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    • Grades 3-5

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    National Music Standards

    • 8. Music, the Arts and Other Disciplines

    New York City Blueprint Strands

    • 3. Making Connections

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    • Unit 2 - How are melodies constructed?
      We establish pattern expertise and find patterns in Beethoven’s melody.
    • Unit 3 - What is an orchestra?
      We become familiar with the instruments and sections of the orchestra.
    • Unit 4 - What does an orchestra do with a melody?
      Students create orchestrations and special orchestral effects.
    • Unit 5 - What does an orchestra do with a melody?
      An orchestra shares—and plays with—a melody. Students create maps of Stravinsky’s "Finale" and their own orchestration of a finale structure.
    • Student Guide Unit 3
      Uniting Our Voices in Song
      Discover the instrument you were born with - your voice! This unit includes activities and tips for breath control, posture, and diction. Apply what you've learned to vocal repertoire, including "Ode to Joy," "De Colores," "Tideo" and a Carnegie Hall song, "A Simple Melody."
    • Student Guide Unit 6
      Notes on the Staff
      Unlock the secrets of reading music. Become familiar with the staff, treble clef, note names and their placement, and the Three-Step Process of making music.
    • Teacher Guide Unit 3
      Uniting Our Voices in Song
      Discover the instrument you were born with - your voice! This unit includes activities and tips for breath control, posture, and diction. Apply what you've learned to vocal repertoire, including "Ode to Joy," "De Colores," "Tideo" and a Carnegie Hall song, "A Simple Melody."
    • Teacher Guide Unit 6
      Notes on the Staff
      Unlock the secrets of reading music. Become familiar with the staff, treble clef (G clef), note names, their placement on the staff, and the Three-Step Process of making music.
    • Link Up: The Orchestra Moves Student Guide
      The student guide includes detailed activities that build musical skills (such as critical listening, singing, playing instruments, and reading musical notation), and engage students in composition and improvisation.
    • Link Up: The Orchestra Moves Teacher Guide
      Throughout Orchestra Moves, we will explore how conductors create musical movement using motifs, melodic direction, steps and leaps, dynamics, and orchestration. Through the Link Up repertoire, hands-on activities, and a culminating interactive performance with a professional orchestra, we will discover how the orchestra moves.