2nd Grade Curriculum

Rhythm

• Half note

• Half rest

• Whole note

• Whole rest

• Meter

Melody

• Steps, skips, and repeats

• La, sol, mi, re, and do pitches/Curwen hand signs

Harmony and Texture

• Definition of ostinato

Tone Color

• Characteristics of string instruments

• The different ways string instruments make sound

Form

• Repeat sign

Expression

• Dynamics is the volume of music

• Music can gradually get softer or louder

Cultural Connections

• Music is a part of everyone's culture

Benchmark Assessments:

• Identify, read and perform rhythms

• Notate and dictate rhythms

• Improvise/compose rhythms

• Identify and perform the strong beat in 2's, 3s, and 4's using movement, body percussion, and classroom instruments

• Match pitches of la-sol-mi-re-do

• Demonstrate the knowledge of the pitches of la-sol-mi-re-do on the staff as steps, skips, leaps, and repeats

• Create and perform la-sol-mi-re-do melodies using the singing voice and Curwen hand signs

•  Dictate la-sol-mi-re-do patterns

• Perform a 2-part ostinato

• Identify instruments in the string family

• Identify and perform music with a verse/refrain

• Identify, perform and create music in ABA form

• Describe and demonstrate the mood or feeling of the music

• Describe and demonstrate music as getting louder and getting softer

• Make meaningful connections to the music in their lives and others around them