The curriculum map outlines the musical elements, themes, and assessments for the grade 3 music class over the academic year. From September to May, students will learn about time signatures, rhythms, instruments, blues music, classical music, African American music, bluegrass, and music from other countries. Assessments include composing rhythms, performing songs, tests on instrument families, describing pieces of music, composing poems, and informal performances. The goal is to teach students about a variety of musical styles and elements through hands-on projects, tests, and performances.

1. Wambura Mitaru
CIRRICULUM MAP FOR GRADE 3
Academic
Time period
Musical elements Themes Assessment/Performance
September Time signatures in
2/4, 3/4 and 4/4
Rhythms of whole,
half, quarter and
eighths.
Sticks and
sticks
Project: The students shall
compose rhythms is 2/4 and
4/4
October Rhythm, Instrumental
and structure of Blues
music teaching of solfa
notes do-sol
Fallin’ Blues Informal: The students shall
learn a blues song and sing
it
November Instrument families Family time! Formal: The students will
write a test on the different
instrument families
December Classical music, the
instruments, rhythms,
melody, form, history
and machines
What time is it? Formal: The students will
listen to a selected piece of
music, create their own
rondo form, classify
instruments and also
describe the sound in
Viennese Music clock by
Kodaly
January Expressing rhythms
and lyrics using ASL
Beautiful
silence
Informal: The students shall
perform 3 songs with ASL.
February Use of poetry in
African American
music, composition,
repetition and rhythm.
Floetrical
February
Project: The students shall
compose a poem that they
shall recite in class with
accompaniment provided by
the teacher
March Bluegrass rhythm,
instruments and
styles.
Springing grass Formal: Describe the
instruments, the rhythm and
the form of the song.
April Music from India,
Mexico, South Africa
and Japan
Rhythms, melodies,
harmony and
movement
Mother Earth Formal: Describe
instruments, the sound, the
rhythm and the movements
that come to mind.
May Music all about
animals, rhythm,
melody, poetry
Animay Informal: use different
animal songs to describe a
rhythm as well as other
musical elements.