Grade 3

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Elementary Music Curriculum Outline – Grade 3 Outcomes added to Grade one are in bold Singing/Saying

Playing Instruments

Creating/Improv.

Reading/Writing

Listen/Analyze

Vocabulary

Student Demonstrates:

Student Demonstrates:

Student Demonstrates:

Student Demonstrates:

Student Recognizes:

Student Recognizes::

Sol, La Do Re Mi Sol La Do’

Pitch • • • • • • •

Accurate use of singing voice High & Low Higher (la) Singing vs. speaking voice Melodic patterns Tonal Center (Do-based) Steps, skips & repeats

• 5-line staff • Line vs. space • Higher (la)

Q qr Q h H h. qttt qrr q. w f|f

Rhythm/Meter • Rhythmic speech

Harmony

• Vocal exploration • Pitched vs. Unpitched • High & Low

• • • •

Song ostinati Poetry ostinati Partner songs/poems Cannon/Rounds

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Beat competency Long & Short Walk & Jogging Rhythm Duple vs. Triple

• Long & Short • Walk & Jogging • Language and rhythm

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Chord bordun Broken bordun Rocking bordun Rhythmic ostinati accompaniment

• Quarter note ostinati • Rhythmic ostinati accompaniment

• Melodies & Rhythms using elemental forms

Form

Expressive Qualities

• Loud & Soft • Fast & Slow • Expressive speech

• Loud & Soft • Fast & Slow • High & Low

• Sound exploration (pitched and unpitched)

Movement

• Skip/walk/hop beat while singing

• Mallet technique (pinch/grab) • Skip/walk/hop/etc to beat • Alternation of hands

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Self vs. shared space Levels Walk & jogging Traveling vs. stationary Pathway

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High & Low Mi, Sol, La Higher Major vs. Minor

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Pitch Staff Tonal center Pentatonic Scale

• Beat • Beat vs. rhythm • Duple vs. Triple

• All known rhythms • Measure • Barline

• Melody alone vs. accompanied • cannon/rounds

• Melody • Chord Bordun • cannon/round

• Introduction • Elemental forms (aaab, aaba, abab, abba, abac) • phrases • Piano vs. forte • Verse & Refrain

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• Dotting rhythm & language • Tie • Measure • Barline

• 1st & 2nd ending

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Loud & Soft Fast & Slow High & Low Tone Color Multicultural works Historical works Popular works

Form Phrase Repeat Sign Verse & Refrain 1st & 2nd ending

• Piano vs. Forte

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self vs. shared space levels walk & jogging Traveling vs. stationary Pathway Circle vs. line


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