New York Grade 2 Music Standards

The Grade 2 standards

Creating 6

• MU:Cr1.1.2a

  Generate rhythmic and melodic patterns and musical ideas for a specific purpose.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Itsy Bitsy Spider (2, Wk 31); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder Page 4 - B A Shield Patterns (4, Wk 4); Recorder Page 5 - B A G Shield Patterns (4, Wk 5)

• MU:Cr1.1.2b

  Generate musical ideas and patterns 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 identify 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 musical ideas.

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

• MU:Cr3.1.2a

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

  Present a final version of musical ideas for a specific purpose to peers or an informal audience that conveys expressive intent for a specific purpose.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36); 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)

Performing 10

• MU:Pr4.1.2a

  Demonstrate and explain personal interest in, knowledge of, and purpose of varied musical selections provided by the teacher.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34); Recorder King/Queen 4 - Dynamics (4, Wk 25); Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

• MU:Pr4.2.2a

  Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts (such as major/minor tonality and meter) in music selected for performance.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Pizza Rhythms (2, Wk 9); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34); Seconds - Part III (3, Wk 10); Compound Meter Part I (3, Wk 19)

• MU:Pr4.2.2b

  When analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmic and melodic patterns, using iconic or standard notation, as appropriate to the musical tradition.

  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 knowledge 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 II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34); Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36); Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13)

• 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:Pr5.1.2c

  Respond appropriately to aural and visual cues.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24); Sixths Part II (3, Wk 25); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); What note is it? (K, Wk 29)

• 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:Pr6.1.2c

  Respond appropriately to aural and visual cues.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24); Sixths Part II (3, Wk 25); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); What note is it? (K, Wk 29)

Responding 4

• MU:Re7.1.2a

  Explain and demonstrate how personal interests and experiences influence selection of teacher-provided music 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 and demonstrate 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)

Connecting 6

• MU:Cn10.1.2a

  Generate musical soundscapes to portray stories, characters, emotions, and/or ideas.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Singing (2, Wk 21); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Welcome (5, Wk 1); Compound Meter Part I (3, Wk 19)

• MU:Cn10.1.2b

  Identify places, times, and reasons for making and listening to music.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); 1 8 They're Great (K, Wk 13); What note is it? (K, Wk 29)

• MU:Cn10.1.2c

  Illustrate musical ideas through movements (such as dramatizations of books or stories).

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Wheels on the Bus (2, Wk 32); Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2); Beet & Cherry (PK, Wk 25)

• MU:Cn10.1.2d

  Manipulate music concepts in order to express ideas.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)

• MU:Cn11.1.2a

  Perform folk music from a variety of cultures and identify the music’s culture of origin.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part I - Steps & Skips (2, Wk 33); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6)

• MU:Cn11.1.2b

  Describe and document preferences for varied musical styles and repertoire.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sound vs Noise/Bell or Boomwhacker? (K, Wk 23); Chord Progressions Part I (5, Wk 18); Chord Progressions Part III (5, Wk 20); Chord Progressions Part IV (5, Wk 21)