South Dakota Grades 3–5 Music Standards

The Grades 3–5 standards

Creating 6

• 3-5.MU.Cr.1.1

  Explore and experience musical ideas through rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic phrases.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part I (3, Wk 8); Recorder Lord/Lady 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, A, B, D (4, Wk 22); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Muffin Man (2, Wk 29)

• 3-5.MU.Cr.1.2

  Improvise rhythms and melodies with voice, instruments, and a variety of sound sources to add interest to a song.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Knight 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, and A (4, Wk 17); Recorder Lord/Lady 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, A, B, D (4, Wk 22); Recorder King/Queen 5 - The Rainbows Shine (4, Wk 26); Melodies with Row Your Boat (5, Wk 28)

• 3-5.MU.Cr.2.1

  Create short pieces using musical notations to document personally-developed musical ideas.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: 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); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Chord Progressions Part I (5, Wk 18)

• 3-5.MU.Cr.2.2

  Document musical ideas using musical notations through verbal, written, aural, or technological means.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part I (3, Wk 8); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Rhythim Review (2, Wk 4); Skips (2, Wk 7)

• 3-5.MU.Cr.3.1

  Evaluate, refine, and document revisions to personally-developed music, through collaboration and teacher feedback, explaining rationale for any changes.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Upbeat (1, Wk 2); Do, Re, Mi Review (1, Wk 7); Lucy Locket (PK, Wk 22)

• 3-5.MU.Cr.3.2

  Share a final version of personally-developed to peers that demonstrates appropriate expertise.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Three Cs Part II (5, Wk 12); Hello C Chord Part I (5, Wk 8); Types of Ukuleles (5, Wk 2); Chord Theory Part IV (5, Wk 33)

Performing, Presenting, and Producing 6

• 3-5.MU.Pr.4.1

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

• 3-5.MU.Pr.4.2

  Demonstrate by reading, singing, or playing an instrument the musical elements of a selected work.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Color Coding Your Ukulele (5, Wk 7); Recorder Page 1 - Basic Techniques (4, Wk 1); Recorder Squire 4 - Gently Sleep (4, Wk 10); Singing (2, Wk 21)

• 3-5.MU.Pr.4.3

  Investigate musical performance using aural traditions and musical notations.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 15)

• 3-5.MU.Pr.5.1

  Rehearse, identify, and apply strategies to address interpretive, performance, and technical accuracy of music in varied ensembles.

  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)

• 3-5.MU.Pr.6.1

  Demonstrate expressive qualities in performance to convey meaning and intent.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Compound Meter Part II (3, Wk 20); Skidamarink (2, Wk 30); Muffin Man (2, Wk 29)

• 3-5.MU.Pr.6.2

  Identify the importance of the performer and the audience.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Lord/Lady 1 - Let Us Play High c and High c (4, Wk 18); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 34); Wheels on the Bus (K, Wk 36)

Responding 4

• 3-5.MU.Re.7.1

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

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Strumming Basics (5, Wk 22); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17); C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25)

• 3-5.MU.Re.7.2

  Recognize and define grade-appropriate foundational musical elements.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Chord Progressions Part IV (5, Wk 21); Introduction to Intervals (3, Wk 6); Singing (2, Wk 21); Muffin Man (2, Wk 29)

• 3-5.MU.Re.8.1

  Demonstrate and describe through verbal, kinesthetic, written, or artistic means how expressive qualities are used in performances to reflect expressive intent.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Recorder Squire 4 - Gently Sleep (4, Wk 10); Seconds - Part II (3, Wk 9); Skidamarink (2, Wk 30)

• 3-5.MU.Re.9.1

  Use music terminology in the analysis and evaluation of musical work.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Intervals in C Major (3, Wk 7); Seconds - Part I (3, Wk 8); Seconds - Part II (3, Wk 9); Fifths Part II (3, Wk 18)

Connecting 3

• 3-5.MU.Cn.10.1

  Explain how music relates to self and others.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Lord/Lady 3 - G Major Arpeggio (4, Wk 20); Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Short & Long with D (K, Wk 7); 1 8, They’re Great (PK, Wk 9)

• 3-5.MU.Cn.11.1

  Compare the historical and cultural contexts of music with other disciplines.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Welcome (5, Wk 1); Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17)

• 3-5.MU.Cn.11.2

  Describe roles of performance participants in various settings.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part I (3, Wk 19); Compound Meter Part II (3, Wk 20); Chord Progressions Part IV (5, Wk 21); Chord Theory Part III (5, Wk 32)