Minnesota Grade 3 Music Standards

The Grade 3 standards

Create 3

• 3.3.2.2.1

  Create or improvise rhythmic or melodic patterns containing long sounds, short sounds and rests.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); 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); Rhythim Review (2, Wk 4)

• 3.3.2.3.1

  Organize chosen musical patterns into phrases using a system of notation or recording technology.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Treble Clef Reivew (3, Wk 2); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); Melodies, Lines and Spaces (1, Wk 4)

• 3.3.2.4.1

  Arrange musical patterns using feedback from others.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Treble Clef Reivew (3, Wk 2); Recorder Page 3 - B Shield Patterns (4, Wk 3); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); C Major Songs - What song is it? (2, Wk 27)

Perform 2

• 3.3.3.5.1

  Refine vocal and instrumental skills to perform a variety of music.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part II (3, Wk 9); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Recorder King/Queen 5 - The Rainbows Shine (4, Wk 26); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

• 3.3.3.6.1

  Perform music for a specific purpose, using technical accuracy, expression, and interpretation.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

Respond 2

• 3.3.4.7.1

  Identify and describe elements that make contrasting musical selections different from each other.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part III (3, Wk 10); Song Form Review (2, Wk 20); Singing (2, Wk 21); Recorder Page 1 - Basic Techniques (4, Wk 1)

• 3.3.4.8.1

  Explain personal preference of music selections by identifying music elements that generate personal interest.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hello Bells (K, Wk 4); Hello C (K, Wk 5); Birds Fly (K, Wk 14); 1 8, They’re Great (PK, Wk 9)

Connect 2

• 3.3.5.9.1

  Describe a memory, feeling, or story associated with music that is listened to or performed.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Semitones (3, Wk 32); Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13); Chord Theory Part IV (5, Wk 33); Strumming Basics (5, Wk 22)

• 3.3.5.10.1

  Describe cultural uses of music from different time periods and places.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21); Welcome (5, Wk 1); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 15)