Grade 3 Music Curriculum

Wednesday, 20 July 2011 13:49

from National Association for Music Education

3.MU.A Sing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.

3.MU.B Perform on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.

3.MU.C Improvise melodies, variations, and accompaniments.

3.MU.D Compose and arrange music within specified guidelines.

3.MU.E Read and notate music.

3.MU.F Listen to, analyze, and describe music.

3.MU.G Evaluate music and music performances.

3.MU.H Understand relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.

3.MU.I Understand music in relation to history and culture.

3.MU.J Express through music.

A. Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.

3.MU.A.1 Express the content and meaning of the song using solid vocal performing techniques.

3.MU.A.2 Sing simple ostinatos, chants, and two-part rounds or partner songs.

3.MU.A.3 Recognize simple solfege patterns.

B. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.

3.MU.B.1 Demonstrate the rhythm of a familiar song.

3.MU.B.2 Extend general music concepts through the exploration of recorder.

C. Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments.

3.MU.C.1 Organize rhythmic patterns into original variations.

D. Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines.
3.MU.D.1 Create and notate original music to complement original sound story.

E. Reading and notating music.

3.MU.E.1 Identify time signatures and recognize that notes may be grouped together in groups of two, three or four beats.

3.MU.E.2 Expand recognition of rhythmic, melodic, and expressive notation.

F. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.

3.MU.F.1 Listen to two pitches, melodies or rhythmic phrases simultaneously and describe if they are the same of different.

3.MU.F.2 Identify the four families of instruments in the orchestra.

3.MU.F.3 Listen to complete orchestral selections.

G. Evaluating music and music performances.

3.MU.G.1 Extend descriptions using more advanced music terminology.

H. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.

3.MU.H.1 Identify relationships between music and other disciplines.

I. Understanding music in relation to history and culture.

3.MU.I.1 Identify and describe roles of musicians in various music setting and cultures.

3.MU.I.2 Demonstrate audience behavior appropriate for the context and style of music.

J. Expression

3.MU.J.1 Explore the concept that instruments make different sounds by playing them differently.

3.MU.J.2 Experiment with the human voice to produce different tone qualities.

3.MU.J.3 Discriminate that different types of music create and/or affect different moods.

3.MU.J.4 Describe how music can express a persons feelings.

3.MU.J.5 Explore how the fundamentals of music contribute to musical expressiveness.