Music: Grade 2

Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

  • a.

    Improvise rhythmic and melodic patterns and musical ideas for a specific purpose.MU:Cr1.1.2.a

  • b.

    Generate musical patterns and ideas within the context of a given tonality (such as major and minor) and meter (such as duple and triple).MU:Cr1.1.2.b

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

  • a.

    Demonstrate and explain personal reasons for selecting patterns and ideas for music that represent expressive intent.MU:Cr2.1.2.a

  • b.

    Use iconic or standard notation and/or recording technology to combine, sequence, and document personal musical ideas.MU:Cr2.1.2.b

Refine and complete artistic work.

  • 2.

    Interpret and apply personal, peer, and teacher feedback to revise personal music.MU:Cr3.1.2

  • 2.

    Convey expressive intent for a specific purpose by presenting a final version of personal musical ideas to peers or informal audience.MU:Cr3.2.2

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

  • 2.

    Demonstrate and explain personal interest in, knowledge about, and purpose of varied musical selections.MU:Pr4.1.2

  • a.

    Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts (such as tonality and meter) in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance.MU:Pr4.2.2.a

  • b.

    When analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmic and melodic patterns using iconic or standard notation.MU:Pr4.2.2.b

  • 2.

    Demonstrate understanding of expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo) and how creators use them to convey expressive intent.MU:Pr4.3.2

Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

  • a.

    Apply established criteria to judge the accuracy, expressiveness, and effectiveness of performances.MU:Pr5.1.2.a

  • b.

    Rehearse, identify and apply strategies to address interpretive, performance, and technical challenges of music.MU:Pr5.1.2.b

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

  • a.

    Perform music for a specific purpose with expression and technical accuracy.MU:Pr6.1.2.a

  • b.

    Perform appropriately for the audience and purpose.MU:Pr6.1.2.b

Perceive and analyze artistic work.

  • 2.

    Explain and demonstrate how personal interests and experiences influence musical selection for specific purposes.MU:Re7.1.2

  • 2.

    Describe how specific music concepts are used to support a specific purpose in music.MU:Re7.2.2

Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.

  • 2.

    Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts and how they support creators'/performers' expressive intent.MU:Re8.1.2

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

  • 2.

    Apply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music for specific purposes.MU:Re9.1.2

Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

  • 2.

    Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music.MU:Cn10.1.2

Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural and historical context to deepen understanding.

  • 2.

    Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.MU:Cn11.1.2

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Grade 2
When were these standards adopted?
2015

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