3rd Grade

Third graders will be hard at work creating, performing, and responding to music. In 2nd grade they learned and practiced using whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, eighth notes, and quarter rests to compose rhythm patterns. These rhythms will be reviewed. They will perform songs in AB and ABA form. We will have fun learning about the pitched percussion instruments used in music, such as the xylophone, metallophone, and glockenspiel. Students will learn to perform on these instruments to accompany their singing. We will also begin learning to sing in parts with simple rounds and partner songs.

Other things we will be learning about this year include:

• Instruments of the orchestra: Strings, Woodwind, Brass, and Percussion instruments

• Tempo in music - fast vs. slow

• Dynamics - loud vs. quiet

• Good vocal technique and simple part singing (rounds) in music