In mid-September, the 2nd grade music students will begin a new unit on basic of harmony. Students will be learning to define, aurally recognize, and perform ostinati and Bourdun patterns using the tonic chord. This unit will directly address Standard E-1.a Demonstrate and connect melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic patterns using expressive elements; Standard E-1.b Demonstrate rhythmic and melodic ostinati in small groups; Standard E-2.a Demonstrate while using an instrumental accompaniment (e.g. bourdun); Standard C-1.a Create and document instrumental and vocal patterns using known rhythms and pitches; Standard C-1.b Improvise instrumentally and/or vocally question-answer patterns using known rhythms and pitches; Standard C-1.c Arrange a song by adding an ostinato using known pitches and rhythms (e.g., let students design a minor ostinato to accompany a minor song they are singing in class; instructor gives the students the pitches and the students choose how to use them); Standard T-1.a Melody: Identify and demonstrate step/skip/repeat within a melody; Standard T-1.b Rhythm: Identify and demonstrate patterns that include sounds and silence that last two beats and four beats (half note/rest, whole note/rest); and Standard T-1.c Harmony: Identify and demonstrate introductory harmony using chords (e.g., intervals, bourduns, ostinato, home tone).