New York Grade 3 Music Standards

The Grade 3 standards

Creating 6

• MU:Cr1.1.3a

  Generate rhythmic and melodic ideas, and identify connection to specific purpose and/or context (such as personal and social).

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Itsy Bitsy Spider (2, Wk 31); Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); 1 8 They're Great (K, Wk 13); Mi Sol Stars (PK, Wk 20)

• MU:Cr1.1.3b

  Generate musical ideas (such as rhythms and melodies) within a given tonality and 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 and identify selected musical ideas for a simple arrangement or composition to express intent, and identify connection to a specific purpose and/or context.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1); Welcome (5, Wk 1); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)

• MU:Cr2.1.3b

  Use standard and/or iconic notation and/or recording technology to combine, sequence, and document musical ideas.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part I (3, Wk 8); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6)

• MU:Cr3.1.3a

  Evaluate, refine, and document revisions to music, applying teacher- provided criteria and feedback.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Perfect Intervals Review (3, Wk 23); Harmonizing Part II (3, Wk 30); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)

• MU:Cr3.2.3a

  Present the final version of 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)

Performing 11

• MU:Pr4.1.3a

  Demonstrate and explain how the music that they selected to perform (from teacher- or student-provided options) is influenced by personal interest, knowledge, purpose, and context.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Introduction to Intervals (3, Wk 6); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 35); Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21)

• MU:Pr4.2.3a

  Demonstrate knowledge of the elements of music (such as rhythm and pitch) in music selected for performance.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 2 - Warm Up #1 (4, Wk 8); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34); Recorder Knight 2 - Breath Technique (4, Wk 13); C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1)

• MU:Pr4.2.3b

  When analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmic and melodic patterns, using standard notation, as appropriate to the musical tradition.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11); Rhythm (2, Wk 22); Itsy Bitsy Spider (2, Wk 31); 5 Note Melodies (1, Wk 28)

• 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 identify the context and 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 established criteria and feedback to evaluate accuracy of performances.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 36); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Recorder Page 3 - B Shield Patterns (4, Wk 3); Recorder Dragon 4 - Dinosaur (4, Wk 31)

• MU:Pr5.1.3b

  Identify and apply appropriate rehearsal strategies and show readiness to present.

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

• MU:Pr5.1.3c

  Respond appropriately to aural and visual cues.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sixths Part II (3, Wk 25); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24); What note is it? (K, Wk 29)

• 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

  Perform appropriately for the audience, venue, and context, demonstrating performance decorum.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 36); Introduction to Intervals (3, Wk 6); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 36); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 34)

• MU:Pr6.1.3c

  Respond appropriately to aural and visual cues.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sixths Part II (3, Wk 25); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24); What note is it? (K, Wk 29)

Responding 4

• MU:Re7.1.3a

  Demonstrate and identify how selected music (from teacher or student- provided options) connects to and is influenced by specific interests, experiences, or purposes.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11); Recorder King/Queen 4 - Dynamics (4, Wk 25); Welcome (5, Wk 1)

• MU:Re7.2.3a

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

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

• MU:Re8.1.3a

  Demonstrate and identify 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

  Apply established criteria to evaluate musical works and performances, identifying appropriateness to the context.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Introduction to Intervals (3, Wk 6); Treble Clef Reivew (3, Wk 2); Seconds - Part II (3, Wk 9); Thirds Part I (3, Wk 11)

Connecting 6

• MU:Cn10.1.3a

  Generate musical soundscapes to portray stories, characters, emotions, and/or ideas.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part I (3, Wk 19); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Welcome (5, Wk 1)

• MU:Cn10.1.3b

  Describe places, times, and reasons for making and listening to music.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); 1 8 They're Great (K, Wk 13); What note is it? (K, Wk 29)

• MU:Cn10.1.3c

  Perform folk dances from a variety of cultures.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Lightly Row Performance Part I - Steps & Skips (2, Wk 33); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6)

• MU:Cn10.1.3d

  Manipulate music concepts in order to express ideas.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Sound vs Noise/Bell or Boomwhacker? (K, Wk 23)

• MU:Cn11.1.3a

  Perform folk music from a variety of cultures and identify the music’s role(s) or meaning in its culture of origin.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Lightly Row Performance Part I - Steps & Skips (2, Wk 33)

• MU:Cn11.1.3b

  Document and preserve musical ideas or insights from varied musical styles and repertoire, using standard notation, as appropriate to the musical tradition.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part I (3, Wk 8); Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25); Finding notes on the Treble Clef (1, Wk 3)