2nd Grade
Music Learning Theory Outcomes
Music Learning Theory Outcomes
I can associate neutral tonal sounds with solfege syllables.
I can associate neutral tonal sounds with solfege syllables.
I can label tonic and dominant.
I can label tonic and dominant.
I can improvise tonal patterns.
I can improvise tonal patterns.
I can label meter and function.
I can label meter and function.
I can improvise rhythmic patterns
I can improvise rhythmic patterns
Second grade is a great year for elementary music. In the second grade, many students are singing in tune within the context of a group. Some students are able to sing nicely in tune as individuals. Most to all students can keep a beat by clapping, patting, and alternating between the two. In addition, students are able to label the sounds they hear using music terminology. But most important, students have developed the memory capacity to end songs. *YES!*
Second grade is a great year for elementary music. In the second grade, many students are singing in tune within the context of a group. Some students are able to sing nicely in tune as individuals. Most to all students can keep a beat by clapping, patting, and alternating between the two. In addition, students are able to label the sounds they hear using music terminology. But most important, students have developed the memory capacity to end songs. *YES!*
Average vocal capabilities: “Mary Had a Little Lamb” and for some “Land of the Silver Birch”
Average vocal capabilities: “Mary Had a Little Lamb” and for some “Land of the Silver Birch”
Selected Michigan Music Education Standards
Selected Michigan Music Education Standards
Perform
Perform
ART.M.I.2.1 Use developmentally appropriate singing voice and physically show melodic contour.
ART.M.I.2.1 Use developmentally appropriate singing voice and physically show melodic contour.
ART.M.I.2.2 Sing and play from memory songs representing various cultures and genres.
ART.M.I.2.2 Sing and play from memory songs representing various cultures and genres.
ART.M.I.2.3 Sing and play expressively with phrasing and appropriate dynamics.
ART.M.I.2.3 Sing and play expressively with phrasing and appropriate dynamics.
ART.M.I.2.6 Play melodic instruments.
ART.M.I.2.6 Play melodic instruments.
RT.M.I.2.7 Expand the complexity of patterns.
RT.M.I.2.7 Expand the complexity of patterns.
ART.M.I.2.8 Play instrumental parts independently.
ART.M.I.2.8 Play instrumental parts independently.
ART.M.I.2.9 Use a system to read quarter notes and rests, eighth notes, and half notes.
ART.M.I.2.9 Use a system to read quarter notes and rests, eighth notes, and half notes.
Create
Create
ART.M.II.2.2 Create through exploration, improvisation, and composition, answers that are rhythmic and melodic.
ART.M.II.2.2 Create through exploration, improvisation, and composition, answers that are rhythmic and melodic.
ART.M.II.2.3 Create through exploration, improvisation, and composition, rhythmic variations for a familiar song.
ART.M.II.2.3 Create through exploration, improvisation, and composition, rhythmic variations for a familiar song.
ART.M.II.2.6 Add vocal, instrumental, and physical responses to a selection presented in 2nd grade.
ART.M.II.2.6 Add vocal, instrumental, and physical responses to a selection presented in 2nd grade.
Analyze
Analyze
RT.M.III.2.1 Identify phrases, verse, and refrain when presented aurally.
RT.M.III.2.1 Identify phrases, verse, and refrain when presented aurally.
ART.M.III.2.2 Use invented or standard notation to transcribe increasingly difficult rhythms and melodies.
ART.M.III.2.2 Use invented or standard notation to transcribe increasingly difficult rhythms and melodies.
ART.M.III.K.3 Describe the music performed and presented in 2nd grade by moving, drawing, or through other appropriate responses.
ART.M.III.K.3 Describe the music performed and presented in 2nd grade by moving, drawing, or through other appropriate responses.
ART.M.III.2.5 Identify the timbre of instrument families.
ART.M.III.2.5 Identify the timbre of instrument families.
ART.M.III.2.6 Devise student-created criteria for objective evaluation of performances and compositions.
ART.M.III.2.6 Devise student-created criteria for objective evaluation of performances and compositions.
Analyze in Context
Analyze in Context
ART.M.IV.2.3 Demonstrate audience appropriate behavior for the context and style of music presented and performed in 2nd grade.
ART.M.IV.2.3 Demonstrate audience appropriate behavior for the context and style of music presented and performed in 2nd grade.
Analyze and Make Connections
Analyze and Make Connections
ART.M.V.2.1 Observe and identify similarities and differences in the meanings of common vocabulary used in the various 2nd grade arts.
ART.M.V.2.1 Observe and identify similarities and differences in the meanings of common vocabulary used in the various 2nd grade arts.
ART.M.V.2.2 Observe and identify cross-curricular connections within the 2nd grade curriculum.
ART.M.V.2.2 Observe and identify cross-curricular connections within the 2nd grade curriculum.
ART.M.V.2.3 Discuss the various rationales for using music in daily experiences.
ART.M.V.2.3 Discuss the various rationales for using music in daily experiences.