MusicClasses

Kodaly and Orff: Making Music Together. Third Grade

This unit is designed to introduce students to the structures, procedures/routines, and tasks of being aware and building community, and to set the foundations for their new learning community. These lessons are dedicated to making music real in their worlds, getting students excited and ready to learn, supporting social learning, and having them identify themselves as musicians. This unit is aimed at building enduring habits of good reading, singing, playing and creating music using the Kodaly Today and Orff-based Gameplan curriculum.

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Cognitive Skills:

The skills student must have in order to meet the standards.

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3rd Grade

Rhythm: Demonstrate quarter note/half note/dotted half note/whole note pulse (individually/group). Label whole note. Label whole rest. Melody: Students will develop a repertoire of songs. Students will demonstrate proper vocal technique. Students will label staff. Students will experience SoLaMiReDo melodies. Harmony: Students will demonstrate proper mallet technique. Students will experience ostinato. Students will distinguish between major/minor. Students will demonstrate simple bordun (crossover, broken). Form: Students will demonstrate phrase. Timbre: Identify unpitched percussion. Explore dramatic play. Students will differentiate between crescendo and decrescendo.

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