Grade 2 Year Plan 48 Classes
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Basi Basic c expe expect ctat atio ions ns and rules in the music classroom
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Basic Pulse, Instrument and vocal technique 9 Classes: (Sept. 12- Sept. 30)
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Name Games Teacher and student created rules Echo games using basic body percussion “Vacation Fun” Go! Go! Go! “I can keep the beat” Melodic training Rhythm reading Movement games Moving to the pulse Beginning instrument games Melodic Tr Training Beginning introduction to So Mi La Games to reinforce So Mi and La (Rhythm) Ga Games with instruments Movement games
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Basic rhythm patterns How rhythm can accompany melody Beats are grouped by accents Music direction is shown through notes on a page Learning the definition of Scales Music has various sections Music can change tempos Ability to to move with the phrase Beginning rhythmic patterns to accompany melodies
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RH6H6- Rhyt Rhythm hm Patte attern rns s can accompany melody RH8- Beats may be grouped by accent ME6- Printed symbols in music show the direction of the melody ME7- Sounds that move up or down by steps or half steps within the octave are called scales FO5- Se Sections ma may be be identified by letters (AB, ABA, ABAB) EX8X8- Mus Music ic may be fast fast or slow and may change from one to the other suddenly or gradually MO8- Mo Move to to fo form in music, like phrases and unlike phrases PI10I10- Play Play rhyt rhythm hmic ic and and ostinato patterns to accompany songs
Resources
Grade 2 Game Plan Movement in Steady Beat- Phyllis Weikart Music time again Musicplay- Grade 2
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Thanksgiving3 Classes: (Oct. 03- Oct. 07)
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Autu Autumn mn// fal falll fo focus cus 9 Classes: (Oct. 11- Oct. 31)
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Various Thanksgiving games Wind up the Apple Tree I’m I’m the the fatt fattes estt turkey A big fa fat tu turkey Five Five fat fat tur turk key’ ey’s Falling leaves Aut Autumn umn- “Viv “Vival aldi di”” • Creating Movements and scenes Roll Call song “Footprints” Jumping Joan Mons Monste terr, Mons Monste terr, Monster Man SML cards Rhythm Games Must be Halloween Thre Three e litt little le Muffi Muffins ns Skin and Bones This is what I can do Statue Sh Shapes Hey there Mr. Monday “Down C am ame a Ba Bat Birds and Bats Pas Pass the the Witc Witche hes s broomstick Fossils (move like bones) Witch’s Stew
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Rhythmic patters are devisions of beat A piece of music is broke into sections (AB, ABA, etc.) Music has dynamic changes Students will be able to determine when the melody a piece of music rises or falls Determine and respond to musical phrases Identify musical patterns Show awareness of musical patterns through movement Basic understanding of sol-fa to include “re” and “do” Be able to have a basic understanding of how to play simple rhythms Dictate rhythms played by teacher Begin to differentiate between various note values Be able to identify 2/4 and 3/4 time signatures Be able to identify the treble clef and musical staff
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RH7- Rhythm patterns are made up of beat and divisions of the beat FO4- A whole piece of music may be comprised of a number of sections EX9- Music dynamics may change suddenly or gradually L9- Detect the rise and fall of melody L11- Respond to phrases in music L10- Identify “like” and “unlike” patterns in music MO9- Through movement show awareness of changes in tempo, dynamics and mood SI9- Extend the use of sol-fa training with hand signals to include “re” and “do” PI8- play simple rhythm patterns RW9- Draw “stick” rhythm patterns from dictation RW12- Recognize whole, half, quarter, eighth notes and the whole, half and quarter rests RW13- Recognize 2/4 and 3/4 time signatures RW14- Recognize the music staff and treble cleff sign
Resources
Grade 2 Game Plan Movement in Steady Beat- Phyllis Weikart Music time again Musicplay- Grade 2
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Remembrance6 Classes: (Nov. 01- Nov. 10)
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Various Remembrance and Peace songs All things shall Perish from under the sky Grand Old Duke Sing for Peace Make ake a Dif Differe ferenc nce e Peace is like a river Tritsch Tr Trash Polka- Fun with Composers Learning a bo bout Strauss
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Understanding that notes and silences have a specific duration The beginning understanding of chords Major and minor chords sound different Music has a beginning, middle and an end There are musical patterns that may be “like” or “unlike” Responding to musical phrases Show musical changes through movement Move to musical form, including like and unlike phrases Show an understanding of musical changes in dynamics and mood through movement Be able to match tone with instruments and voice Simple rhythm scores Follow notation from left to right Recognize the differences between 2/4 and 3/4 time signatures Identify symbols for crescendo and decrescendo Make up new words for simple melodies
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RH9- Sounds and silences have specific duration HA3- Some sounds seem to belong together and are called chords, three or more sounds together HA4- Major and minor chords have different sounds FO6- There may be an introduction, an interlude and an ending SK10- Identify “like” and “unlike” patterns in music SK11- Respond to phrases in music MO9- Through movement show awareness of changes in tempo, dynamics and mood MO8- Move to form in music, like phrases and unlike phrases MO9- Through movement show awareness of changes in tempo, dynamics and mood SI10- Respond to tone matching with other voices and instruments PI9- Follow simple rhythm scores RW11- Follow notation from left to right while singing and playing RW13- Recognize 2/4 and 3/4 time signatures RW15- Recognize “like” and “unlike” phrases RW16-Recognize the symbols for crescendo, decrescendo and accent CR4- Make up new words to songs
Resources
Grade 2 Game Plan Fun With ComposersDeborah Ziolkoski Movement in Steady Beat- Phyllis Weikart Music time again Musicplay- Grade 2
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Theme Winter/ Holidays and handbells 9 Classes: (Dec. 01- Dec. 23)
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O Hanukkah Slei Sleigh gh ride ride-- Moza Mozart rt Holiday Round Ring Ring Ring the Bells Rocks for Christmas List Liste enin ning game ames Inst Instru rume ment nt stor storie iessusing Glockenspiels, metallophones and xylophones Dance for Hanukah The Dreydl song Gidd iddy-u y-up my my Bu Burro rro Holiday Tr Treats Up on the housetop Chinese Da Dance (Tchaikovsky) There wa was a pig went out to dig Deck the Halls Hanukah, Hanukah Various Christmas Carols
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Understanding that rhythm accompanies melody Notes printed on a staff show the direction of the melody A musical piece is divided into sections and are identified by letters There is a beginning, middle and end of a piece of music Music has various tempo’s Tempo’s can change quickly Music has various dynamics Melodies may rise and fall Ability to respond to musical phrases Students are able to create movements based on the poem, story or song Move to music depending on the phrases Showing various musical changes through movement Understanding various ethnic holiday songs Ability to play simple rhythmic patterns while following scores Creating new words for simple melodies Create accompaniments accompaniments for simple melodies
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RH6- Rhythm Patterns can accompany melody ME6- Printed symbols in music show the direction of the melody FO4- A whole piece of music may be compromised of a number of sections FO5- Sections may be identified by letters F06- There may be an introduction, an interlude and an ending EX8- Music may be fast or slow and may change from one to the other suddenly or gradually Ex9- Music dynamics may change suddenly or gradually L9- Detect the rise and fall of melody L11- Respond to phrases in music MO7- Improvise movements to poems, stories and songs MO8- Move to form in music, like phrases and unlike phrases MO9- Through movement show awareness of changes in tempo, dynamics and mood SI10- Respond to tone matching with other voices and instruments SI110 Sing many folk, ethnic, seasonal and holiday songs PI8- Play simple rhythm patters PI9- Follow simple rhythm scores PI10- Play rhythmic and ostinato patterns to accompany songs RW14- Recognize the music staff and treble clef sign RW11RW11- Follow notation from left to right while singing and playing CR4- Make up new words to songs CR5- Create melodic accompaniments for songs
Resources
Grade 2 Game Plan Beginner handbell units Movement in Steady Beat- Phyllis Weikart Music time again Musicplay- Grade 2
