Rounds: Continued from second grade, rounds are a great introduction to part singing.
International Folk Dance: Folk dances introduce children to the music and dances of other cultures. They also teach students about keeping a steady beat or pulse as well as musical phrasing and form as well as teamwork.
Music Literacy: Continued from second grade, we learn to read standard music notation through the Conversational Solfège method developed by Dr. John Feierabend (formerly of the Hartt School of Music/University of Hartford). This method is a variation of the Kodály method (named after pedagogue Zoltán Kodály) wherein children are taught to recognize common musical rhythmic or melodic patterns through songs and movement activities before learning to visually recognize or notate those same patterns.
Recorders: Students start learning to play recorder late in third grade. This adds a level of involvement to the music literacy part of class as well as beginning the groundwork for the possible participation in instrumental music in fifth grade. Each student will receive a recorder paid for by the music department.