Tennessee Grade 2 Music Standards

The Grade 2 standards

• 2.GM.Cr1.A

  Use pentatonic melodies, short rhythms, movement, and vocal/instrumental timbres to improvise rhythmic/melodic patterns and movement.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Itsy Bitsy Spider (2, Wk 31); Recorder Lord/Lady 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, A, B, D (4, Wk 22)

• 2.GM.Cr1.B

  Use body percussion, instruments, movement, singing, and/or vocal timbres to generate musical ideas (such as rhythm patterns, pentatonic melodies, etc.).

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11); Guava Review (2, Wk 12); Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1); Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2)

• 2.GM.Cr2.A

  Using short musical ideas to be performed, demonstrate and discuss personal reasons for selecting musical ideas.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Deskbells Review (2, Wk 26); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13); Strumming Bonus Tip (5, Wk 23)

• 2.GM.Cr2.B

  Use iconic or standard notation and/or recording technology to sequence and document personal musical ideas (such as four beat rhythm/melodic patterns, introduction, coda, etc.).

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythim Review (2, Wk 4); Itsy Bitsy Spider (2, Wk 31); Guava Review (2, Wk 12); Treble Clef Reivew (3, Wk 2)

• 2.GM.Cr3.A

  Interpret and apply feedback, using vocabulary such as voices/instruments, same/different, introduction sequence, and coda, to revise personal music.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Color Coding Your Ukulele (5, Wk 7); Perfect Intervals Review (3, Wk 23)

• 2.GM.Cr3.B

  Demonstrate a final version of personal musical ideas using created vocal, instrumental, or movement pieces.

  Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: 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.GM.P1.A

  Demonstrate and explain personal interest in, knowledge about, and purpose of varied musical selections (such as performing songs and dances from various cultures and historical periods).

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21); Welcome (5, Wk 1); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

• 2.GM.P1.B

  Using voices, instruments, or movement, demonstrate knowledge of music concepts in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11); Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12); Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (1, Wk 29); Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21)

• 2.GM.P1.C

  Demonstrate understanding of music’s expressive qualities and how creators use them to convey expressive intent.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13); Fa, Sol, La (1, Wk 12); Seconds - Part II (3, Wk 9)

• 2.GM.P1.D

  When analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmic patterns with voice, body percussion, and/or instruments using iconic or standard notation.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm (2, Wk 22); Guava Review (2, Wk 12); Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11); Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1)

• 2.GM.P2.A

  Apply established criteria to judge student rehearsal and/or performance.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part III - Rehearsal (2, Wk 35); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 36); Recorder King/Queen 4 - Dynamics (4, Wk 25); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 34)

• 2.GM.P2.B

  Rehearse, identify, and apply strategies to address performance challenges.

  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)

• 2.GM.P3.A

  Sing, alone and with others, with expression and skill.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Singing (2, Wk 21); Muffin Man (2, Wk 29); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

• 2.GM.P3.B

  Using body percussion or instruments, perform, alone and with others, with expression and skill.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Muffin Man (2, Wk 29); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)

• 2.GM.P3.C

  Perform appropriately for the audience and context; demonstrate appropriate posture, and evaluate performance etiquette.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Knight 5 - Bounce High, Bounce Low (4, Wk 16); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 35); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 36); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 36)

• 2.GM.P3.D

  Demonstrate appropriate audience behavior, and evaluate student behavior during a performance.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 35); Recorder Knight 5 - Bounce High, Bounce Low (4, Wk 16); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

• 2.GM.R1.A

  Identify and explain how personal interests and experience influence musical selection; list and explain personal musical interests.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Hot Cross Buns (PK, Wk 19); Mi Sol Stars (PK, Wk 20); Lucy Locket (PK, Wk 22)

• 2.GM.R2.A

  Demonstrate knowledge of how expressive qualities and music concepts support a musical creation/performance (such as recognizing same/different sections, classroom and/or selected orchestral instruments, or how tempo and dynamics affect the mood of a piece).

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Muffin Man (2, Wk 29); Skidamarink (2, Wk 30); Lightly Row Performance Part III - Rehearsal (2, Wk 35)

• 2.GM.R3.A

  Apply personal preferences in the evaluation of music; discuss a musical performance using grade-appropriate music vocabulary.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Ode to Joy Performance (1, Wk 33); Parts of the Ukulele (5, Wk 3); Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Triad Part I (PK, Wk 29)

• 2.GM.Cn1.A

  Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music (such as expressing personal preferences in music or how music is used in daily life).

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

• 2.GM.Cn2.A

  Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and/or daily life (such as exploring the connections between art and music).

  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)