Third Grade
People who make music together cannot be enemies, at least not while the music lasts.
-Paul Hindemith
Third Grade is when all of our music training really starts to gel. We get to learn in-depth about the instruments and workings of the orchestra and even get to visit one in person! We begin to work on some of the more challenging notes and rhythms in music and take off with our new found musical expressions!
Check out all the cool stuff we get to learn this year!
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The tie - putting two notes together to make one longer sound
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New rhythms: tika-tika (16th notes), whole note, dotted half note, syncopa (eighth quarter-eighth), ti-tika and tika-ti (eighth-2 sixteenths)
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New Notes: low so and low la
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The Pentatonic (5 note) scale (beginning on do and la)
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New Instrument Families: woodwinds, brass, percussion, strings, keyboard, electronic
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Musical Expressions: Tempo (allegro, andante, moderato), Dynamics (fortissimo and pianissimo)
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Musical Form: ABACA
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The Treble Clef
DISD Music Grading Policy
Denton ISD Elementary Performance Standards
1- Beginning: The student needed teacher support throughout the task OR the student independently completed the task but did not demonstrate understanding of the concept or skill.
2- Developing: The student needed some teacher support to successfully demonstrate his/her understanding OR the student demonstrated some understanding of the concept or skill.
3- Meets Standard: The student independently demonstrated and accurate/reasonable understanding of the concept or skill.
4- Advanced: The student independently demonstrated a deep and sophisticated understanding of the concept or skill.
MUSIC at HOME
Let's Make Music Together!
We may not be together in the music room, but that doesn't mean our music making has to end! Let's make music together! Check out these videos to find out how we can move and groove together! Click the link below to find more information (including activities you can do at home from our art, library, and PE teachers)!
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