Learning Resource Type

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Second Graders Take 5!

Subject Area

Arts Education

Grade(s)

2

Overview

Students will compare and contrast several different versions of a fairy tale. They will listen to and compare and contrast several different versions of Ludwig van Beethoven's 5th Symphony. They will define dynamics and tempo.   

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

    AE17.MU.2.16

    Demonstrate and describe how a response to music can be informed by its structure, the use of the elements of music, and context (such as personal and social).

    Unpacked Content

    UP:AE17.MU.2.16

    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: Response to music is informed by analyzing context (social, cultural, and historical) and how creators and performers manipulate the elements of music.
    EQ: How does understanding the structure and context of music inform a response?

    Skills Examples

    Performing
    • Demonstrate understanding of musical intent when performing, through attention to expressive markings.
    Creating
    • Demonstrate understanding of cultural authenticity by performing music with appropriate stylistic expression
    Reading/ Writing
    • Identify repeat signs and multiple verses in a verse/refrain song
    Responding/ Evaluating
    • Explain musical decisions that contribute to the expressive intent of the music.
    • Describe the context of lyrics in a verse/refrain song.

    Anchor Standards

    Anchor Standard 8: Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.
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    San Francisco Symphony
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