Course Overview:
The study of music in 3rd Grade focuses on basic sight-reading skills, performing folk dances, and learning the history of folk music in America. Students will learn to play songs in 2/4 and 4/4 time signatures on the soprano recorder. Virtual games teach students to listen for changes in dynamics, count the number of beats, and recognize where measures start and end. By the end of the year, students will know how to read music and play the recorder. They will also know how to clog-dance and how to behave during a formal music concert. The goal of the 3rd Grade Music course is to learn musical performance, active listening skills, and mindfulness in a fun and relaxed environment.
Required Materials:
Syllabus:
Module 1 - Sounds of Music
Objectives:
- Learn and identify different instruments in music.
- Know the difference between treble clef and bass clef.
- Listen to and determine the difference between mezzo piano and mezzo forte.
Lessons:
- The Sounds of Music!
- Dynamics
Module 2 - Rhythm of Music
Objectives:
- Understand the concept of rhythm.
- Identify rhythmic patterns and musical forms.
- Evaluate rhythm in everyday life.
- Reproduce and create rhythmic patterns.
- Identify whole, half, quarter, and sixteenth notes and rests.
Lessons:
I've Got Rhythm!
Module 3 - Learning Notes
Objectives:
- Learn to read and write music on the grand staff.
- Learn the notes of the treble clef and bass clef.
- Learn fingering and proper technique for playing the Baroque-style soprano recorder.
- Perform different pieces of music on the recorder.
Lessons:
- The Grand Staff
- Time Signatures and Playing Music
Module 4 - Folk Music
Objectives:
- Learn the history of American folk music.
- Define “melody.”
- Perform a simple folk melody.
- Write a melody using the previously created rhythm.
- Correctly draw the treble clef symbol.
- Read and perform the melody created.
Lessons:
- Making a Melody: American Folk
Module 5 - Music and Dancing
Objectives:
- Learn what a cumulative song is.
- Create your own verse of a cumulative song.
- Learn the basic steps for clogging.
- Learn the basic parts of all dancing.
Lessons:
- Cumulative Songs
- Learn a Folk Dance
Module 6 - Reading Music
Objectives:
- Learn to recognize AB and ABA form.
- Understand what an introduction is in music.
- Learn the steps to sight-reading music.
- Practice sight-reading music.
Lesson:
- Musical Form
- Sight-Reading
Module 7 - Playing Along With Music
Objectives:
- Define ostinato.
- Define accompaniment.
- Learn how to identify ostinato.
- Create your own accompaniment.
- Learn the easiest way to write an ostinato accompaniment.
Lessons:
- Ostinato
- Writing an Ostinato
Module 8 - Attending A Concert
Objectives:
- Learn how to talk about music.
- Learn what to look for in a performance.
- Learn how to behave during a formal concert.
- Understand what etiquette is.
Lessons:
- Listening to Music
- Attending a Performance
