Michigan Grade 3 Music Standards

The Grade 3 standards

Performing 11

• ART.M.I.3.1

  Use developmentally appropriate singing voice, sing melodies accurately, and physically demonstrate macro and micro beat.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm Review Part III (3, Wk 5); Muffin Man (2, Wk 29); Itsy Bitsy Spider (2, Wk 31); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)

• ART.M.I.3.2

  Continue to develop repertoire.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11); Lightly Row Performance Part III - Rehearsal (2, Wk 35); Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13); Ode to Joy Performance (1, Wk 34)

• ART.M.I.3.3

  Sing and play expressively utilizing a broader continuum of dynamics and interpretation.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sixths Part II (3, Wk 25); Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Muffin Man (2, Wk 29); Fa, Sol, La (1, Wk 14)

• ART.M.I.3.4

  Sing melodies with confidence in a large group.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Skips (2, Wk 8); Hello C Chord Part II (5, Wk 9); Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (1, Wk 29); The Itsy Bitsy Spider (1, Wk 30)

• ART.M.I.3.5

  Blend timbres and match dynamic levels in response to the cues of the conductor.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder King/Queen 4 - Dynamics (4, Wk 25); Recorder Dragon 2 - C to G Five Note Scale (4, Wk 29); Surf Chords (5, Wk 6); Do Re Mi Intro (PK, Wk 16)

• ART.M.I.3.6

  Play rhythmic and chordal ostinati and melodies.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part III (3, Wk 21); Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3); Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15); C & D (K, Wk 31)

• ART.M.I.3.7

  Expand the complexity of patterns.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Strumming Basics (5, Wk 22); C & G (K, Wk 33); Beet & Avocado (PK, Wk 26)

• ART.M.I.3.8

  Play instrumental parts independently while other students sing.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Key of G Major (3, Wk 34); Fourths Part I (3, Wk 14); Seconds - Part III (3, Wk 10); Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11)

• ART.M.I.3.9

  Use a system to read quarter notes and rests, eighth notes, half notes, and whole notes.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Treble Clef Reivew (3, Wk 2); Rhythim Review (2, Wk 3); Pizza Rhythms (2, Wk 9); Ode to Joy Performance (1, Wk 34)

• ART.M.I.3.10

  Use a system to read pitch notation for a major scale.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Introduction to Music Class (3, Wk 1); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Treble Clef Reivew (3, Wk 2); C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1)

• ART.M.I.3.11

  Perform music with a variety of expressive qualities, articulation, and tempo.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part II (3, Wk 20); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Muffin Man (2, Wk 29); Skidamarink (2, Wk 30)

Creating 6

• ART.M.II.3.1

  Create through exploration, improvisation, and composition, rhythmic and melodic ostinati accompaniments.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder Lord/Lady 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, A, B, D (4, Wk 22); Recorder Knight 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, and A (4, Wk 17); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19)

• ART.M.II.3.2

  Create through exploration, improvisation, and composition, answers that are rhythmic and melodic.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder Lord/Lady 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, A, B, D (4, Wk 22); Recorder Knight 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, and A (4, Wk 17); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19)

• ART.M.II.3.3

  Create through exploration, improvisation, and composition, melodic embellishments for a familiar song.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Knight 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, and A (4, Wk 17); Recorder Lord/Lady 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, A, B, D (4, Wk 22); Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19)

• ART.M.II.3.4

  Create an instrumental song with lyrics.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Knight 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, and A (4, Wk 17); Recorder Lord/Lady 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, A, B, D (4, Wk 22); Steps (2, Wk 6); Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24)

• ART.M.II.3.5

  Use a variety of traditional and non-traditional sound sources and electronic media when composing, arranging, and improvising appropriate to 3rd grade.

  Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Mi, Sol, La (1, Wk 10); Fa, Sol, La (1, Wk 13); G Major Chord (1, Wk 22); Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3)

• ART.M.II.3.6

  Add vocal, instrumental, and physical responses to a selection presented in 3rd grade.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Introduction to Music Class (3, Wk 1); Seconds, Thirds and Fourths Review (3, Wk 16); Seconds - Part II (3, Wk 9); Fifths Part I (3, Wk 17)

Analyzing in Context 6

• ART.M.III.3.1

  Identify round and canon when presented aurally.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part III (3, Wk 21); Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21); C Major Scale (1, Wk 32); C & D (K, Wk 31)

• ART.M.III.3.2

  Use invented or standard notation to transcribe increasingly difficult rhythms and melodies.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); Recorder Knight 5 - Bounce High, Bounce Low (4, Wk 16); Melodies, Lines and Spaces (1, Wk 4); 5 Note Melodies (1, Wk 27)

• ART.M.III.3.4

  With teacher guidance, use music vocabulary to analyze, describe, and evaluate music of various styles.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Intervals in C Major (3, Wk 7); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 34); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6)

• ART.M.III.3.5

  Identify the timbre of specific instruments in string, brass, woodwinds, and percussion families.

  Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Compound Meter Part III (3, Wk 21); Major Chords (2, Wk 17); Recorder King/Queen 4 - Dynamics (4, Wk 25); Welcome (5, Wk 1)

• ART.M.III.3.6

  Devise student-created criteria for objective evaluation of performances and compositions.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); C Major Songs - What song is it? (2, Wk 27); Do, Re, Mi Review (1, Wk 5)

• ART.M.III.3.7

  Use music vocabulary to express personal reactions for musical works and styles.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15); Chord Progressions Part I (5, Wk 18)

Analyzing in Music 3

• ART.M.IV.3.1

  Identify and describe distinguishing characteristics of contrasting styles.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sevenths & Octaves (3, Wk 27); Hi High C (K, Wk 11); What note is it? (K, Wk 29); Song Form Review (2, Wk 20)

• ART.M.IV.3.2

  Describe how elements of music are used in examples from world cultures, using music performed and presented in 3rd grade.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Semitones (3, Wk 32); Welcome (5, Wk 1); Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17)

• ART.M.IV.3.3

  Demonstrate audience appropriate behavior for the context and style of music presented and performed in 3rd grade.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 34); Recorder Knight 5 - Bounce High, Bounce Low (4, Wk 16); Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 36)

Valuing Music / Aesthetic Decision Making 3

• ART.M.V.3.1

  Observe and identify similarities and differences in the meanings of common vocabulary used in the various 3rd grade arts.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Semitones (3, Wk 32); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17); Short & Long with D (K, Wk 7)

• ART.M.V.3.2

  Observe and identify cross-curricular connections within the 3rd grade curriculum.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part III (3, Wk 21); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Chromatic Intervals (3, Wk 33); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6)

• ART.M.V.3.3

  Discuss the various rationales for using music in daily experiences.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part II (3, Wk 20); Chromatic Intervals (3, Wk 33); Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Welcome (5, Wk 1)