Friday, Sept. 14 was National Anthem Day. This marked the anniversary of when Francis Scott Key wrote the Star-Spangled Banner lyrics in 1814. Students in schools across the US sing the Star-Spangled Banner on this day to celebrate and raise awareness of our National Anthem. Students studied the history, lyrics (vocabulary - there are a lot of tough words in there!), music and citizenship of this piece. Ask your child about the meaning of the Star-Spangled Banner, or ask them to sing it for you! Here are some third graders at work putting the lyrics in the correct order and playing a memory game to memorize the words.
Third grade is off to a great start in music! Students have been working on establishing good singing posture and singing in canon. Ask your child to sing "Let's Begin!"
The 3rd Grade Music Curriculum is based on the elements of music and is aligned with the National and State Music Standards. Take a look at what your child will be learning in 3rd grade!
RHYTHM: tempo, rhythm patterns including sixteenth notes, whole notes and whole rests, patterns in 3 and 4
MELODY: contour, pentatonic (5 notes!), solfege: high do, low la, low so
FORM: rondo form, theme & variations, verse/ refrain, coda
HARMONY: accompaniment, partner songs, canon, bordun
TIMBRE: Woodwind, Brass, Percussion, and String Families, ensemble, performance on percussion instruments, singing voice
EXPRESSION: staccato/ legato, crescendo/ diminuendo
THEORY: treble clef, treble clef note names
HISTORY & CULTURE: performance etiquette, audience behavior, Star-Spangled Banner, music in the world around us
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