Framingham Public Schools

Third Grade Curriculum Outcomes

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Music

Third graders will...

• develop understanding of notational concepts, i.e., repeat sign, letter names of staff lines and spaces, and sharps and flats.
• recognize time signatures, legato, and staccato styles, crescendo and decrescendo.
• appreciate the uses of music reading and composition.
• learn to play the recorder.
• develop accompaniment skills using autoharp, and Orloff instruments.
• experiment with basic conducting skills and patterns.
• recognize the connection between music and other subjects.