The Music Skills Challenge - Grades K-2

​Become a Black Belt Music Master!

Each student will have the opportunity to complete music challenge tasks to rise in the ranks to be a Black Belt Music Master!  Students with internet access can access quizzes below or upload pictures or videos to demonstrate their mastery of each skill.  Students who cannot access these resources online can complete tasks in person before or after class on Sunday Night.

Challenge Tasks

White Belt Requirements for All Students (Must be done first)

• 1-Demonstrating Proper Posture
• 2-Demonstrating Proper Breathing

Vocal Basics

• 3-Say Colossians 3:16 from Memory
• 4-Demonstrate Tall Vowel Sounds with the "Mah-Mee-May-Mow-Moo" Warmup

Dynamics

• 5-Quiz on Dynamics Terms and Symbols
• 6-Demonstrate Crescendo and Decrescendo over 4-count measures

Rhythms

• 7-Quiz on Meters (4/4, 3/4, 2/4, 6/8)
• 8-Quiz on Types of Notes (Basic)
• 9-Quiz on Types of Rests (Basic)
• 10-Demonstrate Clapping a Rhythm with Whole, Half, and Quarter Notes
• 11-Demonstrate Clapping a Rhythm with Whole, Half, and Quarter Notes and Rests
• 12-Demonstrate Clapping a Rhythm with Quarter and Eighth Notes
• 13-Demonstrate Clapping a Rhythm with Quarter and Eighth Notes and Rests
• 14-Demonstrate Clapping a Rhythm with Dotted Notes

Reading Notes

• 15-Quiz on the Basic Music Staff and Clefs
• 16-Quiz on Naming Notes on the Treble Clef
• 17-Quiz on Naming Notes on the Bass Clef

Final Task (Must be done last)

• 18-Sing a verse of "Amazing Grace" in your best Opera Voice!

The Belt Requirements

Students must complete the two tasks to earn their white belt first, but after that, they can complete the rest of the tasks in any order.  They will earn belts based on the total number of tasks they complete.

White - 2
Yellow - 4
Orange - 6
Green - 8
Blue - 10
Purple - 12
Brown - 14
Red - 16
​Black - All 18