Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Patterns Activity

Subject Area

Arts Education

Grade(s)

2

Overview

Students will identify and complete patterns.  They will create their own patterns and perform for the class. A student worksheet is provided. 

    Arts Education (2017) Grade(s): 2 - Music

    AE17.MU.2.2

    Generate musical patterns and ideas within the context of a given tonality and meter.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:AE17.MU.2.2

    Vocabulary

    Rhythm
    • Eighth note, eighth rest, half note, half rest, whole note, whole rest
    • Strong/ weak beat — 2/4; 3/4 meter
    • Accelerando/ ritardando
    Melody
    • Pitch Set: Do , Re, Mi, So, La
    • Five-line staff
    • Treble clef
    • Names of lines/ spaces (treble staff)
    Harmony
    • Melodic ostinati
    • Partner songs
    Form
    • AAB, AABA, Rondo
    • Verse/ Refrain
    Expression
    • Orchestral instrument families
    • Piano (p), forte (f)
    • Crescendo/ decrescendo
    • Orchestral Music: programmatic
    • Indigenous music: Native American
    • American music: slave songs, colonial folk songs
    Other
    • Age-appropriate pitch matching (B3-D5)1
    • Mallet/ drumming technique: alternating hands

    Essential Questions

    EU: The creative ideas, concepts, and feelings that influence musicians' work emerge from a variety of sources.
    EQ: How do musicians generate creative ideas?

    Skills Examples

    Performing
    • Perform original melodic patterns in do pentatonic as an introduction to a known song.
    • Perform original rhythmic patterns on body percussion or unpitched percussion, containing eighth note, eighth rest, half note, half rest, whole note, whole rest, as an introduction to a known chant.
    Creating
    • Create a melody on pitched instruments using speech rhythms from a selected poem.
    • Improvise with a partner in question/answer style, using pitched or unpitched percussion instruments.
    Reading/ Writing
    • Notate speech rhythms from a selected poem, using iconic or standard notation.
    • Using music composition software, create an original composition based on a personally selected topic.
    Responding/ Evaluating
    • Refine compositions based on self-evaluation of a recorded performance.
    • Indicate dynamic markings for original compositions.

    Anchor Standards

    Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.
    Arts Education (2017) Grade(s): 2 - Music

    AE17.MU.2.4

    Use iconic or standard notation and/or recording technology to combine, sequence, and document personal musical ideas.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:AE17.MU.2.4

    Vocabulary

    Rhythm
    • Eighth note, eighth rest, half note, half rest, whole note, whole rest
    • Strong/ weak beat — 2/4; 3/4 meter
    • Accelerando/ ritardando
    Melody
    • Pitch Set: Do , Re, Mi, So, La
    • Five-line staff
    • Treble clef
    • Names of lines/ spaces (treble staff)
    Harmony
    • Melodic ostinati
    • Partner songs
    Form
    • AAB, AABA, Rondo
    • Verse/ Refrain
    Expression
    • Orchestral instrument families
    • Piano (p), forte (f)
    • Crescendo/ decrescendo
    • Orchestral Music: programmatic
    • Indigenous music: Native American
    • American music: slave songs, colonial folk songs
    Other
    • Age-appropriate pitch matching (B3-D5)1
    • Mallet/ drumming technique: alternating hands

    Essential Questions

    EU: Musicians' creative choices are influenced by their expertise, context, and expressive intent.
    EQ: How do musicians make creative decisions?

    Skills Examples

    Performing
    • Perform original melodic patterns in do pentatonic as an introduction to a known song.
    • Perform original rhythmic patterns on body percussion or unpitched percussion, containing eighth note, eighth rest, half note, half rest, whole note, whole rest, as an introduction to a known chant.
    Creating
    • Create a melody on pitched instruments using speech rhythms from a selected poem.
    • Improvise with a partner in question/answer style, using pitched or unpitched percussion instruments.
    Reading/ Writing
    • Notate speech rhythms from a selected poem, using iconic or standard notation.
    • Using music composition software, create an original composition based on a personally selected topic.
    Responding/ Evaluating
    • Refine compositions based on self-evaluation of a recorded performance.
    • Indicate dynamic markings for original compositions.

    Anchor Standards

    Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.
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