Third Grade Music Standards
Music is a standard based subject. Student grades are based on the success of their performance of the music standards being assessed during the grading period. Skills are assessed through singing, movement, playing instruments, writing assignments and activities or games.
Grading Procedures
Students in third grade are given three music grades on their report card each nine weeks. Two grades are standards based music performance skills that are assessed during the grading period and the third is a learning skills and behavior grade.
Performance Skills
Performance skills are indicated as either 3 – meets the standard, 2- progressing toward meeting the standard, or 1 – limited progress or does not meet the standard.
Learning Skills and Behavior
The learning skills and behavior grade is indicated as S – Successful, P – Progressing, and N – Needs Improvement.
A students willingness to consistently and appropriately participate is a reflection of his/her learning skills and/or behavior grade.
These are the music standards and skills that are being assessed for the purpose of report card grading for each grading period.
Grading Period One
1) Accurately sings melodies in the range of an octave using head voice 2) Describes tempo and dynamics using appropriate music vocabulary ( allegro, adagio, presto, largo, forte, piano, upward, downward).
Grading Period Two
1) Reads and notates half, quarter, paired eighths, quarter rests in 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4 and 2) Distinguishes simple formal structures (AB, ABA, Rondo).
Grading Period Three
1) Consistently performs pentatonic melody patterns using instruments with appropriate technique 2) Identifies and reads letter names of lines and spaces of melodic patterns within the treble staff.
Grading Period Four
1) Performs melodies at grade level 2) Reads melodic and rhythmic patterns at grade.
Music is a standard based subject. Student grades are based on the success of their performance of the music standards being assessed during the grading period. Skills are assessed through singing, movement, playing instruments, writing assignments and activities or games.
Grading Procedures
Students in third grade are given three music grades on their report card each nine weeks. Two grades are standards based music performance skills that are assessed during the grading period and the third is a learning skills and behavior grade.
Performance Skills
Performance skills are indicated as either 3 – meets the standard, 2- progressing toward meeting the standard, or 1 – limited progress or does not meet the standard.
Learning Skills and Behavior
The learning skills and behavior grade is indicated as S – Successful, P – Progressing, and N – Needs Improvement.
A students willingness to consistently and appropriately participate is a reflection of his/her learning skills and/or behavior grade.
These are the music standards and skills that are being assessed for the purpose of report card grading for each grading period.
Grading Period One
1) Accurately sings melodies in the range of an octave using head voice 2) Describes tempo and dynamics using appropriate music vocabulary ( allegro, adagio, presto, largo, forte, piano, upward, downward).
Grading Period Two
1) Reads and notates half, quarter, paired eighths, quarter rests in 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4 and 2) Distinguishes simple formal structures (AB, ABA, Rondo).
Grading Period Three
1) Consistently performs pentatonic melody patterns using instruments with appropriate technique 2) Identifies and reads letter names of lines and spaces of melodic patterns within the treble staff.
Grading Period Four
1) Performs melodies at grade level 2) Reads melodic and rhythmic patterns at grade.