Music Expressions™ Grade 3: DVD & VHS Video: DVD & Video

Lively and welcoming. Mr. Art, Maestro, Largo the Snail, and Cadenza the Cat create a playful learning environment where music instruction feels less like a lesson and more like spending time with entertaining characters who happen to know a lot about music.

Grade 3 general music teachers looking to bring their curriculum to life with multimedia support. This resource works equally well for whole-class instruction and for students who need alternative ways to engage with music concepts.

• Pause the video at technique demonstrations and have students mirror the instrumentalist's form before returning to their own instruments.
• Use the assessment segments as benchmarks for individual practice goals rather than one-time checks.
• Let students rewatch demonstrations independently during practice time so they can self-correct without waiting for your attention.

Use these videos during your regular Grade 3 music classes to introduce new concepts, reinforce skills from the textbook, and break up instructional pacing. The guest instrumentalist segments work especially well when you're teaching about specific instruments or proper technique, since students can pause and rewatch demonstrations as needed.

• Recognizing proper instrumental posture and hand position
• Understanding instrument families through visual demonstration
• Connecting music vocabulary to concrete examples
• Building listening skills through guided multimedia instruction
• Developing observation skills by watching skilled performers