Mississippi Grade 3 Music Standards

The Grade 3 standards

• MU:Cr1.1.3a

  Improvise rhythmic and melodic ideas, and describe connection to specific purpose and context (such as personal and social).

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); 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)

• MU:Cr1.1.3b

  Generate musical ideas (such as rhythms and melodies) within a given tonality and/or meter.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part I (3, Wk 19); Compound Meter Part II (3, Wk 20); Seconds - Part III (3, Wk 10); Compound Meter Part III (3, Wk 21)

• MU:Cr2.1.3a

  Demonstrate selected musical ideas for a simple improvisation or composition to express intent, and describe connection to a specific purpose and context.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder Knight 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, and A (4, Wk 17); Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24); C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1)

• MU:Cr2.1.3b

  Use standard and/or iconic notation and/or recording technology to document personal rhythmic and melodic musical ideas.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Seconds - Part I (3, Wk 8); Rhythim Review (2, Wk 4); 5 Note Melodies (1, Wk 27)

• MU:Cr3.1.3a

  Evaluate, refine, and document revisions to personal musical ideas, applying teacher-provided and collaboratively-developed criteria and feedback.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 36)

• MU:Cr3.2.3a

  Present the final version of personal created music to others, and describe connection to expressive intent.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Fifths Part II (3, Wk 18); Harmonizing Part I (3, Wk 29); Mi, Sol, La (1, Wk 8); Recorder Squire 4 - Gently Sleep (4, Wk 10)

• MU:Pr4.1.3a

  Demonstrate and explain how the selection of music to perform is influenced by personal interest, knowledge, purpose, and context.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Introduction to Intervals (3, Wk 6); C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34); Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (1, Wk 29)

• MU:Pr4.2.3a

  Demonstrate understanding of the structure in music selected for performance.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 34); Three Cs Part II (5, Wk 12); Chord Theory Part I (5, Wk 30); C Major & G Major (K, Wk 26)

• MU:Pr4.2.3b

  When analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmic patterns and melodic phrases using iconic and standard notation.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: The Itsy Bitsy Spider (1, Wk 30); Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11); Rhythm (2, Wk 22); Itsy Bitsy Spider (2, Wk 31)

• MU:Pr4.2.3c

  Describe how context (such as personal and social) can inform a performance.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25); Welcome (5, Wk 1); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17); Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 35)

• MU:Pr4.3.3a

  Demonstrate and describe how intent is conveyed through expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo).

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Recorder Squire 4 - Gently Sleep (4, Wk 10)

• MU:Pr5.1.3a

  Apply teacher-provided and collaboratively-developed criteria and feedback to evaluate accuracy of ensemble performances.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: 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); Recorder Page 3 - B Shield Patterns (4, Wk 3)

• MU:Pr5.1.3b

  Rehearse to refine technical accuracy, expressive qualities, and identified performance challenges.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Lightly Row Performance Part III - Rehearsal (2, Wk 35); Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36)

• MU:Pr6.1.3a

  Perform music with expression and technical accuracy.

  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)

• MU:Pr6.1.3b

  Demonstrate performance decorum and audience etiquette appropriate for the context and venue.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 36); Recorder Knight 5 - Bounce High, Bounce Low (4, Wk 16); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 35); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 36)

• MU:Re7.1.3a

  Demonstrate and describe how selected music connects to and is influenced by specific interests, experiences, or purposes.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17); Strumming Basics (5, Wk 22); Ode to Joy Performance (1, Wk 33)

• MU:Re7.2.3a

  Demonstrate and describe how a response to music can be informed by the structure, the use of the elements of music, and context (such as personal and social).

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part III (3, Wk 10); Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 35); Recorder Page 1 - Basic Techniques (4, Wk 1); Singing (2, Wk 21)

• MU:Re8.1.3a

  Demonstrate and describe how the expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo) are used in performers’ interpretations to reflect expressive intent.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36); Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13); Recorder Squire 4 - Gently Sleep (4, Wk 10)

• MU:Re9.1.3a

  Evaluate musical works and performances, applying established criteria, and describe appropriateness to the context. Evaluate musical works and performances, applying established criteria, and describe appropriateness to the context.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Recorder Knight 3 - Doggie, Doggie (4, Wk 14); Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 36); 1 8 They're Great (K, Wk 13)

• MU:Cn10.0.3a

  Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music. Embedded within: MU:Cr2.1.3a Demonstrate selected musical ideas for a simple improvisation or composition to express intent, and describe connection to a specific purpose and context. MU:Cr3.2.3a Present the final version of created music for others, and describe connection to expressive intent. MU:Pr4.1.3a Demonstrate and explain how the selection of music to perform is influenced by personal interest, knowledge, purpose, and context. MU:Pr4.3.3a Demonstrate and describe how intent is conveyed through expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo). MU:Re7.1.3a Demonstrate and describe how selected music connects to and is influenced by specific interests, experiences, or purposes.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Fifths Part II (3, Wk 18); Harmonizing Part I (3, Wk 29); Mi, Sol, La (1, Wk 8); Recorder Squire 4 - Gently Sleep (4, Wk 10)

• MU:Cn11.0.3a

  Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life. Embedded within: MU:Cr1.1.3a Improvise rhythmic and melodic ideas, and describe connection to specific purpose and context (such as personal and social). MU:Pr4.2.3c Describe how context (such as personal and social) can inform a performance. MU:Pr6.1.3b Demonstrate performance decorum and audience etiquette appropriate for the context and venue. MU:Re7.2.3a Demonstrate and describe how a response to music can be informed by the structure, the use of the elements of music, and context (such as personal and social). MU:Re9.1.3a Evaluate musical works and performances, applying established criteria, and describe appropriateness to the context.

  Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Fifths Part I (3, Wk 17); Sevenths & Octaves (3, Wk 27); Harmonizing Part II (3, Wk 30); Chromatic Intervals (3, Wk 33)