Ohio Grade 2 Music Standards

The Grade 2 standards

Creating 3

• 2.1CR

  Improvise simple rhythmic and melodic phrases using known patterns and a variety of sound sources.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); 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); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

• 2.2CR

  Compose simple four and eight-beat patterns using known rhythms and half-notes in simple duple and quadruple meters using phrase form, standard and iconic notation, and a variety of sound sources.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm (2, Wk 22); Chord Progressions Part I (5, Wk 18); Semitones (3, Wk 32); Introduction to Intervals (3, Wk 6)

• 2.3CR

  Compose pentatonic (d, r, m, s, l) melodies in treble clef in a variety of tonal centers.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Steps (2, Wk 6); Chord Progressions Part I (5, Wk 18); Recorder Knight 3 - Doggie, Doggie (4, Wk 14); Harmonizing Part II (3, Wk 30)

Performing 6

• 2.1PE

  Read and perform using known rhythms and half notes in simple duple and quadruple meters.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Pizza Rhythms (2, Wk 9); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Ode to Joy Performance (1, Wk 34); Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3)

• 2.2PE

  Read and perform tetratonic and pentatonic melodies (d, r, m, l; d, r, m, s, l) in different tonal centers.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Lord/Lady 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, A, B, D (4, Wk 22); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Color Coding Your Ukulele (5, Wk 7); Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13)

• 2.3PE

  Sing (using head voice and appropriate posture) and move to music of various styles, composers, and cultures with accurate pitch and rhythm.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Singing (2, Wk 21); Recorder Page 1 - Basic Techniques (4, Wk 1); Hello C Chord Part II (5, Wk 9); Harmonizing Part I (3, Wk 29)

• 2.4PE

  Play a variety of classroom instruments, alone and with others, and demonstrate proper techniques.

  Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Skips (2, Wk 7); Rhythm (2, Wk 22); C Major Songs - What song is it? (2, Wk 27); Sound vs Noise/Bell or Boomwhacker? (K, Wk 23)

• 2.5PE

  Maintain independent melody over melodic ostinati.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Skidamarink (2, Wk 30); Itsy Bitsy Spider (2, Wk 31); Wheels on the Bus (2, Wk 32); 5 Note Melodies (1, Wk 27)

• 2.6PE

  Maintain independent, simple, four- and eight-beat rhythmic ostinati against a minimum of one separate part.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part III (3, Wk 10); Beet & Avocado (PK, Wk 26); Mi Sol Stars (PK, Wk 20); Beet & Cherry (PK, Wk 25)

Responding 8

• 2.1RE

  Listen to and explore the music of various styles, composers, periods, and cultures.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythim Review (2, Wk 3); Chord Progressions Part III (5, Wk 20); Chord Progressions Part IV (5, Wk 21); Chord Theory Part III (5, Wk 32)

• 2.2RE

  Identify selected musical instruments aurally and visually.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2); Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3); Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); Do, Re, Mi (K, Wk 9)

• 2.3RE

  Identify and apply elements of music using developmentally appropriate vocabulary.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Muffin Man (2, Wk 29); Skidamarink (2, Wk 30); Lightly Row Performance Part III - Rehearsal (2, Wk 35)

• 2.4RE

  Interpret music through movement, dance, drama, or visual art.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11); Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12); Rhythm Reivew Part I (3, Wk 3); Rhythm Reivew Part II (3, Wk 4)

• 2.5RE

  Discuss musical selections of various styles, composers, periods, and cultures.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Chord Progressions Part IV (5, Wk 21); Compound Meter Part II (3, Wk 20); Chromatic Intervals (3, Wk 33); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27)

• 2.6RE

  Follow and respond to the basic cues of a conductor.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 33); Ode to Joy Performance (1, Wk 35); What note is it? (K, Wk 29); Wheels on the Bus (K, Wk 35)

• 2.7RE

  Explain how music is used for a variety of purposes and occasions in various cultures.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Pizza Rhythms (2, Wk 10); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Compound Meter Part I (3, Wk 19); Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21)

• 2.8RE

  Analyze patterns of the same and different sections and phrases.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Song Form Review (2, Wk 20); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 34); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

Connecting 3

• 2.1CO

  Identify how music communicates feelings, moods, images, and meaning.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17); Welcome (5, Wk 1); Resolutions (3, Wk 28)

• 2.2CO

  Attend and discuss music performances demonstrating appropriate audience behavior for the context and style of music performed.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2); Beet & Cherry (PK, Wk 25); Triad Part I (PK, Wk 29)

• 2.3CO

  Compare and contrast grade-appropriate concepts shared between music and other subject areas.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34); F Major Chord (2, Wk 15); Rhythm (2, Wk 22); Song Form Review (2, Wk 20)