is held yet — education audio delivered so far: none. The slots below are where each recording will live the day it arrives; nothing is presented as audio before the real recording exists. These slots are part of the lesson itself — this page carries no advertising, as always.
Narration — the Grade 1 level book, read aloud
Audio in preparation — no recording is held yet. When it is delivered it will play here: ebooks/audio/en/education/grade-1/narration.mp3
Song 1 — “Little Bells of Thankfulness”
Audio in preparation — no recording is held yet. When it is delivered it will play here: ebooks/audio/en/education/grade-1/song-1.mp3
Song 2 — “Share the Song”
Audio in preparation — no recording is held yet. When it is delivered it will play here: ebooks/audio/en/education/grade-1/song-2.mp3
Song 3 — “Grade 1 - Ring the Bells of Kindness”
Audio in preparation — no recording is held yet. When it is delivered it will play here: ebooks/audio/en/education/grade-1/song-3.mp3