Welcome to 3rd Grade music with Mrs. G! In 3rd grade we focus more on music theory, and reading music on a staff. Throughout the year, students will be composing music themselves, and creating sound songs with different instruments. Below are the Indiana music standards we will be working on this year:
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*Sing warm-up exercises while listening for good diction, posture, and tone quality
*Sing acapella with appropriate dynamics and phrasing
*Sing a memorized song that emphasizes the cultural heritage of class members
*Sing an ostinato or partner song while maintaining a steady tempo
*Follow the conductor
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*Play a given pitch pattern
*Echo rhythmic or melodic patterns
*Play an easy ostinato accompaniment independently
*Maintain a steady beat on a percussion instrument
*Play a short melody using appropriate dynamics
*Play an instrument with a group, following the cues of a conductor
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*Read and write whole, half, quarter, and eighth notes and rests in 2/4 and 4/4 time signatures
*Read pitch notation by the letter names on the lines and spaces of the treble clef
*ID melodic direction in written pitch notation as moving up or down by steps or skips
*ID and explain dynamic markings for forte, mezzo forte, mezzo piano, piano, crescendo, and diminuendo (decrescendo)
*ID and explain symbols for a fermata, octave, and D.C. al fine
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*Respond on a melodic or rhythmic instrument to teacher given phrases
*Create simple rhythmic or melodic ostinatos on a traditional or non-traditional instrument
*Invent short songs or pieces using several types of sounds
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*Create a song with the teacher’s guidance, and record it on tape or by notating it
*Notate a short melody
*Play a short melody using traditional or non-traditional sounds
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*Diagram musical forms such as AB or ABA
*Use movement to indicate changes in the form of the music, and talk about those changes
*Write a glossary of musical terms
*ID various instruments by sight or sound
*Use movements to demonstrate understanding of the musical events being heard
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*Compare and contrast two or more meanings of term used in the arts
*Relate ideas learned or discussed in music to other situations in life
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*ID familiar pieces of music from other eras
*ID a piece of music from a cultural background in addition to those represented in the class
*Discuss suitable music for special occasions and rituals
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*Compare two or more performances and compositions
*Discuss likes and dislikes of musical examples using familiar musical terms
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