ACP Blueprint
Grade 3 Music
Semester 1, 2015–2016
Test Code
Year Form
7531
15
3
Last Revision Date: 05/28/2015
TEKS/SE
No. of
Items
% of
Test
1. Foundations: Categorize and explain a variety of musical sounds, including those of children and adult
voices.
3.1A
2
7%
2. Foundations: Categorize and explain a variety of musical sounds, including those of woodwind, brass,
string, percussion, and instruments from various cultures.
3.1B
4
13%
3. Foundations: Use known music symbols and terminology referring to rhythm; melody; timbre; form;
tempo; and dynamics, including mezzo piano and mezzo forte, to identify musical sounds presented
aurally.
3.1C
2
7%
4. Foundations: Read, write, and reproduce rhythmic patterns using standard notation, including four
sixteenth notes, whole notes, whole rests, and previously learned note values in 2/4 and 4/4 meters as
appropriate.
3.2A
6
20%
3.2B
3
10%
3.2C
4
13%
7. Historical and Cultural Relevance: Identify music from diverse genres, styles, periods, and cultures.
3.5B
3
10%
8. Critical Evaluation and Response: Exhibit audience etiquette during live and recorded performances.
3.6A
2
7%
9. Critical Evaluation and Response: Recognize known rhythmic and melodic elements in aural examples
using appropriate vocabulary.
3.6B
2
7%
10. Critical Evaluation and Response: Identify specific musical events in aural examples such as changes in
timbre, form, tempo, or dynamics using appropriate vocabulary.
3.6C
2
7%
SE Descriptions
5. Foundations: Read, write, and reproduce extended pentatonic melodic patterns using standard staff
notation.
6. Foundations: Identify new and previously learned music symbols and terms referring to tempo and
dynamics, including mezzo piano and mezzo forte.
Total
30
Note: Strikethrough text indicates specified content not measured for this assessment. Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number.