Grade 2 Music

Elements of dynamics:

• gradations in volume encountered in music listened to, sung, and played (e.g., getting louder [crescendo], getting softer [decrescendo/diminuendo])

• articulation (e.g., smooth [legato], detached [staccato])

Elements of timbre:

• classification of instruments by listening to their sound (e.g., wind [woodwind, brass], stringed, electronic, membrane, pitched percussion instruments)