updated 6 May, 2007

Music Grade 3

Rhythm
  • Read, perform and notate the following rhythm values in various combinations: dotted half note, 16th note
  • Recognize and perform music with metric groupings in 2's and 3's
Melody
  • Begin the study of the soprano recorder
  • Introduce treble clef and the five-line staff
Texture/Harmony
  • Perform simple rounds
  • Recognize and perform songs that use rondo form (ABACA)
Tone Color/Expression
  • Recognize the timbre of basic woodwind, brass, string, and percussion instruments as orchestral families
  • Distinguish between acoustic and electronic sounds
  • Recognize and perform forte (f) and piano (p), crescendo ( < )and decrescendo ( >)
History/Culture