Common Planner
K–12 Standards

Grade 3

Other Ohio Fine Arts: Music sets

Creating: Artists/students use creative thinking and reasoning skills to perceive concepts and ideas to develop worksCR

  • 1

    Improvise simple rhythmic and melodic phrases in simple forms (question and answer or alternating phrases) using a variety of sound sources.3.1CR

  • 2

    Compose using known rhythms, sixteenth notes, and dotted half notes in simple duple, triple, and quadruple meters using phrase and largeform, standard and iconic notation, and a variety of sound sources.3.2CR

  • 3

    Compose using extended pentatonic melodies in treble clef in a variety of tonal centers. 3.3CR

Performing: Artists/students employ personal processes and skills to solve problems creatively and present work in various contexts.PE

  • 1

    Read and perform using known rhythms, dotted half notes, and sixteenth notes in simple duple, triple, and quadruple meters.3.1PE

  • 2

    Read and perform do or la extended pentatonic melodies in treble clef in different tonal centers.3.2PE

  • 3

    Sing (using head voice and appropriate posture) and move to music of various styles, composers, and cultures with accurate pitch and rhythm.3.3PE

  • 4

    Play a variety of classroom instruments, alone and with others while demonstrating consistently proper techniques.3.4PE

  • 5

    Demonstrate rounds and canons.3.5PE

  • 6

    Maintain two or more simple, four- and eight-beat rhythmic ostinati against at least one separate part.3.6PE

Responding: Artists/students engage in analysis and interpretation to understand and evaluate artistic works. RE

  • 1

    Listen to, discuss, and explore the music of various styles, composers, periods, and cultures.3.1RE

  • 2

    Identify families of instruments aurally and visually.3.2RE

  • 3

    Distinguish elements of music using developmentally appropriate vocabulary.3.3RE

  • 4

    Interpret music through movement, dance, drama, and visual art.3.4RE

  • 5

    Explain personal preferences for musical selections using selected music vocabulary.3.5RE

  • 6

    Follow and respond to grade-appropriate cues of a conductor.3.6RE

  • 7

    Explore how music is celebrated and supported within the community.3.7RE

  • 8

    Identify and respond to simple music forms.3.8RE

Connecting: Artists/students understand and communicate the value of creative expressions in internal and external contexts.CO

  • 1

    Express how elements of music communicate feelings, moods, images, and meaning.3.1CO

  • 2

    Attend and describe music performances demonstrating appropriate audience be3.2CO

  • 3

    Compare and contrast the use of similarly named elements in music and other subject areas.3.3CO

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Grade 3
Where can I read the official document?
Ohio’s Learning Standards for Fine Arts: Music 2024

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