New Jersey Grades K–2 Music Standards

The Grades K–2 standards

• 1.3A.2.Cr1a

  Explore, create and improvise musical ideas using rhythmic and melodic patterns in various meters and tonalities.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Lightly Row Performance Part I - Steps & Skips (2, Wk 33); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder Lord/Lady 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, A, B, D (4, Wk 22)

• 1.3A.2.Cr2a

  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); Mi, Sol, La (1, Wk 8); Compound Meter Part II (3, Wk 20)

• 1.3A.2.Cr2b

  Use iconic or standard notation and/or recording technology to organize and document personal musical ideas.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25); Ode to Joy Performance (1, Wk 34); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

• 1.3A.2.Cr3a

  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)

• 1.3A.2.Cr3b

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

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

• 1.3A.2.Pr4a

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

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part I - Steps & Skips (2, Wk 33); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27)

• 1.3A.2.Pr5a

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

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part III - Rehearsal (2, Wk 35); Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36); Baby Shark (PK, Wk 27); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 36)

• 1.3A.2.Pr5b

  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)

• 1.3A.2.Pr5c

  Demonstrate knowledge of basic music concepts (e.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (1, Wk 29); The Itsy Bitsy Spider (1, Wk 30); C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34)

• 1.3A.2.Pr5d

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

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); 5 Note Melodies (1, Wk 28); Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11); Rhythm (2, Wk 22)

• 1.3A.2.Pr5e

  Demonstrate understanding of basic expressive qualities (e.g., dynamics, 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)

• 1.3A.2.Pr5g

  Tonality and meter) in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance. ,esraeheR.

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

• 1.3A.2.Pr6a

  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)

• 1.3A.2.Pr6b

  Perform appropriately for the audience and purpose.

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

• 1.3A.2.Re7a

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

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17); Welcome (5, Wk 1); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

• 1.3A.2.Re7b

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

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Fa, Sol, La (1, Wk 12); Ode to Joy Performance (1, Wk 34); Recorder Lord/Lady 1 - Let Us Play High c and High c (4, Wk 18); Inverse Intervals (3, Wk 26)

• 1.3A.2.Re8a

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

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Fa, Sol, La (1, Wk 12); Recorder Knight 5 - Bounce High, Bounce Low (4, Wk 16); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

• 1.3A.2.Re9a

  Apply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music.

  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)

• 1.3A.2.Cn10a

  Demonstrate how interests, knowledge and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing and responding to music. This Performance Expectation is embedded in the following Artistic Processes: : 1.3A.2.Cr2a, 1.3A.2.Cr3b, 1.3A.2.Pr5e, 1.3A.2.Re7a.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: What note is it? (K, Wk 30); Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (1, Wk 29); C Major Scale Review Part II (2, Wk 2); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

• 1.3A.2.Cn11a

  Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life. This Performance Expectation is embedded in the following Artistic Processes: 1.3A.2.Cr2a, 1.3A.2.Cr3b, 1.3A.2.Pr5e, 1.3A.2.Re7a.

  Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Merrily We Roll Along (PK, Wk 18); Hot Cross Buns (PK, Wk 19); Fifths Part I (3, Wk 17)