Quick Check Form: Grade 2 Music Curriculum
    Big Ideas to Emphasize in Grade 2 Music
    ·   Integrates different types of musical elements. (Melody, Rhythm, Tempo, Dynamics)

    ·   Sings relatively in tune (increasingly able to match contour, pitch and basic intervals).

    ·   Reads standard rhythmic notation (quarter notes, quarter rests, eighth notes).

    ·   Identifies music in a variety of forms (AB, ABA, AABA)

    ·   Gains experience with a variety of music and instruments through listening, performing, improvisation, and composing.
    By the end of Grade 2
    Students will know:

    ·   Various styles of music.

    ·   Melodic traits (high, low, stay-the-same)     		Students will be able to :

    ·   Consistently perform rhythms with a steady beat.

    ·   Read, write and create rhythms using quarter notes and rests, and paired eighth notes.

    ·   Identify steps, skips and repeated notes on the staff.

    ·   Consistently use singing voice.

    ·   Identify percussion instruments by sight and sound.

    ·   Identify different styles of music.
    Core Vocabulary for Grade 2 Music:
    Staff

    Interval

    Dynamics – piano (p), forte (f)

    Pitch     		Quarter Notes

    Quarter Rest

    Eighth Notes
    Tips for Parents:
    Listen to music with your child:

    ·   Share songs with your child.

    ·   Play recorded music.

    ·   Listen to a wide variety of music:

    o   Choral

    o   Instrumental

    o   Classical

    o   Jazz

    o   Folk

    ·   Attend live music concerts.

    ·   Attend school concerts (most are free).

     

    Play music games with your child:

    ·   Jump Rope

    ·   Hop Scotch

    ·   Clapping Games

    ·   Marching

    ·   Make rhythm with household items.

    ·   Move rhythmically with your child to your favorite songs.

    ·   Read nursery rhymes.     		Do music with your child:

    ·   Sing with your child.

    ·   Encourage your child to use a singing voice outside of their regular speaking voice.

    ·   Sing or play in a community group.

    ·   If you choose private lessons, begin with piano.

     

    Praise your child to build their confidence.

     

    Websites:

    San Francisco Symphony Kids:

    http://www.sfskids.org/templates/home.asp?pageid=1

     

    Classics for Kids (Cincinnati Public Radio):

    http://www.classicsforkids.com/

     

    National Geographic Music:

    http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/worldmusic/view/page.basic/home


     

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    Quick Check Form Developed by Ann Morgan, Everett Public Schools, 2001 Revised 11/18/08