3rd Grade Music
Concepts Taught
Sings with a healthy voice (matches pitches, clear diction)
Demonstrates group singing skills (blends vocal timbre, responds to conductors cues)
Uses solfege (pentatonic scale)
Sings ostinati
Sings partner songs, rounds/cannons
Plays with correct instrument technique (barred instruments)
Plays independently and with a group (2 or more ostinati at the same time)
Plays a melody accurately (pentatonic scale in CFG)
Improvises simple rhythmic ostinati
Improvises melodic and rhythmic variations on a familiar melody
Uses moveable do to read and write melodic patterns (pentatonic scale)
Reads and writes rhythmic patterns (dotted half rests, whole/half rests, sixteenth notes, time signature)
Identifies bar line and slur symbols
Demonstrates the ability to read from a musical score
Aurally recognizes form (phrases, verse/refrain, interludes)
Aurally identifies musical timbres (woodwind, brass, string, percussion, keyboard)