MU.1.S.3.2

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Play three- to five-note melodies and/or accompaniments on classroom instruments.
General Information
Subject Area: Music
Grade: 1
Big Idea: Skills, Techniques, and Processes
Enduring Understanding: Through purposeful practice, artists learn to manage, master, and refine simple, then complex, skills and techniques.
Date Adopted or Revised: 12/10
Status: State Board Approved

Related Courses

This benchmark is part of these courses.
7713010: Music: K-5 (Specifically in versions: 2013 - 2015, 2015 - 2019 (course terminated))
5013070: Music - Grade 1 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 - 2024, 2024 - 2025 (current), 2025 and beyond)
7713025: Access Music Grade 1 (Specifically in versions: 2018 - 2023, 2023 and beyond)

Related Access Points

Alternate version of this benchmark for students with significant cognitive disabilities.
MU.1.S.3.In.b: Imitate simple vocal or instrumental patterns and/or accompaniments on classroom instruments.
MU.1.S.3.Pa.b: Explore simple vocal or instrumental patterns and/or accompaniments.
MU.1.S.3.Su.b: Respond to simple vocal or instrumental patterns and/or accompaniments.

Related Resources

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Lesson Plans

Ain't Gonna Rain:

Through dance, rhythm, and melody individual students will learn/perform an American Folk Song as part of a larger ensemble.

Type: Lesson Plan

Listen...Move...Draw...Play a melody:

This lesson will provide opportunities for your 1st grade students to learn about melodic direction in a variety of learning modalities. They will be able to describe upward and downward melodic patterns and perform patterns on a xylophone or other pitched instrument.

Type: Lesson Plan

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