In third grade music, we begin by reviewing essential concepts learned in 1st grade and kindergarten. This includes:

• Matching pitch
• Keeping a steady beat
• Echoing simple rhythms and melodic phrases
• Musical elements such as loud/soft, high/low, and fast/slow

Third grade music learning goals include:

• Reading and performing notation on the staff
• Matching and performing solfege pitches "sol", "mi", "la", and "do"
• Reading and performing more complex rhythms from musical notation, such as quarter, 8th, and half notes/rests.
• Understanding how to count rhythms and put a numerical value to them
• Expanding knowledge of famous works and composers
• Learning how to improvise during group songs and games
• Performing, creating, and improvising on various instruments