Portales Municipal Schools
Curriculum Map
Course Title: Elementary Music Grade 2
Quarter: 1 (6 day rotation = 6 Lessons)
Academic Year: 2013-2014
1. What is a Melody? 2.What makes Pitches move? 3. What makes an Octave?
Unit/ Week
Week 1
(six day rotation)
Introduction to
Music, Class
Expectations
Seating Chart,
Standards
1. Learn and develop
the essential skills and
technical demands
unique to dance,
music, theatre / and
visual arts.
Lesson 4
Form
Skill
Recognizing symbols and
notes on music rug.
(Review from 1st grade)
Whole, half, quarter, and
eight notes, and the
concepts of dotted notes
and rest
Lesson 2
Pre test
Lesson 3
Melody
Content/ Vocabulary
I. Be respectful
II. Good Listeners
III. Melody
IV. Downward
V. Upward
3. C.1; Discuss ways
in which music and
other disciplines are
related and can
contribute to mutual
understanding.
D.C. al Coda
Hakuna Matata
Dynamics
P, MP, FF, F, MF
Dotted Quarter Note
Dotted Half Note
Resources
Musical Rug, Pretest
handout. Crayons,
Pencils. Seating chart
from musical rug, ball,
music CD.
Informal assessment.
Observe during musical
rug game passing a ball
around to music. Stop
music on each individual
student assessing if the
student recognizes their
seating square.
Sing an octave interval with
ease and accuracy. Sing
syncopated rhythms
accurately.
2. A; Recognize music
and its notation as a
type of language
capable of expressing
ideas.
Assessment
Administer pre test of
basic notes, syllables up
and down the scale.
Sing and Read. Explore
Dynamics. Develop an
understanding of D.C. al Coda
Use terminology to describe
and label loud and soft.
Respond through singing.
Upward and Downward
assessment.
Master resource
.
Lesson 5
Melody /
Rhythm
1 D. 1; Demonstrate
steady beat at
different tempos,
both in locomotor and
non-locomotor
settings, and match
movement to given
sound cues.
1. B. 1; Investigate
qualities of sound
gesturers (clapping,
snapping, patting,
stamping).
Triplet
Sing Triplets
Perform a triplet pattern
accurately. Understand and
follow repeat signs with first
and second endings. Vocal
Development.
Sing a m melody in rhythm
throughout the song.
Lesson 6
Melody
4. Demonstrate an
understanding of the
dynamics of the
creative process.
C. Understand that
there are multiple
ways in which a
phrase may be
completed.
Phrase
Crescendo
Decrescendo
Phrasing
Understand musical phrase.
Sing with expression and
dynamics. Understand the
importance of following the
conductor.
Mid-Unit Review Quiz on
Triplets and Vocabulary
Words.
Teachers resource
masters pg. 89 and
quick group
assessment .
Portales Municipal Schools
Curriculum Map
Course Title: Elementary Music Grade 2
Quarter: 2 (6 day rotation = 6 wks)
Academic Year: 2013-2014
1. What makes a Dynamic change in Music ? What is the terminology language for Theatrical Performances? 3. What is a Musical Broadway Performance?
Unit/ Week
Standards
Content/ Vocabulary
Skill
Assessment
Resources
Lesson 7
2. Use dance, music,
Italian language:
Sing, Hand & Body
Quick check group
Riser Placement
Dynamics
theatre /drama, and
p = soft/ (piano)
Movements to certain
assessment in rehearsal
Gym Rehearsal
visual arts to express
f = loud/ and strong (forte)
parts of the performance
ideas.
songs. Sing Legato with
2. A. Recognize music
phrasing.
and its notation as a
type of language
capable of expressing
ideas.
2 A. 1 Discuss ways in
which music can
express, non verbally,
various emotions or
events.
Lesson 8
Melody
Lesson 9
Winter
Performance
8.C. Share and develop
cultural experiences.
8.C. 1 Plan and
perform a program
around the holidays.
8.C. Share and develop
cultural experiences.
8.C. 1 Plan and
perform a program
around the holidays
Rehearsals
Upstage
Downstage
Stage Right
Stage Left
Script
Character
Sing syncopated patterns.
Eye Contact and Posture
Sing notes to their full,
correct values. Sing with
expression and appropriate
dynamics and
interpretations. Sing with
accurate vowel sounds.
(TSW) Enter, Stand, and
Exit on / off risers and
stage.
Fall 2nd Grade Concert
Gym Rehearsal
Fall 2nd Grade Concert
Gym
Lesson 10
Review/
Semester Test
Lesson 12
Caroling at
Golden Acres
Vocabulary Words from
the 1st semester
including theatrical
terminology.
8.C. 1 Plan and
perform a program
around the holidays.
Watch the conductor for
cues. Singing. Sing with
expression.
Generated from
Master Resource
and Extra
Resource