Kentucky Grade 2 Music Standards

The Grade 2 standards

• MU:Cr1.1.2.a

  Improvise rhythmic patterns, melodic patterns and musical ideas for a specific purpose.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Itsy Bitsy Spider (2, Wk 31); Recorder Knight 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, and A (4, Wk 17); Recorder Lord/Lady 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, A, B, D (4, Wk 22)

• MU:Cr1.1.2.b

  Generate musical patterns and ideas within the context of a given tonality and meter.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Pizza Rhythms (2, Wk 9); Rhythim Review (2, Wk 4); Compound Meter Part I (3, Wk 19); Compound Meter Part II (3, Wk 20)

• MU:Cr2.1.2.a

  Create and explain personal reasons for selecting patterns and ideas for music that represent expressive intent.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Wheels on the Bus (2, Wk 32); Song Form Review (2, Wk 20); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Compound Meter Part II (3, Wk 20)

• MU:Cr2.1.2.b

  Use iconic or standard notation and/or recording technology to combine, sequence and document personal musical ideas.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Steps (2, Wk 5); C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Seconds - Part I (3, Wk 8)

• MU:Cr3.1.2

  Interpret and apply various feedback to revise personal music.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Color Coding Your Ukulele (5, Wk 7); Perfect Intervals Review (3, Wk 23); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Recorder Knight 3 - Doggie, Doggie (4, Wk 14)

• MU:Cr3.2.2

  Present a version of personal musical ideas that conveys expressive intent for a specific purpose.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Mi, Sol, La (1, Wk 8); Fa, Sol, La (1, Wk 12)

• MU:Pr4.1.2

  Identify and explain the purpose of, and knowledge about, varied musical selections and personal interests.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 35); Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (1, Wk 29)

• MU:Pr4.2.2.a

  Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21); Welcome (5, Wk 1); Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 35); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6)

• MU:Pr4.2.2.b

  When analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmic patterns and melodic patterns using iconic or standard notation.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11); Rhythm (2, Wk 22); Itsy Bitsy Spider (2, Wk 31); 5 Note Melodies (1, Wk 28)

• MU:Pr4.3.2

  Demonstrate understanding of expressive qualities and how creators use them to convey expressive intent.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13); Fa, Sol, La (1, Wk 12); Seconds - Part II (3, Wk 9)

• MU:Pr5.1.2

  Rehearse, identify and apply feedback and strategies to address interpretive, performance and technical challenges of music.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36); Lightly Row Performance Part III - Rehearsal (2, Wk 35); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

• MU:Pr6.1.2.a

  Perform music for a specific purpose with expression and technical accuracy.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

• MU:Pr6.1.2.b

  Perform appropriately for the audience and purpose.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 34); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Wheels on the Bus (K, Wk 36)

• MU:Re7.1.2

  Explain how personal interests and experiences influence musical selection for specific purposes.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Strumming Basics (5, Wk 22)

• MU:Re7.2.2

  Describe how specific music concepts are used to support a specific purpose in music.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Itsy Bitsy Spider (2, Wk 31); Finding notes on the Treble Clef (1, Wk 3); Perfect Intervals Review (3, Wk 23); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)

• MU:Re8.1.2

  Share knowledge of expressive qualities and how they support creators’/performers’ expressive intent.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36); C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Recorder Knight 5 - Bounce High, Bounce Low (4, Wk 16)

• MU:Re9.1.2

  Apply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music for specific purposes.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Lightly Row Performance Part III - Rehearsal (2, Wk 35); Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

• MU:Cn10.1.2

  Describe, create and/or perform a piece of music that expresses personal meaning and explain how certain Elements of Music express this personal meaning.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder Page 2 - High D Shield Patterns (4, Wk 2); Perfect Intervals Review (3, Wk 23)

• MU:Cn11.1.2

  Relate an observed musical performance to the culture or environment in which the music was created and performed.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Watermelon (K, Wk 16); Do, Re, Mi (K, Wk 9); Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (1, Wk 29); Welcome (5, Wk 1)