Massachusetts Grades 1–2 Music Standards

The Grades 1–2 standards

Creating 3

• 1-2.M.1

  Improvise short original musical ideas.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24); Recorder Lord/Lady 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, A, B, D (4, Wk 22); Recorder Knight 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, and A (4, Wk 17)

• 1-2.M.2

  Connect multiple original musical ideas together into a single piece.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Scale (1, Wk 31); Do Mi Sol Slide (PK, Wk 5); Compound Meter Part I (3, Wk 19); Hand Signs (K, Wk 27)

• 1-2.M.3

  Explore different musical ideas by experimenting with the voice or instruments.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Wheels on the Bus (2, Wk 32); Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15); Hi High C (K, Wk 11); 1 8 They're Great (K, Wk 13)

Performing 3

• 1-2.M.4

  Sing songs using head voice, appropriately produced tone quality, and correct posture.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Recorder Page 1 - Basic Techniques (4, Wk 1); Recorder Squire 4 - Gently Sleep (4, Wk 10)

• 1-2.M.5

  Individually sing and play simple phrases following basic standard notation (e.g., half and quarter notes or matching simple pentatonic patterns).

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Guava Review (2, Wk 12); Do, Re, Mi Review (1, Wk 5); The Itsy Bitsy Spider (1, Wk 30); Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6)

• 1-2.M.6

  Sing and play in groups matching dynamic levels and responding to the cues of a conductor.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Ode to Joy Performance (1, Wk 35); Dynamics (2, Wk 23); What note is it? (K, Wk 29); Recorder King/Queen 4 - Dynamics (4, Wk 25)

Responding 3

• 1-2.M.7

  With support, identify basic elements in familiar songs (including tempo, dynamics, rhythm, melody).

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1); 5 Note Melodies (1, Wk 27); Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (1, Wk 29)

• 1-2.M.8

  Categorize musical works by feeling or mood.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part II (3, Wk 9); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Perfect Intervals Review (3, Wk 23); Resolutions (3, Wk 28)

• 1-2.M.9

  Demonstrate active listening as an audience member (e.g., noticing details, making connections).

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Ode to Joy Performance (1, Wk 36); Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 36); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 34)

Connecting 2

• 1-2.M.10

  Make connections between personal experience and a musical work.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Scale Review Part II (2, Wk 2); Chromatic Intervals (3, Wk 33); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Hi High C (K, Wk 11)

• 1-2.M.11

  Identify different genres and styles of music (e.g., folk songs, lullaby, jazz, reggae).

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Chord Progressions Part III (5, Wk 20); Twinkle Twinkle (PK, Wk 28)