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West Virginia Grades K–2 Music Standards
Every Grades K–2 standard from the West Virginia Music Content Standards and Objectives (Policy 2520.9, 2018), grouped by strand, with the Prodigies PK-5 lessons that teach each one.
Grades K–2 has 42 music standards in West Virginia: Standard 1 (top-level) (1); Standard 1 (11); Standard 2 (13); Standard 3 (top-level) (1); Standard 3 (7); Standard 4 (top-level) (1); Standard 4 (8).
Prodigies PK-5 has a lesson for 36 of 42 of them.
| Official name | West Virginia Music Content Standards and Objectives (Policy 2520.9, 2018) |
|---|---|
| Published by | West Virginia Board of Education |
| Adopted | 2018 |
| Grades on this page | Grades K–2 |
| Standards on this page | 42 |
| Code format | MU.S.GMK-2.1 |
| Organized by | Standard 1 (top-level), Standard 1, Standard 2, Standard 3 (top-level), Standard 3, Standard 4 (top-level) |
| Official source | wvde.us |
The Grades K–2 standards
Standard 1 (top-level) 1
MU.S.GMK-2.1Sing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music; and perform on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2); Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3); Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1)
Standard 1 11
MU.O.GMK-2.1.01Demonstrate vocal awareness by exploring different uses of the voice.
MU.O.GMK-2.1.02Sing loudly and softly.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36); Sound vs Noise/Bell or Boomwhacker? (K, Wk 23); Steps (2, Wk 6); Recorder King/Queen 6 - Au Clair de la Lune (4, Wk 27)
MU.O.GMK-2.1.03Sing high and low pitches.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Hi High C (K, Wk 11); 1 8 They're Great (K, Wk 13); Birds Fly (K, Wk 14); Hello C Chord Part II (5, Wk 9)
MU.O.GMK-2.1.04Echo a simple rhythmic pattern.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3); Short & Long with D (K, Wk 7); Beet & Cherry (K, Wk 8); Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1)
MU.O.GMK-2.1.05Perform steady beat and melodic rhythm.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Itsy Bitsy Spider (2, Wk 31); Rhythim Review (2, Wk 4); Beet & Cherry (K, Wk 8); Listen to My Heartbeat (1, Wk 1)
MU.O.GMK-2.1.07Communicate by moving expressively to music.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Fa, Sol, La (1, Wk 14); Muffin Man (2, Wk 29); Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24); Sixths Part II (3, Wk 25)
MU.O.GMK-2.1.08Demonstrate slow and fast tempi through movement.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12); Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2); Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11); C Major Deskbells Review (2, Wk 26)
MU.O.GMK-2.1.09Demonstrate high and low pitches through movement.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12); Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2); Hi High C (K, Wk 11); What note is it? (K, Wk 30)
MU.O.GMK-2.1.10Demonstrate strong and weak beats through movement.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12); Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2); Rhythm Review (2, Wk 11); Guava Review (2, Wk 12)
MU.O.GMK-2.1.11Demonstrate AB form through movement.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Song Form Review (2, Wk 20); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34); Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12); Rhythm (2, Wk 22)
MU.O.GMK-2.1.12Demonstrate awareness of the conductor.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Steady Beat with Sweet Beats (K, Wk 2); Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3); Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15); Beet & Grapefruit (K, Wk 17)
Standard 2 13
MU.O.GMK-2.2.01Identify and distinguish uses of the voice, i.e., whisper, shout, speak and sing.
MU.O.GMK-2.2.02Identify and manipulate/notate high and low pitches on a music staff.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Melodies, Lines and Spaces (1, Wk 4); C Major Scale Review Part I (2, Wk 1); C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25); Finding notes on the Treble Clef (1, Wk 3)
MU.O.GMK-2.2.03Identify steps, skips, and leaps in staff notation.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Solfege Hand-Sign Review (2, Wk 25); Finding notes on the Treble Clef (1, Wk 3); Melodies, Lines and Spaces (1, Wk 4); 5 Note Melodies (1, Wk 27)
MU.O.GMK-2.2.04Distinguish between steady beat and rhythmic patterns.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Rhythim Review (2, Wk 4); Beet & Cherry (K, Wk 8); Rhythm (2, Wk 22); Itsy Bitsy Spider (2, Wk 31)
MU.O.GMK-2.2.06Read rhythmic notation in 2/4 and 4/4 meter.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Pizza Rhythms (2, Wk 9); Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); Rhythm (2, Wk 22); Compound Meter Part I (3, Wk 19)
MU.O.GMK-2.2.07Distinguish between same and different musical phrases.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Skips (2, Wk 8); Short & Long with D (K, Wk 7); What note is it? (K, Wk 29); Short & Long Stars (PK, Wk 2)
MU.O.GMK-2.2.08Identify introduction and coda.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Introduction to Intervals (3, Wk 6); Welcome (5, Wk 1); Three Cs Part II (5, Wk 12); Hello C (PK, Wk 1)
MU.O.GMK-2.2.09Identify same and different sections of music, e.g., AB form, verse/refrain staff.
MU.O.GMK-2.2.10Identify and demonstrate proper use of repeat signs.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: When The Saints Go Marching In Performance (3, Wk 36); Recorder Page 4 - B A Shield Patterns (4, Wk 4); Recorder Page 5 - B A G Shield Patterns (4, Wk 5); Recorder Squire 1 - Let Us Play G A B (4, Wk 7)
MU.O.GMK-2.2.11Define piano (p) and forte (f).
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15); Wheels on the Bus (K, Wk 35); Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36)
MU.O.GMK-2.2.12Define Allegro and Adagio.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Adagio, Andante and Moderato (K, Wk 22); C & D (K, Wk 31); C Major Scale (PK, Wk 32); Introduction to Intervals (3, Wk 6)
MU.O.GMK-2.2.13Evaluate their own musical performance, e.g., pitch, dynamics, tempo.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Dynamics (2, Wk 23); Wheels on the Bus (K, Wk 35); C Major Deskbells Review (2, Wk 26); Lightly Row Performance Part IV - Performance (2, Wk 36)
MU.O.GMK-2.2.14Identify musical instruments, e.g., classroom, symphonic, folk, global, etc.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Lightly Row Performance Part I - Steps & Skips (2, Wk 33); Beet & Guava (1, Wk 19); Left C, Right c (K, Wk 12); Beet & Watermelon (K, Wk 16)
Standard 3 (top-level) 1
MU.S.GMK-2.3Improvise melodies, variations, and accompaniments; and compose and arrange music within specified guidelines.
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)
Standard 3 7
MU.O.GMK-2.3.01Improvise a melodic or rhythmic phrase.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); 5 Note Melodies (1, Wk 27); Muffin Man (2, Wk 29); Skidamarink (2, Wk 30)
MU.O.GMK-2.3.02Create appropriate sounds to accompany stories or poems.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: F Major Chord (2, Wk 15); Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Beet and Melon (K, Wk 3); C Chord Slide (PK, Wk 10)
MU.O.GMK-2.3.03Compose a rhythmic or melodic pattern to represent a character in a story.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); Mi, Sol, La (1, Wk 10); Recorder Page 4 - B A Shield Patterns (4, Wk 4); Chord Progressions Part I (5, Wk 18)
MU.O.GMK-2.3.04Improvise on a melodic instrument within specified guidelines.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Blues in C Major (2, Wk 19); Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24); C & D (K, Wk 31); Recorder Knight 6 - Improvisation & Composing with E, G, and A (4, Wk 17)
MU.O.GMK-2.3.05Improvise a rhythmic accompaniment for a song.
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); C Chord Slide (PK, Wk 10)
MU.O.GMK-2.3.06Compose an original composition.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24); Beet & Shh (K, Wk 6); Mi, Sol, La (1, Wk 10); Fa, Sol, La (1, Wk 13)
MU.O.GMK-2.3.07Compose a piece of music in AB form.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Song Form Review (2, Wk 20); Rhythm (2, Wk 22); Trading 4s in C Major (2, Wk 24); Lightly Row Performance Part II- Song + Analysis (2, Wk 34)
Standard 4 (top-level) 1
MU.S.GMK-2.4Understand relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts understand music in relation to history and culture.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21); Hot Cross Buns (PK, Wk 19); Recorder King/Queen 2 - Introduction to Transposing (4, Wk 24); Chord Progressions Part I (5, Wk 18)
Standard 4 8
MU.O.GMK-2.4.01Recognize and discuss music as a form of communication.
MU.O.GMK-2.4.02Discuss social responsibility through appropriate audience behavior.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Parts of the Ukulele (5, Wk 3); Sweet Beets (PK, Wk 34); Recorder Knight 5 - Bounce High, Bounce Low (4, Wk 16); Recorder King/Queen 2 - Introduction to Transposing (4, Wk 24)
MU.O.GMK-2.4.04Sing and discuss Appalachian, global, and holiday songs.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Holiday Songs (1, Wk 15); Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1); Fabulous F (K, Wk 10); Mi, Sol, La (1, Wk 8)
MU.O.GMK-2.4.05Compare singing games from various global cultures.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Welcome (5, Wk 1); Introduction to Intervals (3, Wk 6); Semitones (3, Wk 32); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6)
MU.O.GMK-2.4.06Discuss how music is used in daily life, e.g., television, radio, Internet, etc.
Related Prodigies PK-5 lessons: Welcome to Music (K, Wk 1)
MU.O.GMK-2.4.07Discuss the roles of musicians in society.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: C Major Deskbells Review (2, Wk 26); Soft & Loud (K, Wk 15); Adagio, Andante and Moderato (K, Wk 22); Chromatic Intervals (3, Wk 33)
MU.O.GMK-2.4.08Identify instruments unique to various global cultures.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: 1 8 They're Great (K, Wk 13); Sound vs Noise/Bell or Boomwhacker? (K, Wk 23); Recorder History - From Medieval to Modern (4, Wk 6); Recorder Lord/Lady 4 - Jingle Bells (4, Wk 21)
MU.O.GMK-2.4.09Discuss Italian origin of music terminology.
Taught in Prodigies PK-5: Seconds - Part I (3, Wk 8); Fifths Part I (3, Wk 17); Fifths Part II (3, Wk 18); Introduction to Intervals (3, Wk 6)
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