Grade by Grade
Nova Scotia · Grade 3

Music

Music outcomes are shared across Primary to Grade 3; each outcome is shown here as a strand.

Outline

Lessons for this subject are being written.

Below is how the official curriculum organizes it. Each strand will get full lessons like the ones in Grade 1 Mathematics.

Curriculum strands

1Rhythm, meter and tempo

Using rhythm, meter and tempo to communicate feelings and ideas

2Melody

How melody communicates feelings and ideas

3Texture and form

How texture and form communicate feelings and ideas

4Composers and performers

How composers and performers combine musical elements to communicate

5Music and culture

How Mi'kmaq, Acadian, African Nova Scotian, Gaelic and other cultures are expressed through music