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WHAT WE LEARN IN GRADE 3 MUSIC

Elements of Music: Pitch

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Elements of Music: Timbre

I can
• identify and classify classroom instruments by sight and sound.
• describe the families of instruments in the or-chestra: woodwind, brass, strings, percussion.

Elements of Music: Expression

Elements of Music: Beat and Rhythm

I can
• read these rhythms:

q	qr	Q qTq h H w
W qttt Elements of Music: Form

I can
• describe phrase form.
• define and use repeat signs, 1st and 2nd endings. • describe ABA, AABA, rondo, theme and
variations, verse chorus.

Vocabulary

I can identify and perform

• pp p P F f ff
• crescendo, decrescendo
• adagio, andante, moderato, allegro, presto, prestissimo, fermata
• staccato, legato and accent

beat, rhythm staff
treble clef solo
divisi canon round

rondo
theme & variations timbre
time signature tempo dynamics form

Create

I can improvise, create and play
• rhythm patterns, melodies, new verses, and sound effects for stories and poems.

Perform I can
• sing, move, and play
instruments.
As an Audience I can

• describe and demonstrate good performance and concert etiquette.

Respond

I can
• write about or show with movement how music makes me feel.

Connect

I can
• listen to music and sing songs and tell about the places they’re from.