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Montana Grade 3 Music Standards
Every Grade 3 standard from the Montana Content Standards for Arts: Music (2016), grouped by strand, with the Prodigies PK-5 lessons that teach each one.
Grade 3 has 11 music standards in Montana: Creating (3); Performing/Presenting/Producing (3); Responding (3); Connecting (2).
Prodigies PK-5 has a lesson for 10 of 11 of them.
| Official name | Montana Content Standards for Arts: Music (2016) |
|---|---|
| Published by | Montana Office of Public Instruction |
| Adopted | 2016 |
| Grades on this page | Grade 3 |
| Standards on this page | 11 |
| Code format | MT.MU.3.1 |
| Organized by | Creating, Performing/Presenting/Producing, Responding, Connecting |
| Official source | opi.mt.gov |
The Grade 3 standards
Creating 3
MT.MU.3.1Identify the connection between rhythmic and melodic ideas.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Page 4 - B A Shield Patterns (4, Wk 4); Itsy Bitsy Spider (2, Wk 31); Rhythim Review (2, Wk 3); Short & Long Stars (PK, Wk 2)
MT.MU.3.2Identify expressive intent of selected musical ideas.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Mi, Sol, La (1, Wk 8); Fa, Sol, La (1, Wk 12)
MT.MU.3.3Explain revisions to musical ideas.
Performing/Presenting/Producing 3
MT.MU.3.4Discuss how intent is conveyed through expressive qualities.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part II (3, Wk 20); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13); Mi, Sol, La (1, Wk 8)
MT.MU.3.5Evaluate the effectiveness of musical performances.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Major Chords (2, Wk 17); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36)
MT.MU.3.6Perform music for a purpose 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)
Responding 3
MT.MU.3.7Evaluate responses to musical selections.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Perfect Intervals Review (3, Wk 23); Introduction to Music Class (3, Wk 1); Seconds - Part II (3, Wk 9); Seconds, Thirds and Fourths Review (3, Wk 16)
MT.MU.3.8Describe how expressive qualities determine intent in music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part II (3, Wk 20); Sixths Part I (3, Wk 24); Muffin Man (2, Wk 29); Skidamarink (2, Wk 30)
MT.MU.3.9Identify criteria to evaluate musical performances.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Major Chords (2, Wk 17); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36)
Connecting 2
MT.MU.3.10Explain emotions experienced when creating, performing, and responding to music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24); C Major Scale Review Part II (2, Wk 2); Recorder Page 2 - High D Shield Patterns (4, Wk 2)
MT.MU.3.11Discuss patterns and connections between music, arts, and daily life.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Chromatic Intervals (3, Wk 33); Resolutions (3, Wk 28); Hi High C (K, Wk 11); Mi, Sol, La (1, Wk 8)
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The Montana Grade 3 music standards checklist
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