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In lower grades students are learning to identify and recognize the musical elements while in 3rd grade students are able to name and define these elements in grade-appropriate language.

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In lower grades students are learning the different types of music and cultures but in 3rd grade students are expected to analyze and compare the music and cultures to explain how similar and different music is around the world

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Students learned the fundamental concepts of music in K-2nd grade. Now in 3rd grade they are aiming towards an expanded musical vocabulary reffering to "rhythm" "melodies" "harmony" whereas in 2nd grade they were only viewing such things with different terms like "sounds" "patterns" "high or low sounds"

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Explore rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic phrases.

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Improvise rhythms and melodies with voice, instruments, and a variety of sound sources to add interest to a song.

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Compose short pieces using standard and/or alternative notation to document personal musical ideas.

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Identify musical ideas using

standard and/or alternative

notation through verbal,

written, aural, or technological

means.

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In 3rd grade the expectations change students are expected to demonstrate an understanding of the musical elements and why it's important whereas in 2nd grade they were more into discovering, identifying and exploring these basics in a more subtle way

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Explore and demonstrate an

understanding of the elements

of music by reading, singing

and/or playing an instrument.

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Demonstrate expressive

qualities in performance.

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Critique performances of self

and peers.

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Identify the importance of the

performer and the audience.

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Investigate music from aural

traditions and through standard

and alternative notation

through performance.

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Recognize and define grade-

appropriate foundational musical elements.

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Express musical ideas through

verbal, movement, written, or

artistic means.

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Utilize appropriate music

terminology in the evaluation

/reflection of music performances

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Demonstrate proper

concert/audience etiquette.

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Compare the historical and

cultural aspects of music with

other disciplines.

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Explain how music relates to

self, others, and the world.

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Examine and evaluate musical

connections, similarities, and

differences.

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Describe roles of musicians in

various music settings and

world cultures.