Grade+3


 * Grade 3 Music**

Sept 8 "We Will Rock Zumba" Find beat, march it, play rhythms in review.

Sept 19 Start class with "The Rainstorm" Discuss ways we could build on the idea. Slow parts down, mix the parts together, multiple conductors, adding other percussion instruments. Discuss dynamics, tempo, texture, arranging, orchestration. Focus on the Layers of sound and how they overlap.**C2**

Sept 26 Build on a pulse. Find some listening examples where a pulse is present and layers appear over top of it. "Grandma's Hands"Egg pass. Discuss that pulses are simple and repetitive. Move around the room, Stomp and Shake with the rhythm eggs. teach "Cluster Game" 2, **C1.2**

Oct 4 Teach rhythms in 4\4 time. Clap through them. Start to layer them. Work with layers.

Oct 12 Create three layered rhythm, body percussion, piece and perform it. **C.1.2**

Oct 19 Xylophones: Work toward creating harmonies through layers. Begin with simple xylophone technique. Try to play major scale in whole notes.

Oct 26 Major scale. Try the round. Frere Jacques on the board. Try to get through that. Then try that as a round (might take two periods) **C1.2**


 * NOVEMBER** Figure out how to divide the class to play a chord progression. (ALSO MIGHT BE GREAT CANADIAN MUSIC PROJECT!) **C1 C3**


 * December**. Simple Xmas Carol. Play Chord progression, sing song, add some auxillary percussion. Perform at Concert December 23. **C1 C3**


 * January** Might do a quick Dance Unit to report on it for term one.

Introduced Bucket drums, performing written rhythms and creating layers.

October 29 Applying styles of music to accompany the style of music.

Nov 5 Introduce xylophone, playing simple melodic shapes. Create simple song using shapes.

Nov 12 Introduce song to prepare for Holiday Assembly

Nov 19 Divide and work on parts for Holiday Assembly

Nov 26

Dec 3 Rehearse performance for evaluation

Dec 10 Final rehearsal for performance.

Dec 17 Performance for Holiday Assembly

Nov 13 Bucket drums. Simple creation. 8 Notated bars, created a layer (notated or not) and a dancer to accompany strategically choosing which movement accompanies each section

Creating a pulse, decorating within the pulse, involve linear, non-linear, and patterned movement along with the pulse in performance

Focus on Dance through linear, non-linear and circular movement