Utah Grade 2 Music Standards

The Grade 2 standards

Creating 3

• 2.M.CR.1

  Improvise rhythmic and melodic patterns and musical ideas for a specific purpose using limited tone sets and simple meters.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Recorder Knight 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, and A (4, Wk 17); Recorder Lord/Lady 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, A, B, D (4, Wk 22); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

• 2.M.CR.2

  Demonstrate and discuss personal reasons for selecting patterns and ideas to represent expressive intent, and organize personal musical ideas using iconic notation or recordings.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Wheels on the Bus (2, Wk 32); Compound Meter Part II (3, Wk 20); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)

• 2.M.CR.3

  Interpret and apply personal, peer, and teacher feedback to revise personal musical ideas, and convey expressive intent for a specific purpose in a final version of personal musical ideas.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

Performing 11

• 2.M.P.1

  State personal interest in and purpose of various music selections to be performed.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Semitones (3, Wk 32); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (1, Wk 29); The Itsy Bitsy Spider (1, Wk 30)

• 2.M.P.2

  Discuss basic elements of music to be performed.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Deskbells Review (2, Wk 26); Hello Am Chord Part I (5, Wk 13); Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (1, Wk 29); The Itsy Bitsy Spider (1, Wk 30)

• 2.M.P.3

  Explore the effects of various timbres, dynamic levels, and tempos using voice, movement, and simple instruments.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11); Rhythim Review (2, Wk 3); Pizza Rhythms (2, Wk 9); Dynamics (2, Wk 23)

• 2.M.P.4

  Sing folk, traditional, and call-and-response songs in tune, using a natural, unstrained voice.

  Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Key of G Major (3, Wk 34); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Recorder Knight 4 - Acka Backa (4, Wk 15); Adagio, Andante and Moderato (K, Wk 22)

• 2.M.P.5

  Respond to visual representations of melodic contour and simple melody patterns.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Itsy Bitsy Spider (2, Wk 31); Song Form Review (2, Wk 20); Wheels on the Bus (2, Wk 32); Fa Sol La Part IV (1, Wk 18)

• 2.M.P.6

  Perform simple two-part rounds and rhythmic or melodic ostinatos.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Guava Review (2, Wk 12); Itsy Bitsy Spider (2, Wk 31); Lightly Row Performance Part I - Steps & Skips (2, Wk 33); Recorder Page 5 - B A G Shield Patterns (4, Wk 5)

• 2.M.P.7

  Perform and identify beat versus rhythm, patterns of strong and weak beats, and short, simple rhythm patterns.

  Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1); Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3); Short & Long with D (K, Wk 7); Beet & Cherry (K, Wk 8)

• 2.M.P.8

  Respond with body percussion, voice or simple instruments to visual representations of rhythm patterns.

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

• 2.M.P.9

  Respond to dynamics symbols of piano and forte.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36); Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15); Recorder King/Queen 4 - Dynamics (4, Wk 25)

• 2.M.P.10

  Demonstrate persistence and cooperation in refining performance pieces.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Major Chords (2, Wk 16); F Major Chord (1, Wk 24); Sevenths & Octaves (3, Wk 27); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35)

• 2.M.P.11

  Perform music with a specific purpose, expression, and technical accuracy; watch and follow the conductor to perform dynamics and to start, stop, and stay together; and demonstrate appropriate performance behavior.

  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); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

Responding 3

• 2.M.R.1

  Listen to and interact with a variety of contrasting music while recognizing form, meter, beat versus rhythm, timbre, mood, dynamics, tempo, and melody.

  Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Song Form Review (2, Wk 20); Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Rhythim Review (2, Wk 4); Guava Review (2, Wk 12)

• 2.M.R.2

  Describe imagery conveyed by a music selection, identify elements in a music selection that elicit feelings or inspire imagery, show feelings conveyed by music through movement or drawing, and predict the use of a music selection.

  Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: C Major Deskbells Review (2, Wk 26); Major Chords (2, Wk 18); C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25); Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12)

• 2.M.R.3

  Choose, individually or as a class, which piece is most interesting, and identify elements that elicit interest in music selections.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Chromatic Intervals (3, Wk 33)

Connecting 2

• 2.M.CO.1

  Describe how music relates to personal, social, emotional, and intellectual development, use life experience and additional content knowledge to inspire and respond to music, and deepen understanding of another content area through music.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25); Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1); Welcome (5, Wk 1)

• 2.M.CO.2

  Explore common genres across cultures, and share a favorite song.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Holiday Songs (1, Wk 17); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21)