Mississippi Grade 2 Music Standards

The Grade 2 standards

• MU:Cr1.1.2a

  Improvise rhythmic and 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:Cr1.1.2b

  Generate musical patterns and ideas within the context of a given tonality (such as major and minor) and meter (such as duple and triple).

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Pizza Rhythms (2, Wk 9); Compound Meter Part I (3, Wk 19); Compound Meter Part II (3, Wk 20); Seconds - Part III (3, Wk 10)

• MU:Cr2.1.2a

  Demonstrate 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 II (3, Wk 20); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

• MU:Cr2.1.2b

  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:Cr3.1.2a

  Interpret and apply personal, peer, and teacher feedback to revise personal music.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Color Coding Your Ukulele (5, Wk 7); Intervals in C Major (3, Wk 7); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)

• MU:Cr3.2.2a

  Convey expressive intent for a specific purpose by presenting a final version of personal musical ideas to peers or informal audience.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 34); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 36)

• MU:Pr4.1.2a

  Demonstrate and explain personal interest in, knowledge about, and purpose of varied musical selections.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Aloha Kakahiaka Performance (5, Wk 35); Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (1, Wk 29)

• MU:Pr4.2.2a

  Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts (such as tonality and meter) in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Pizza Rhythms (2, Wk 9); Compound Meter Part I (3, Wk 19); Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21); Welcome (5, Wk 1)

• MU:Pr4.2.2b

  When analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmic 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:Pr4.3.2a

  Demonstrate understanding of expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo) and how creators use them to convey expressive intent.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36); Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27)

• MU:Pr5.1.2a

  Apply established criteria to judge the accuracy, expressiveness, and effectiveness of performances.

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

• MU:Pr5.1.2b

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

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

• MU:Pr6.1.2a

  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:Pr6.1.2b

  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:Re7.1.2a

  Explain and demonstrate 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:Re7.2.2a

  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:Re8.1.2a

  Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts and how they support creators’/performers’ expressive intent.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34); Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36); Recorder Knight 5 - Bounce High, Bounce Low (4, Wk 16)

• MU:Re9.1.2a

  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:Cn10.0.2a

  Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music. Embedded within: MU:Cr2.1.2a Demonstrate and explain personal reasons for selecting patterns and ideas for their music that represent expressive intent. MU:Cr3.2.2a Convey expressive intent for a specific purpose by presenting a final version of personal musical ideas to peers or informal audience. MU:Pr4.3.2a Demonstrate understanding of expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo) and how creators use them to convey expressive intent. MU:Re7.1.2a Explain and demonstrate how personal interests and experiences influence musical selection for specific purposes.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27)

• MU:Cn11.0.2a

  Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life. Embedded within: MU:Cr1.1.2a Improvise rhythmic and melodic patterns and musical ideas for a specific purpose. MU:Pr4.2.2a Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts (such as tonality and meter) in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance. MU:Pr6.1.2a Perform music for a specific purpose with expression and technical accuracy. MU:Re7.1.2a Describe how specific music concepts are used to support a specific purpose in music. MU:Re9.1.2a Apply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music for specific purposes.

  Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Fifths Part I (3, Wk 17); Recorder King/Queen 2 - Introduction to Transposing (4, Wk 24); Merrily We Roll Along (PK, Wk 18); Chord Progressions Part I (5, Wk 18)