National Grade 2 Music Standards

The Grade 2 standards

Creating 6

• MU:Cr1.1.2a

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

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1); C Major Scale Review Part II (2, Wk 2); Rhythim Review (2, Wk 3); Steps (2, Wk 6)

• 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: C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1); Rhythim Review (2, Wk 3); Steps (2, Wk 5); Skips (2, Wk 8)

• 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: Rhythim Review (2, Wk 4); Major Chords (2, Wk 16); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); C Major Deskbells Review (2, Wk 26)

• 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: C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1); Rhythim Review (2, Wk 4); Steps (2, Wk 6); Skips (2, Wk 8)

• MU:Cr3.1.2a

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

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythim Review (2, Wk 4); Steps (2, Wk 6); Skips (2, Wk 8); Major Chords (2, Wk 16)

• 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: Rhythim Review (2, Wk 4); Steps (2, Wk 6); Skips (2, Wk 8); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19)

Performing 8

• MU:Pr4.1.2a

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

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Steps (2, Wk 6); Skips (2, Wk 8); C Major & G Major Review (2, Wk 14); Singing (2, Wk 21)

• 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: Rhythim Review (2, Wk 3); Pizza Rhythms (2, Wk 9); C Major & G Major Review (2, Wk 14); F Major Chord (2, Wk 15)

• 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: C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1); C Major Scale Review Part II (2, Wk 2); Rhythim Review (2, Wk 4); Steps (2, Wk 5)

• 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: Song Form Review (2, Wk 20); Singing (2, Wk 21); Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24)

• MU:Pr5.1.2a

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

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: F Major Chord (2, Wk 15); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Singing (2, Wk 21); Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24)

• MU:Pr5.1.2b

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

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Scale Review Part II (2, Wk 2); Rhythim Review (2, Wk 3); Pizza Rhythms (2, Wk 9); Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11)

• MU:Pr6.1.2a

  Perform music for a specific purpose with expression and technical accuracy

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Scale Review Part II (2, Wk 2); Steps (2, Wk 5); C Major & G Major Review (2, Wk 14); F Major Chord (2, Wk 15)

• MU:Pr6.1.2b

  Perform appropriately for the audience and purpose

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Major Chords (2, Wk 16); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Singing (2, Wk 21); Muffin Man (2, Wk 29)

Responding 4

• MU:Re7.1.2a

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

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Scale Review Part II (2, Wk 2); Steps (2, Wk 6); Skips (2, Wk 8); C Major Deskbells Review (2, Wk 26)

• MU:Re7.2.2a

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

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1); Rhythim Review (2, Wk 3); Steps (2, Wk 5); Pizza Rhythms (2, Wk 9)

• MU:Re8.1.2a

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

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Song Form Review (2, Wk 20); C Major Songs - What song is it? (2, Wk 27); Simple Songs Review (2, Wk 28)

• MU:Re9.1.2a

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

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: F Major Chord (2, Wk 15); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); C Major Deskbells Review (2, Wk 26); Lightly Row Performance Part III - Rehearsal (2, Wk 35)

Connecting 2

• MU:Cn10.0.2a

  Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music: - 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: C Major Scale Review Part II (2, Wk 2); Steps (2, Wk 6); Skips (2, Wk 8); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19)

• MU:Cn11.0.2a

  Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life: - 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:Re7.2. 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.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythim Review (2, Wk 3); F Major Chord (2, Wk 15); C Major Deskbells Review (2, Wk 26)