3rd Grade Music SLOs

Student Learning Objectives, or SLOs, specify how much of a class must show mastery and at what level before they the class will progress to the next stage or objective. 

SLOs exist at multiple levels. Visit the SLOs homepage for more information. 
District SLO:
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Formal SLO:
  • Standard 1.1: Sing in tune (pitch, tone, diction, posture). 100% of students will score 80% or higher on Grade 3 Standard 1 assessments.
  • Standard 2.3: Play instruments as a group (steady beat, dynamics, correct technique). 100% of students will score 80% or higher on Grade 3 Standard 2 assessments.
  • Standard 2.4: Use correct names for classroom instruments/world cultures. 100% of students will score 80% or higher on Grade 3 Standard 2 assessments.
  • Standard 5.1: Read and perform quarter, eighth, half, dotted half, sixteenth, and whole notes, and quarter, half, and whole rests in meters of two, three, and four using rhythm syllables. 100% of students will score 80% or higher on Grade 3 Standard 5 assessments.
Informal SLO:
  • Standard 1.2: Sing with expression, dynamics, phrasing. The majority (60-75% or higher) of students will practice and model these concepts through songs, musical experiences, and music literacy stages.
  • Standard 2.1: Echo melodic and rhythmic patterns. The majority (60-75% or higher) of students will practice and model these concepts through songs, musical experiences, and music literacy stages.
  • Standard 5.2:  Notate quarter, eighth, half, dotted half, sixteenth, and whole notes, and quarter, half, and whole rests using iconic or standard notation. The majority (60-75% or higher) of students will practice and model these concepts through songs, musical experiences, and music literacy stages.
Experience-based SLO:
  • Standard 1.3: Sing songs from a variety of cultures including those of the school and community, adding any movement considered intrinsic to authentic performance of the music. Students will experience these concepts through musical activities appropriate for this level.