Overview #
The Quaver Curriculum is where your primary curriculum resides. Here you can access all lessons from Pre-K to 8th grade covering various musical topics. Lessons are built using screens with songs, games, and activities to reinforce lesson material.
Click “Quaver Curriculum” from your QuaverMusic Dashboard.
Lesson Selection Menu #
QuaverMusic lessons can be readily accessed through an interactive lesson selection menu, offering a comprehensive view of the entire curriculum with effortless navigation to explore specific lessons.
To access lessons, select the desired grade level at the top, which opens up a curated collection of 36 lessons. The availability of grade levels accessible for viewing depends on the grade levels purchased.
Lessons are organized, allowing you to sort either by Lesson or by Unit, affording the flexibility to toggle between these options per your preference. By default, the Lesson Selection Menu is set to display the lessons categorized by individual lesson numbers.
Lesson Summary #
Let’s take a look at a lesson. The first thing you will see is a summary of the lessons. All of the screens in your lesson and buttons containing related information about the lesson live here. Let’s take a look at each button.
- Objectives define the student goals for this lesson.
- The overview describes the purpose of the lesson.
- Worksheets house any lyrics sheets or activities related to the lesson.
- Lesson Plan is a PDF version of the complete lesson, which can be saved or printed.
- The launch button opens the lesson to view or present to students.
Let’s open the lesson by clicking the “Launch” button.
Module and Curriculum Structure #
The K-5th grade curriculum is organized into 12 modules, each consisting of three lessons. Within this structure, the following elements are incorporated:
- Lesson Composition:
- Each module comprises three lessons.
- The third lesson in every module includes two components: a multiple-choice quiz and a Quiz Challenge. These elements are designed to evaluate the understanding of the content covered in the preceding three lessons within the module.
- Pre-assessment and Post-assessment:
- The initial module serves as the starting point and includes a Pre-assessment that assesses the readiness of students for the entire year’s curriculum.
- Identically, the same assessment is featured in the final module as a Post-assessment. This allows educators to gauge students’ progress and learning outcomes throughout the academic year.
- Lesson Structure:
Each individual lesson follows a structured format:- Welcome Screen: This serves as the introductory point for students entering the lesson. You’ll find tabs, resembling those in the Lesson Summary, covering an Overview of each screen, Objectives, Keywords, and Review. Beneath these tabs, there’s a music player featuring the song of the lesson—an excellent choice for starting your class!
- Engage Screen: This segment captures students’ attention and initiates their thought processes related to the lesson’s topic. This may involve a song or occasionally a video excerpt from a Quaver episode.
- Concept Introduce Screen: This provides a clear and direct overview of the topics and concepts that will be covered in the lesson.
- Develop Section: This section consists of several screens that present and explain the new material to students.
- What Did We Learn Today: This component helps summarize and reinforce the key takeaways from the lesson.
- Extend Section: The lesson concludes with several screens that offer additional practice or more advanced interactions with the concepts covered. This section is adaptable to accommodate teachers with varying schedules and instructional time requirements.
This structured module and lesson design aims to facilitate effective teaching and learning experiences for students, while also providing valuable assessment tools for educators to track progress throughout the academic year.
Lesson Navigation Bar #
To move between screens, click on the previous and next buttons. If you’d like to jump between screens quickly, click on the title bar at the bottom and select the screen you want.
The exit button at the bottom right takes you back to the lesson summary.
Lesson Menu #
The Menu button inside the Lesson Presenter has various tools. Use the dropdowns below for an in-depth look at each tool.
Have fun exploring the QuaverCurriculum!
hello- now that quaver has changed the site, I do not know how to create a customized lesson based off of an existing quaver lesson. Please help. thank you
Hi Lisa!
Our help page covering lesson customization is available here: https://help.quavered.com/docs/music-customizing-lessons/.
In summary, navigate to the Resource Manager, where all our lessons can be found under Resource Sets > Quaver Curriculum. Once you locate the desired lesson, drag and drop it into a Resource Folder on the right. Then, right-click your lesson and select ‘Edit Lesson.’ From there you can add, remove, or edit screens.