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.2 | Students will move freely about the space, responding to recorded music through movement, and will make connections about the composer of the day on a historical, instrumental, and/or stylistic level. | ||
Pacing Instruct/ Assess |
Component Code |
Component |
Standard(s) |
FA.3M.2.1 |
Engage in a free movement activity, actively listening for and responding to changes in tempo, dynamic, and texture. | MU:Pr4.3.3a, MU:Re7.2.3a | |
FA.3M.2.2 |
Analyze how a composer’s work fits into the timeline of their life. | MU.Re7.1.3a | |
FA.3M.2.3 | Identify and discuss the instrumental makeup of composers’ works from the same time period. | MU:Cn11.0.3a, MU:Pr4.2.3a | |
FA.3M.2.4 | Choose another work by the same composer (from a teacher-provided list) for group listening and analysis. |
MU:Pr4.1.3a, MU:Pr4.2.3a |
Academic Vocabulary: Engage, Analyze, Identify, Discuss |
Content Vocabulary: Composer, Tempo, Dynamic, Texture |