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Grade 3 Music Units

Unit Plan 21 (Grade 3 Music): Expressive Listening

Grade 3 music unit where students listen for dynamics and tempo, describing how expressive choices shape musical meaning and performer intent.

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Unit Plan 20 (Grade 3 Music): Music Preferences & Purpose

Grade 3 unit: students connect music choices to personal experiences and use simple criteria to evaluate whether songs fit a purpose or context.

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Unit Plan 19 (Grade 3 Music): Listening for Musical Form

Grade 3 music unit: identify form (verse/chorus, AB, ABA), map sections, and explain how structure shapes listening responses.

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Unit Plan 18 (Grade 3 Music): Melodic Performance

Grade 3 music unit on performing melodies with expression and accuracy while practicing performance decorum and audience etiquette during a classroom sharing/performance.

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Unit Plan 17 (Grade 3 Music): Revising Our Music

Grade 3 unit where students use teacher criteria to evaluate and revise personal melodies, improving rhythm, pitch, expression, and clarity with before-and-after sharing.

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Unit Plan 16 (Grade 3 Music): Choosing Music for Purpose

Grade 3 music unit where students choose songs and melodic ideas for a purpose, perform selections, and explain how context and personal experiences shape music choices.

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Unit Plan 15 (Grade 3 Music): Expressive Singing

Grade 3 singing unit: students use dynamics and tempo for expressive intent, rehearsing to improve technical accuracy and fix challenging spots.

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Unit Plan 14 (Grade 3 Music): Notating Melodies

Grade 3 unit: students document personal melodies using iconic/standard notation or recording tools to save, share, and refine musical ideas.

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Unit Plan 13 (Grade 3 Music): Melodic Improvisation

Grade 3 music unit: students improvise short melodic ideas for a purpose, then choose, repeat, and refine a melody to clearly match a feeling, story, or context.

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Unit Plan 12 (Grade 3 Music): Major & Minor Sounds

Grade 3 music unit: students create major/minor melodies, then use listening, tempo, and dynamics to shape mood and explain expressive intent.

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Unit Plan 11 (Grade 3 Music): Melody Patterns

Grade 3 music unit where students read and perform short melodic phrases using iconic and standard notation, connecting rhythm + pitch to singing and instruments.

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Unit Plan 10 (Grade 3 Music): High, Low & Melodic Direction

Grade 3 music unit exploring high/low pitch and melodic contour through singing, movement, and listening, linking melody shape to song form in A/B sections.

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Unit Plan 9 (Grade 3 Music): Rhythm Performance

Grade 3 rhythm performance unit: students perform with accuracy and expression while practicing stage presence, performance decorum, and respectful audience etiquette.

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Unit Plan 8 (Grade 3 Music): Rhythm Ensemble Playing

Grade 3 rhythm ensemble unit: students rehearse in small groups for accuracy and expression, using cues and strategies to perform together.

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Unit Plan 7 (Grade 3 Music): Expressive Rhythm

Grade 3 music unit: students vary dynamics and tempo to transform rhythmic expression, then describe how performers convey expressive intent.

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Unit Plan 6 (Grade 3 Music): Rhythm Notation

Grade 3 music unit where students document original rhythmic ideas using iconic and/or standard notation, creating clear, readable records to perform and share.

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Unit Plan 5 (Grade 3 Music): Rhythm Composition

Grade 3 music unit where students improvise and compose rhythmic ideas for a purpose, then perform with tempo/dynamics to show intent and explain choices.

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Unit Plan 4 (Grade 3 Music): Beat vs. Rhythm

Grade 3 music unit teaching beat vs. rhythm through body percussion, movement, and notation, with listening that links musical structure and elements to student responses.

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Unit Plan 3 (Grade 3 Music): Rhythm Patterns Review

Grade 3 music unit where students read, perform, and create simple rhythmic patterns using iconic and standard notation within a clear meter and steady beat.

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Unit Plan 2 (Grade 3 Music): Steady Beat & Meter

Grade 3 music unit building steady beat and duple vs. triple meter through movement, listening, and performance, helping students feel beat groupings in 2s and 3s.

Grade 3 Music Units

Unit Plan 1 (Grade 3 Music): Music Routines & Listening

Grade 3 music unit teaching class routines, focused listening, and performance expectations while students connect music to interests and choose songs for different contexts.

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Grade 4 Music Units

Unit Plan 36 (Grade 4 Music): Music Sharing Day

Grade 4 Music Sharing Day unit: students perform with accuracy, expression, and interpretation while practicing performance decorum and respectful audience etiquette.

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Unit Plan 35 (Grade 4 Music): Preparing to Perform

Grade 4 music unit where students rehearse to refine accuracy and expressive intent, then perform solo and ensemble pieces with confident interpretation and expression.

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Unit Plan 34 (Grade 4 Music): Independent Music Centers

Grade 4 music centers unit: students rotate independently to improvise for purpose/context and analyze structure, rhythm, pitch patterns, and form in performance pieces.