The Music Program
One pathway, fifteen levels. A child who begins with a shaker in Kindergarten keeps every instrument she has learned and adds a new voice at every level — bells, keyboard, guitar, flute, bass, drums, strings, electric guitar, horns, brass — until the full ensemble, the orchestra and the recording studio stand open at University. That is the cumulative-instrument philosophy of the Sacred Name Music Education Master v05: nothing learned is ever dropped; each level's three songs are written for the instruments the students actually hold by then.
The governing master
The Sacred Name Music Education Master v05 (71 pages) governs the whole pathway: the age progression, the cumulative instruments, the lyrics, the frequency-design framework (artistic teaching cues for register, timbre, texture and dynamics — not medical-treatment claims), the high/low emotional-peak maps, and the composer guidance every level book and companion is drawn from.
Download Music Education Master v05 (PDF, 71 pages)
The cumulative instrument pathway
| Level | New voice added | Music skills |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | Voice, clapping, body percussion, hand percussion | Steady beat; echo singing; loud/soft; fast/slow; start/stop together |
| Grade 1 | Bells and chimes | Beat vs. rhythm; quarter notes; simple rests; call-and-response |
| Grade 2 | Keyboard / piano | High/low pitch; 5-finger patterns; simple notation; I–V accompaniment |
| Grade 3 | Acoustic guitar | Simple chord strums; 4/4 meter; chord changes; verse/chorus form |
| Grade 4 | Flute | Breath support; melodic contour; phrase marks; simple two-part texture |
| Grade 5 | Bass guitar | Root notes; groove; syncopation basics; ensemble listening |
| Grade 6 | Drum kit | Backbeat; subdivisions; dynamic control; fills at structural boundaries |
| Grade 7 | Violin / fiddle | Bow control; melodic phrasing; harmony intervals; simple arrangement |
| Grade 8 | Viola / cello | Inner voices; bass/tenor function; ensemble balance; counterline writing |
| Grade 9 | Rhythm electric guitar | Clean rhythm guitar; controlled drive; verse/pre-chorus/chorus form; lyric prosody; dynamic restraint; ensemble cueing |
| Grade 10 | Saxophone / trumpet | Breath phrasing; two-horn voicing; chord-tone targeting; counterlines; ensemble punctuation; lyrical space |
| Grade 11 | Trombone / French horn | Brass blend; voice leading; duet writing; suspensions/resolution; dynamic architecture; thematic development |
| Grade 12 | Full ensemble integration | Full arranging; orchestration; mature duet/choir writing; modulation; climax/release; thematic reprise; ensemble leadership |
| College & Trades | Full ensemble + DAW/MIDI, arranging, songwriting, recording, live sound | Advanced songwriting; reharmonization; groove design; arranging; DAW editing; live/studio production; peer critique; ethical lyric revision |
| University | Complete palette + synthesis, acoustics, orchestration, conducting, scoring, recording, mixing, mastering | Advanced composition; orchestration; conducting; acoustics; synthesis; counterpoint; recording; mixing; mastering; research and evidence literacy |
Every level's music
- Kindergarten Music education integrated inside the Kindergarten level book (Sections 2–3)
- Grade 1 Music education integrated inside the Grade 1 level book (Sections 2–3)
- Grade 2 Music education integrated inside the Grade 2 level book (Sections 2–3)
- Grade 3 Music education integrated inside the Grade 3 level book (Sections 2–3)
- Grade 4 Music education integrated inside the Grade 4 level book (Sections 2–3)
- Grade 5 Music education integrated inside the Grade 5 level book (Sections 2–3)
- Grade 6 Music education integrated inside the Grade 6 level book (Sections 2–3)
- Grade 7 Music Companion (PDF, 6 pages) Strings of Expression — Violin, Fiddle & Melodic Voice — also presented on the Grade 7 page
- Grade 8 Music Companion (PDF, 6 pages) Deepening Harmony — Viola, Cello & Ensemble Balance — also presented on the Grade 8 page
- Grade 9 Music Companion (PDF, 6 pages) Electric Foundations — Rhythm Guitar, Tone & Songwriting — also presented on the Grade 9 page
- Grade 10 Music Companion (PDF, 6 pages) Breath and Brass — Saxophone, Trumpet & Arrangement — also presented on the Grade 10 page
- Grade 11 Music Companion (PDF, 6 pages) Power and Colour — Trombone, French Horn & Orchestration — also presented on the Grade 11 page
- Grade 12 Music Companion (PDF, 6 pages) The Complete Ensemble — Performance, Recording & Portfolio — also presented on the Grade 12 page
- College & Trades Music Companion (PDF, 6 pages) Studio and Stage — Music Production, Performance & Collaboration — also presented on the College & Trades page
- University Music Companion (PDF, 7 pages) Mastering Sound — Composition, Acoustics, Orchestration & Production — also presented on the University page
Listen — the audio aspect of the Music Program
The music of this program is written to be heard: every level carries three complete songs, and David's design gives each of them a recording slot on its own level page, beside a narration slot for the level book. Honest status: no song or narration recording is held yet — education audio delivered so far: none. Nothing is presented as audio before the real recording exists.
Narration — the Music Program, read aloud
Audio in preparation — no recording is held yet. When it is delivered it will play here: ebooks/audio/en/education/music-program/narration.mp3
Each level's song and narration slots:
The songs themselves — every songbook, every curriculum song, the instruments and the design — live in the collection's Music branch: Sacred Name Music.