AE17.MU.2.18

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

AE17.MU.2.18
Apply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music for specific purposes.

Unpacked Content

Essential Questions

EU: The personal evaluation of musical works and performances is informed by analysis, interpretation, and established criteria.
EQ: How do we judge the quality of musical work(s) and performance(s)?

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.

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

Anchor Standards

Anchor Standard 9: Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

Aligned Learning Resources

Peter and the Wolf

The Music of Oceans

Adventures in Treble Clef

Emotions in Music

Music and the Elements of a Story

Why Do We Like Some Styles of Music but Not Others?

The American Folk Song Collection