Virginia Grade 2 Music Standards

The Grade 2 standards

Creative Process 9

• 2.1

  The student will improvise and compose music.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24); 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)

• 2.1a

  Improvise simple rhythmic question-and-answer phrases.

  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)

• 2.1b

  Improvise accompaniments, including ostinatos.

• 2.1c

  Improvise to enhance stories, songs, and poems.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24); 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)

• 2.1d

  Compose simple pentatonic melodies represented by a variety of notational systems.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Steps (2, Wk 6); Skips (2, Wk 8); Chord Progressions Part I (5, Wk 18); Mi, Sol, La (1, Wk 10)

• 2.2

  The student will apply a creative process for music.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Wheels on the Bus (2, Wk 32); Recorder Squire 2 - Warm Up #1 (4, Wk 8); Melodies, Lines and Spaces (1, Wk 4)

• 2.2a

  Brainstorm ideas for creating music.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

• 2.2b

  Describe steps taken in the creation of music.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Steps (2, Wk 5); Major Chords (2, Wk 17); Fa, Sol, La (1, Wk 12); Beet & Guava (1, Wk 19)

• 2.2c

  Develop questions for evaluating and revising music ideas as a group.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); F Major Chord (2, Wk 15); Major Chords (2, Wk 16); Hello C (PK, Wk 1)

Critical Thinking and Communication 10

• 2.3

  The student will analyze music.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34); Song Form Review (2, Wk 20); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 34); Seconds, Thirds and Fourths Review (3, Wk 16)

• 2.3a

  Identify selected instruments visually and aurally.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Thirds Part I (3, Wk 11); Recorder Squire 2 - Warm Up #1 (4, Wk 8); Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11); Types of Ukuleles (5, Wk 2)

• 2.3b

  Describe sudden and gradual changes in dynamics and tempo using music terminology.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); C Major Deskbells Review (2, Wk 26); Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15); Adagio, Andante and Moderato (K, Wk 22)

• 2.3c

  Identify and categorize selected musical forms.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 33)

• 2.3d

  Use music vocabulary to describe music.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Melodies, Lines and Spaces (1, Wk 4); Ode to Joy Performance (1, Wk 33); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)

• 2.4

  The student will describe how music evokes personal ideas and emotions.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Hot Cross Buns (PK, Wk 19); Mi Sol Stars (PK, Wk 20); Lucy Locket (PK, Wk 22)

• 2.5

  The student will demonstrate collaboration and communication skills for music rehearsal and performance.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24); C Major Scale Review Part II (2, Wk 2); Seconds - Part II (3, Wk 9); Recorder Squire 2 - Warm Up #1 (4, Wk 8)

• 2.5a

  Use audience and participant etiquette appropriate for the purposes and settings in which music is performed.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Knight 5 - Bounce High, Bounce Low (4, Wk 16); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 35); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35); Ode to Joy Performance (1, Wk 36)

• 2.5b

  Use active listening as a musician.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1); C Major Scale Review Part II (2, Wk 2); Rhythim Review (2, Wk 4); C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25)

• 2.5c

  Work together to reach a common goal.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Fifths Part II (3, Wk 18); Thirds Part II (3, Wk 12); Fourths Part II (3, Wk 15)

History, Culture, and Citizenship 5

• 2.6

  The student will explore historical and cultural aspects of music.

  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)

• 2.6a

  Identify music representing heritage, customs, and traditions of a variety of cultures.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21); Hand Signs (K, Wk 28); Holiday Songs (1, Wk 15); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6)

• 2.6b

  Explore styles of musical examples from various historical periods.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Introduction to Intervals (3, Wk 6); Semitones (3, Wk 32); Chromatic Intervals (3, Wk 33)

• 2.7

  The student will describe roles of music and musicians in communities.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24); C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25); C Major Deskbells Review (2, Wk 26)

• 2.8

  The student will identify appropriate sources for listening to music.

Innovation in the Arts 3

• 2.9

  The student will identify how individuals create music.

  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)

• 2.10

  The student will identify how music can be created using technology tools.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22); Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1); Do, Re, Mi Review (1, Wk 6); Fifths Part II (3, Wk 18)

• 2.11

  The student will identify relationships between music and other fields of knowledge.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Fifths Part I (3, Wk 17); Recorder Squire 2 - Warm Up #1 (4, Wk 8); Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21); The Chords on the Bus (PK, Wk 14)

Technique and Application 27

• 2.12

  The student will demonstrate music literacy.

• 2.12a

  Identify written melodic patterns that move upward, downward, and stay the same.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Itsy Bitsy Spider (2, Wk 31); The Itsy Bitsy Spider (1, Wk 30); Do, Re, Mi Review (1, Wk 6); Mi, Sol, La (1, Wk 9)

• 2.12b

  Use the musical alphabet to notate melodic patterns.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Do, Re, Mi (K, Wk 9); Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15); C & D (K, Wk 31); C & G (K, Wk 33)

• 2.12c

  Read and notate melodies based on a pentatonic scale.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Skips (2, Wk 8); Simple Songs Review (2, Wk 28); C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1); C Major Songs - What song is it? (2, Wk 27)

• 2.12d

  Read and notate rhythmic patterns that include half notes, half rests, whole notes, and whole rests.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm (2, Wk 22); Rhythim Review (2, Wk 4); Pizza Rhythms (2, Wk 9); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9)

• 2.12e

  Use basic music symbols.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Holiday Songs (1, Wk 15); Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); Hand Signs (K, Wk 27); Bye Bye Baby Bunting (PK, Wk 24)

• 2.13

  The student will develop skills for individual and ensemble singing performance.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Major Chords (2, Wk 16); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

• 2.13a

  Sing melodic patterns that move upward, downward, and stay the same.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Song Form Review (2, Wk 20); Do, Re, Mi Review (1, Wk 6); Mi, Sol, La (1, Wk 9); Mi Sol Stars (PK, Wk 20)

• 2.13b

  Sing melodies within the range of a sixth.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Sevenths & Octaves (3, Wk 27); Semitones (3, Wk 32); Melodies with Low C and High c (5, Wk 27)

• 2.13c

  Increase pitch accuracy while singing phrases and simple songs.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Muffin Man (2, Wk 29); Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (1, Wk 29); Chord Progressions Part IV (5, Wk 21); The Itsy Bitsy Spider (1, Wk 30)

• 2.13d

  Demonstrate expressive singing by changing dynamics and tempo.

  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); Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15)

• 2.14

  The student will develop skills for individual and ensemble instrumental performance.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Major Chords (2, Wk 16); When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 35); Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11); Gently Sleep Performance (4, Wk 35)

• 2.14a

  Play melodic patterns that move upward, downward, and stay the same.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part I - Steps & Skips (2, Wk 33); Do, Re, Mi Review (1, Wk 6); Mi, Sol, La (1, Wk 9); The Itsy Bitsy Spider (1, Wk 30)

• 2.14b

  Play expressively, following changes in dynamics and tempo.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15); Fa, Sol, La (1, Wk 14); Sixths Part II (3, Wk 25)

• 2.14c

  Accompany songs and chants with ostinatos and single-chords.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: F Major Chord (2, Wk 15); Recorder Squire 5 - Merrily We Roll Along (4, Wk 11); C & G Chords (1, Wk 23)

• 2.14d

  Use proper playing techniques.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Page 1 - Basic Techniques (4, Wk 1); Recorder Page 5 - B A G Shield Patterns (4, Wk 5); Recorder Squire 1 - Let Us Play G A B (4, Wk 7); Recorder Squire 2 - Warm Up #1 (4, Wk 8)

• 2.15

  The student will classify, perform, and count rhythmic patterns.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11); Rhythm Reivew Part I (3, Wk 3); Rhythm Reivew Part II (3, Wk 4); Compound Meter Part IV (3, Wk 22)

• 2.15a

  Use a counting system.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2); Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3); Hello C (PK, Wk 1); Mary Had a Little Lamb (PK, Wk 17)

• 2.15b

  Include patterns that suggest duple and triple meter.

  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)

• 2.15c

  Use instruments, body percussion, and voice.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15); Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1); Beet & Guava (1, Wk 19); Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2)

• 2.15d

  Include half notes, half rests, whole notes, and whole rests.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Pizza Rhythms (2, Wk 9); Recorder Squire 3 - Hot Cross Buns (4, Wk 9); Semitones (3, Wk 32); Seconds - Part I (3, Wk 8)

• 2.16

  The student will understand and apply the difference between melodic rhythm and steady beat using body percussion, instruments, and voice.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm (2, Wk 22); Rhythm Review Part III (3, Wk 5); Beet & Blueberry (1, Wk 26); Upbeat (1, Wk 2)

• 2.17

  The student will respond to music with movement.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythm Reivew Part I (3, Wk 3); Rhythm Reivew Part II (3, Wk 4); Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12); Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1)

• 2.17a

  Use locomotor and non-locomotor movements of increasing complexity.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: F Major Chord (2, Wk 15); Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Ode to Joy Performance (1, Wk 34); Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2)

• 2.17b

  Demonstrate expressive qualities of music including, changes in dynamics and tempo.

  Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34); C Major Deskbells Review (2, Wk 26); Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15)

• 2.17c

  Create movement to illustrate AB and ABA musical forms.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Skips (2, Wk 8); Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11); Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12); Seconds - Part II (3, Wk 9)

• 2.17d

  Perform dances and other musical activities.

  Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1); Upbeat (1, Wk 2); Beet & Guava (1, Wk 19); Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1)