Virginia Grade 3 Music Standards

The Grade 3 standards

Creative Process 8

• 3.1

  The student will improvise and compose music.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Knight 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, and A (4, Wk 17); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Recorder Lord/Lady 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, A, B, D (4, Wk 22); Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24)

• 3.1a

  Improvise rhythmic question-and-answer phrases.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); 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)

• 3.1b

  Improvise accompaniments, including ostinatos.

• 3.1c

  Compose melodies represented by a variety of notational systems.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Harmonizing Part II (3, Wk 30); Steps (2, Wk 6); Chord Progressions Part I (5, Wk 18); Skips (2, Wk 8)

• 3.2

  The student will apply a creative process for music.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part II (3, Wk 9); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder Squire 2 - Warm Up #1 (4, Wk 8); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19)

• 3.2a

  Brainstorm multiple ideas for creating music as a group.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Steps (2, Wk 5); C Major Scale (1, Wk 31); Do Mi Sol Slide (PK, Wk 5)

• 3.2b

  Identify elements of a creative process for music.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Singing (2, Wk 21); Muffin Man (2, Wk 29); Skidamarink (2, Wk 30)

• 3.2c

  Reflect on the quality and technical skill of a personal or group music performance.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Recorder Page 4 - B A Shield Patterns (4, Wk 4)

Critical Thinking and Communication 11

• 3.3

  The student will analyze and evaluate music.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Intervals in C Major (3, Wk 7); Seconds, Thirds and Fourths Review (3, Wk 16); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Perfect Intervals Review (3, Wk 23)

• 3.3a

  Identify and explain examples of musical form.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Song Form Review (2, Wk 20); Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34); Rhythm (2, Wk 22)

• 3.3b

  Compare and contrast instruments visually and aurally.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Types of Ukuleles (5, Wk 2); Sound vs Noise/Bell or Boomwhacker? (K, Wk 23); C Major & G Major (K, Wk 26)

• 3.3c

  Listen to and describe basic music elements using music terminology.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Introduction to Intervals (3, Wk 6); Intervals in C Major (3, Wk 7); Seconds - Part I (3, Wk 8); Seconds - Part II (3, Wk 9)

• 3.3d

  Compare and contrast stylistic differences in music from a variety of cultures.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Semitones (3, Wk 32); Welcome (5, Wk 1); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17)

• 3.3e

  Describe music compositions and performances.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); C Major Songs - What song is it? (2, Wk 27); Do, Re, Mi Review (1, Wk 5); Mi, Sol, La (1, Wk 11)

• 3.4

  The student will explain personal motivations for making music.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Hello C (PK, Wk 1); 1 8, They’re Great (PK, Wk 9); Hot Cross Buns (PK, Wk 19)

• 3.5

  The student will explain collaboration and communication skills for music rehearsal and performance.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part II (3, Wk 9); Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24); C Major Scale Review Part II (2, Wk 2); Recorder Squire 2 - Warm Up #1 (4, Wk 8)

• 3.5a

  Use audience and participant etiquette appropriate for the purposes and settings in which music is performed.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Knight 5 - Bounce High, Bounce Low (4, Wk 16); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 35); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Ode to Joy Performance (1, Wk 36)

• 3.5b

  Active listening for musical understanding.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25); C and Shh (PK, Wk 3); Do Mi Sol Slide (PK, Wk 5); Solfege Slide in C Major (PK, Wk 6)

• 3.5c

  Nonverbal communication (e.g., eye contact, body language).

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24); Hand Signs (K, Wk 27); Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2)

History, Culture, and Citizenship 5

• 3.6

  The student will explore historical and cultural aspects of music.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21); Welcome (5, Wk 1)

• 3.6a

  Recognize music compositions from different periods of music history.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Chord Progressions Part I (5, Wk 18); Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21); Welcome (5, Wk 1)

• 3.6b

  Listen to and describe instruments from a variety of time periods and places.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Steps (2, Wk 6); Lightly Row Performance Part I - Steps & Skips (2, Wk 33); Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12)

• 3.7

  The student will describe why music has value to people and communities.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Major Chords (2, Wk 18); Types of Ukuleles (5, Wk 2); Hello C Chord Part III (5, Wk 10)

• 3.8

  The student will recognize ethical use of the Internet for exploring music topics.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hello Bells (K, Wk 4); Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15); C & G Best Friends (K, Wk 19); Do Mi Sol (K, Wk 21)

Innovation in the Arts 3

• 3.9

  The student will identify a variety of careers in music.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part II (3, Wk 9); Compound Meter Part I (3, Wk 19); Steps (2, Wk 6); 5 Note Melodies (1, Wk 27)

• 3.10

  The student will identify how music can be created using innovative tools and new media.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Fifths Part II (3, Wk 18); Harmonizing Part I (3, Wk 29); Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1); Do, Re, Mi Review (1, Wk 6)

• 3.11

  The student will describe relationships between music and other fields of knowledge.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Fifths Part I (3, Wk 17); Recorder Squire 2 - Warm Up #1 (4, Wk 8); Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21); The Chords on the Bus (PK, Wk 14)

Technique and Application 34

• 3.12

  The student will demonstrate music literacy.

• 3.12a

  Identify written melodic movement as step, leap, or repeat.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (1, Wk 29); 5 Note Melodies (1, Wk 28); The Itsy Bitsy Spider (1, Wk 30); Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12)

• 3.12b

  Demonstrate the melodic shape (contour) of a written musical phrase.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Skidamarink (2, Wk 30); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Muffin Man (2, Wk 29); Itsy Bitsy Spider (2, Wk 31)

• 3.12c

  Use a variety of notational systems.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part II (3, Wk 9); Compound Meter Part I (3, Wk 19); Steps (2, Wk 6); 5 Note Melodies (1, Wk 27)

• 3.12d

  Read melodies of increasing complexity based on a pentatonic scale.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Skips (2, Wk 8); Simple Songs Review (2, Wk 28); C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1); Dynamics (2, Wk 23)

• 3.12e

  Divide rhythms into measures.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part I (3, Wk 19); Compound Meter Part III (3, Wk 21); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Rhythim Review (2, Wk 4)

• 3.12f

  Read and notate rhythmic patterns that include sixteenth notes, single eighth notes, eighth rests, and dotted half notes.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Treble Clef Reivew (3, Wk 2); Rhythm Review Part III (3, Wk 5); Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11)

• 3.12g

  Explain the functions of basic music symbols.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Key of G Major (3, Wk 34); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 15); Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); Hand Signs (K, Wk 27)

• 3.13

  The student will develop skills for individual and ensemble singing performance.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Major Chords (2, Wk 16)

• 3.13a

  Sing in tune with a clear tone quality.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Sound vs Noise/Bell or Boomwhacker? (K, Wk 23); Parts of the Ukulele (5, Wk 3)

• 3.13b

  Sing melodies within the range of an octave.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sevenths & Octaves (3, Wk 27); Semitones (3, Wk 32); Perfect Intervals Review (3, Wk 23); Chromatic Intervals (3, Wk 33)

• 3.13c

  Sing melodies notated in varying forms.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hello C Chord Part II (5, Wk 9); Short & Long Stars (PK, Wk 2); The Wheels On the Bus (PK, Wk 12); Do Re Mi Intro (PK, Wk 16)

• 3.13d

  Sing with expression using a wide range of tempos and dynamics.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27)

• 3.13e

  Sing rounds, partner songs, and ostinatos in two-part ensembles.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part I (3, Wk 19); Recorder Squire 2 - Warm Up #1 (4, Wk 8); Recorder Page 5 - B A G Shield Patterns (4, Wk 5); Hello Am Chord Part II (5, Wk 14)

• 3.13f

  Maintain proper posture for singing.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Harmonizing Part I (3, Wk 29); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 36); Recorder Page 1 - Basic Techniques (4, Wk 1); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)

• 3.14

  The student will develop skills for individual and ensemble instrumental performance.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Major Chords (2, Wk 16)

• 3.14a

  Play music in two-part ensembles.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2); Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3); Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); Do, Re, Mi (K, Wk 9)

• 3.14b

  Play melodies notated in varying forms.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Do, Re, Mi Review (1, Wk 5); Mi, Sol, La (1, Wk 8); C & D (K, Wk 31); C & E, C & F (K, Wk 32)

• 3.14c

  Play a given melody on an instrument.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Squire 4 - Gently Sleep (4, Wk 10); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Mi, Sol, La (1, Wk 8); C & D (K, Wk 31)

• 3.14d

  Play with expression using a wide range of tempos and dynamics.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)

• 3.14e

  Accompany songs and chants with tonic and dominant chords.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Resolutions (3, Wk 28); Chord Progressions Part IV (5, Wk 21); F Major Chord (2, Wk 15); C & G Chords (1, Wk 23)

• 3.14f

  Demonstrate proper playing techniques.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Page 1 - Basic Techniques (4, Wk 1); Recorder Page 5 - B A G Shield Patterns (4, Wk 5); Recorder Squire 1 - Let Us Play G A B (4, Wk 7); Recorder Squire 2 - Warm Up #1 (4, Wk 8)

• 3.15

  The student will classify, perform, and count rhythmic patterns.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm Reivew Part I (3, Wk 3); Rhythm Reivew Part II (3, Wk 4); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder Squire 2 - Warm Up #1 (4, Wk 8)

• 3.15a

  Use a counting system.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2); Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3); Hello C (PK, Wk 1); Mary Had a Little Lamb (PK, Wk 17)

• 3.15b

  Include patterns that suggest duple and triple 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); Pizza Rhythms (2, Wk 9)

• 3.15c

  Use instruments, body percussion, and voice.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15); Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1); Beet & Guava (1, Wk 19); Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2)

• 3.15d

  Include sixteenth notes, single eighth notes, eighth rests, and dotted half notes.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Treble Clef Reivew (3, Wk 2); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Grapefruit Review (1, Wk 25); Ode to Joy Performance (1, Wk 34)

• 3.16

  The student will demonstrate understanding of meter.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part I (3, Wk 19); Seconds - Part III (3, Wk 10); Compound Meter Part II (3, Wk 20); Pizza Rhythms (2, Wk 9)

• 3.16a

  Determine strong and weak beats.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part III (3, Wk 10); Left C, Right c (PK, Wk 8); Pizza Rhythms (2, Wk 9); Upbeat (1, Wk 2)

• 3.16b

  Perform sets of beats grouped in twos and threes.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part I (3, Wk 19); Compound Meter Part II (3, Wk 20); Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27)

• 3.17

  The student will respond to music with movement.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm Reivew Part I (3, Wk 3); Rhythm Reivew Part II (3, Wk 4); Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12); Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1)

• 3.17a

  Illustrate rondo form (ABACA).

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Song Form Review (2, Wk 20); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34); Rhythm (2, Wk 22); F Major Chord (2, Wk 15)

• 3.17b

  Perform non-choreographed and choreographed movements.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Do Mi Sol Slide (PK, Wk 5); The Itsy Bitsy Spider (PK, Wk 15); Merrily We Roll Along (PK, Wk 18); Mi Sol Stars (PK, Wk 20)

• 3.17c

  Perform dances and other music activities.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1); Upbeat (1, Wk 2); Beet & Guava (1, Wk 19); Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1)