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    GRADE 3:

    • low so,
    • Melodic: steps, skips, leaps, repeating tones
    • do pentatonic
    • high la
    • tonic
    • ti-tiri
    • tiri-ti
    • syn-co-pa
    • Ta-a-a, ¾ meter
    • Groupings in two, three, & four (duple, triple, quadruple & compound)

    Singing:

    • Rounds & partner songs
    • Multi-verse musical selection
    • American folk, Hawaiian, Asian Pacific & Polynesian

    Musical works:

    • Romantic and Impressionism ear
    • American folk and pop
    • Hawaiian, Asian Pacific, Polynesian songs and music

    Movement - refer to this file for more info:

    • folk games
    • expressive movement within duple, quadruple and compound meters.
    • Folk and square dances/play party
    • hula
    • Korean dance

    Form:

    • ABA

    Tempo:

    • Variety of tempi (andante, moderato, allegro, vivace)

    Dynamics:

    • fortissimo, (ff), mezzo forte (mf), mezzo piano (mp), pianissimo (pp), crescendo/decrescendo

    Timbre:

    • electronic sounds
    • individual instruments
    • recorder
    • instrument families
    • Orchestration choices

    Personal expressive preferences:

    • tempo, dynamics & form