Pennsylvania Grade 3 Music Standards

The Grade 3 standards

Production, Performance and Exhibition of Dance, Music, Theatre and Visual Arts 11

• 9.1.3.A

  Know and use the elements and principles of each art form to create works in the arts and humanities. Elements of Music: • duration • intensity • pitch • timbre Principles of Music: • composition • form • genre • harmony • rhythm • texture.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm Review Part III (3, Wk 5); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Chord Progressions Part I (5, Wk 18); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19)

• 9.1.3.B

  Recognize, know, use and demonstrate a variety of appropriate arts elements and principles to produce, review and revise original works in the arts. Music: • sing • play an instrument • read and notate music • compose and arrange • improvise.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part III (3, Wk 10); Perfect Intervals Review (3, Wk 23); Inverse Intervals (3, Wk 26); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)

• 9.1.3.C

  Recognize and use fundamental vocabulary within each of the arts forms.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Recorder Squire 1 - Let Us Play G A B (4, Wk 7); Melodies, Lines and Spaces (1, Wk 4); Ode to Joy Performance (1, Wk 33)

• 9.1.3.D

  Use knowledge of varied styles within each art form through a performance or exhibition of unique work.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34); Song Form Review (2, Wk 20); Major Chords (2, Wk 18); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19)

• 9.1.3.E

  Demonstrate the ability to define objects, express emotions, illustrate an action or relate an experience through creation of works in the arts.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1); Fa, Sol, La (1, Wk 14)

• 9.1.3.F

  Identify works of others through a performance or exhibition (e.g., exhibition of student paintings based on the study of Picasso).

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Resolutions (3, Wk 28); Recorder Page 2 - High D Shield Patterns (4, Wk 2); Singing (2, Wk 21); Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24)

• 9.1.3.G

  Recognize the function of rehearsals and practice sessions.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sevenths & Octaves (3, Wk 27); C Major & G Major Review (2, Wk 14); Finding notes on the Treble Clef (1, Wk 3); Parts of the Ukulele (5, Wk 3)

• 9.1.3.H

  Handle materials, equipment and tools safely at work and performance spaces.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Introduction to Music Class (3, Wk 1); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Finding notes on the Treble Clef (1, Wk 3); The Itsy Bitsy Spider (1, Wk 30)

• 9.1.3.I

  Identify arts events that take place in schools and in communities.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Page 4 - B A Shield Patterns (4, Wk 4); C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1); Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1); Do, Re, Mi (K, Wk 9)

• 9.1.3.J

  Know and use traditional and contemporary technologies for producing, performing and exhibiting works in the arts or the works of others.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Resolutions (3, Wk 28); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Recorder King/Queen 5 - The Rainbows Shine (4, Wk 26); Recorder Dragon 6 - Baby Shark (4, Wk 33)

• 9.1.3.K

  Know and use traditional and contemporary technologies for furthering knowledge and understanding in the humanities.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Lightly Row Performance Part I - Steps & Skips (2, Wk 33); Hello C Chord Part III (5, Wk 10)

Historical and Cultural Contexts 11

• 9.2.3.A

  Explain the historical, cultural and social context of an individual work in the arts.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Introduction to Intervals (3, Wk 6); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Welcome (5, Wk 1); Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21)

• 9.2.3.B

  Relate works in the arts chronologically to historical events (e.g., 10,000 B.C. to present).

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1)

• 9.2.3.C

  Relate works in the arts to varying styles and genre and to the periods in which they were created (e.g., Bronze Age, Ming Dynasty, Renaissance, Classical, Modern, Post-Modern, Contemporary, Futuristic, others).

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Harmonizing Part I (3, Wk 29); Fifths Part II (3, Wk 18); Welcome (5, Wk 1); Strumming Bonus Tip (5, Wk 23)

• 9.2.3.D

  Analyze a work of art from its historical and cultural perspective.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds, Thirds and Fourths Review (3, Wk 16); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Welcome (5, Wk 1)

• 9.2.3.E

  Analyze how historical events and culture impact forms, techniques and purposes of works in the arts (e.g., Gilbert and Sullivan operettas).

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Recorder Squire 4 - Gently Sleep (4, Wk 10); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27)

• 9.2.3.F

  Know and apply appropriate vocabulary used between social studies and the arts and humanities.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Melodies, Lines and Spaces (1, Wk 4); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Parts of the Ukulele (5, Wk 3)

• 9.2.3.G

  Relate works in the arts to geographic regions: • Africa • Asia • Australia • Central America • Europe • North America • South America.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Sevenths & Octaves (3, Wk 27); Pizza Rhythms (2, Wk 9); Parts of the Ukulele (5, Wk 3)

• 9.2.3.H

  Identify, describe and analyze the work of Pennsylvania Artists in dance, music, theatre and visual arts.

  Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17); Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12); C Major scale note review (K, Wk 34); Mi Sol La Intro (PK, Wk 21)

• 9.2.3.I

  Identify, explain and analyze philosophical beliefs as they relate to works in the arts (e.g., classical architecture, rock music, Native American dance, contemporary American musical theatre).

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Seconds, Thirds and Fourths Review (3, Wk 16); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 34); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34)

• 9.2.3.J

  Identify, explain and analyze historical and cultural differences as they relate to works in the arts (e.g., plays by Shakespeare, works by Michelangelo, ethnic dance and music).

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 34); Welcome (5, Wk 1)

• 9.2.3.K

  Identify, explain and analyze traditions as they relate to works in the arts (e.g., story telling – plays, oral histories – poetry, work songs – blue grass).

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Resolutions (3, Wk 28); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 34); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34)

Critical Response 7

• 9.3.3.A

  Recognize critical processes used in the examination of works in the arts and humanities. • Compare and contrast • Analyze • Interpret • Form and test hypotheses • Evaluate/form judgments.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Song Form Review (2, Wk 20); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34); Welcome (5, Wk 1); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 34)

• 9.3.3.B

  Know that works in the arts can be described by using the arts elements, principles and concepts (e.g., use of color, shape and pattern in Mondrian's Broadway Boogie-Woogie; use of dynamics, tempo, texture in Ravel's Bolero).

  Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Seconds - Part III (3, Wk 10); Three Cs Part I (5, Wk 11); Singing (2, Wk 21); Muffin Man (2, Wk 29)

• 9.3.3.C

  Know classification skills with materials and processes used to create works in the arts (e.g., sorting and matching textiles, musical chants, television comedies).

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Mi, Sol, La (1, Wk 10); Fa, Sol, La (1, Wk 13); Lightly Row Performance Part III - Rehearsal (2, Wk 35); Do, Re, Mi Review (1, Wk 7)

• 9.3.3.D

  Explain meanings in the arts and humanities through individual works and the works of others using a fundamental vocabulary of critical response.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Harmonizing Part II (3, Wk 30); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Do Mi Sol (K, Wk 21); Muffin Man (2, Wk 29)

• 9.3.3.E

  Recognize and identify types of critical analysis in the arts and humanities. • Contextual criticism • Formal criticism • Intuitive criticism.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part II (3, Wk 9); Sound vs Noise/Bell or Boomwhacker? (K, Wk 23); Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Aloha A and Hall of the mountain king (K, Wk 24)

• 9.3.3.F

  Know how to recognize and identify similar and different characteristics among works in the arts (e.g., Amish and Hawaiian quilts, Navaho weavings and Kente cloth from West Africa).

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part III (3, Wk 21); Sevenths & Octaves (3, Wk 27); Hi High C (K, Wk 11); Recorder King/Queen 2 - Introduction to Transposing (4, Wk 24)

• 9.3.3.G

  Know and demonstrate what a critic's position or opinion is related to works in the arts and humanities (e.g., I like patriotic songs because…; The movie was enjoyed for its exceptional special effects).

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Recorder Page 1 - Basic Techniques (4, Wk 1); Song Form Review (2, Wk 20); Finding notes on the Treble Clef (1, Wk 3)

Aesthetic Response 4

• 9.4.3.A

  Know how to respond to a philosophical statement about works in the arts and humanities (e.g., "Can artworks that depict or are about ugly or unpleasant things ever be beautiful?").

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1); Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24); Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Pizza Rhythms (2, Wk 10)

• 9.4.3.B

  Know how to communicate an informed individual opinion about the meaning of works in the arts (e.g., works of an artist of the month).

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part III (3, Wk 21); Major Chords (2, Wk 16); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 15); C Major & G Major Chords (1, Wk 20)

• 9.4.3.C

  Recognize that the environment of the observer influences individual aesthetic responses to works in the arts (e.g., the effect of live music as opposed to listening to the same piece on a car radio).

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part III (3, Wk 21); Harmonizing Part II (3, Wk 30); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 34); Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1)

• 9.4.3.D

  Recognize that choices made by artists regarding subject matter and themes communicate ideas through works in the arts and humanities (e.g., artist's interpretation through the use of classical ballet of the American West in Agnes De Mille's Rodeo).

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Recorder Lord/Lady 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, A, B, D (4, Wk 22); Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24)