Music Curriculum
3rd Grade
Course Purpose: |
Students will engage in the practice and preparation of music, with guidance, on the recorder and master more complicated folk and cultural dances. |
Outcomes and Components:
FA.3M.1 | Students will play a basic pentatonic scale (D, E, G, A, B), improvised, and written music on a soprano recorder with proper technique. | ||
Pacing Instruct/ Assess |
Component Code |
Component |
Standard(s) |
FA.3M.1.1 | Identify and describe the parts and construction of the recorder. | ||
FA.3M.1.2 | Identify and demonstrate proper fingering and playing technique, both verbally and physically. | MU:Pr6.1.3a | |
FA.3M.1.3 | Identify and demonstrate a pentatonic scale (D, E, G, A, B) on a recorder, verbally and physically. | MU:Cr4.2.3b | |
FA.3M.1.4 | Create and improvise 4-8 beat phrases using the pentatonic scale on recorder. | MU:Cr1.1.3a, MU:Cr1.1.3b, MU:Cr2.1.3b | |
FA.3M.1.5 | Play and practice a teacher-assigned piece of music on the recorder. |
MU:Cr4.2.3b, MU:Pr4.2.3a MU:Pr5.1.3b |
Academic Vocabulary: Play, Create, Identify, Demonstrate, Describe |
Content Vocabulary: Recorder, Steady Beat, Rhythm, Pentatonic Scale, Improvisation |