Third Grade

3rd Grade

Students will:

demonstrate understanding of strong and weak beats in meters of 2 and 3

create melodies within specific guidelines on pitched percussion recognize music symbols

demonstrate understanding of melodic movement by step, leap and repeat

sing and dance to songs of different cultures

sing more accurately on pitch with a greater range

move rhythmically to a steady beat

demonstrate understanding of form how music is put together

play melodies and accompaniments on instruments

read and play rhythms using quarter, eighth, half and whole notes and quarter, half and whole rests