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Elementary Elementary Music Grade 2

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Suggested Prerequisites

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Description

Second-grade students will embark on a musical journey where they develop critical listening skills and learn to recognize and describe different elements of music. They will explore how music has played a vital role in various cultures and historical periods, understanding its power to tell stories and convey emotions across different societies. Through interactive activities, they will develop foundational performance skills, such as singing and playing simple instruments while improving coordination and creativity.

Module One: Rhythm Romp

-Elements of music 

-Introduction to music 

-Active listening 

-Music classroom and performance behaviors 

-Rhythm 

-Steady beat 

-Strong beat and weak beat 

-Meters of 2, 3, and 4 

-Half note and half rest 

-Improvisation 

-Rhythmic ostinato 


Module Two: Magical Melodies

-Introduction of the musical staff 

-Treble clef 

-Melodic direction 

-Pentatonic scale 

-Solfege 

-Iconic notation 

-Singing technique 

-Melodic ostinato 


Module Three: Extremely Dynamic

-Dynamics 

-Forte, piano, fortissimo, and pianissimo 

-Crescendo and descrescendo 

-Staccato and legato 

-Accent marks 

-Describing dynamic changes 

-Dynamics create mood 


Module Four: Tempo Talk

-Tempo 

-Allegro, largo, presto, and andante 

-What is a metronome? 

-Describing tempo changes 

-Tempo creates mood 

 

Module Five: Perfect Patterns

-Form 

-Active listening 

-Comparing patterns in songs

-AB, ABA, ABCA, and rondo 

-Performing songs with form changes 

-Verse, chorus, and repeat 

-Call and response 

-Echo 

-Phrasing 

-Performing songs from memory 


Module Six: Tone Treasures

-Timbre 

-Orchestra families 

-Unpitched percussion instruments 

-Classifying percussion instruments 

-Accompanied vs. unaccompanied 

-Solo vs. ensemble 

-How the voice works 

-Vocal technique 

-Adult and child voices 


Module Seven: Musical Mindfulness

-Music in celebrations 

-Music around the world 

-Compare and contrast versions of familiar songs

-Composed music and folk music 

-John Philip Sousa 

-Antonio Vivaldi 

-Johann Sebastian Bach 

-Baroque period 

-Forming and sharing opinions about music 

-Evaluating performances 


Module Eight: Creative Corner

-Role of musicians in the community 

-Role of music in daily life 

-Improvisation 

-Creating a musical performance to accompany a story 

-Collaboration 

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