Music
2nd Grade Curriculum
Quarters 1-4
Musical Skills
Singing
Playing
Performing
Moving
Creating
Listening
Improvising
Evaluating
Musical Tools
Non-pitched Percussion Instruments
Pitched Percussion Instruments
Technology
Movement Manipulatives
Rhythmic Manipulatives
Literature
Creation Manipulatives
Music Concepts
Beat
Meter
Rhythm
Voice
Melody
Notes and Rests
Dynamics
Instrument Families
Composition
Form
Musical Theater
Music History
Composers
Musical Compositions
Timelines
Baroque Period
Performance Standards:
Creating
Improvise rhythmic and melodic patterns and musical ideas for a specific purpose. (Cr.1.2.a)
Generate musical patterns and ideas within the context of a given tonality (such as major and minor) and meter (such as duple and triple). (Cr.1.2.b)
Demonstrate and explain personal reasons for selecting patterns and ideas for music that represent expressive intent. (Cr.2.2.a)
Use iconic or standard notation and/or recording technology to combine, sequence, and document personal musical ideas. (Cr.2.2.b)
Interpret and apply personal, peer, and teacher feedback to revise personal music. (Cr.3.2)
Convey expressive intent for a specific purpose by presenting a final version of personal musical ideas to peer or informal audience. (Cr.4.2)
Performing
Demonstrate and explain personal interest in, knowledge about, and purpose of varied musical selections. (Pr.1.2)
Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts (such as tonality and meter) in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance(Pr.2.2.a)
When analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmic and melodic patterns using iconic or standard notation. (Pr.2.2.b)
Demonstrate understanding of expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo) and how creators use them to convey expressive intent. (Pr.3.2)
Apply established criteria to judge the accuracy, expressiveness, and effectiveness of performances.(Pr.4.2.a)
Rehearse, identify and apply strategies to address interpretive, performance, and technical challenges of music. (Pr.4.2.b)
Perform music for a specific purpose with expression and technical accuracy. (Pr.5.2.a)
Perform appropriately for the audience and purpose. (Pr.5.2.b)
Responding
Explain and demonstrate how personal interests and experiences influence musical selection for specific purposes. (Re.1.2)
Describe how specific music concepts are used to support a specific purpose in music. (Re.2.2)
Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts and how they support creators'/performers' expressive intent. (Re.3.2)
Apply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music for specific purposes. (Re.4.2)