Third Grade Curriculum Design: Using the Same Repertoire for Many Purposes

Objectives:

Vocal Development:

• Students will explore their head voice through a vocal exploration activity with a ribbon wand.

Melody:

• Students will sing, decode, and read solfège notations do, re, mi, so, la, and high do on the staff.
• Students will identify letter names on the staff and perform them on pitched percussion instruments.
• Students will improvise an ostinato pattern on pitched percussion instruments using do, re, mi, so, la, and high do (C, D, E, G, A, and C’).

Rhythm:

• Students will perform, read, write, and compose four-sixteenth notes.

Park Work & Harmony:

• Students will sing in a round.

Part Work & Harmony:

• Students will sing in a round.

Form:

• Students will identify a question-and-answer phrasal form.

Expression:

• Students will sing and play the question-and-answer phrasal form using a forte and piano.

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