•Recognize and reproduce basic rhythm using quarter, eighth and sixteenth notes, and quarter rests

•Recognize and reproduce pentatonic scale using quarter, eighth and sixteenth notes, and quarter rests

•Practice and reproduce basic rhythm

•Practice and reproduce pentatonic scale

•Use two part rounds

•Recognize dynamics

•Recognize styles

•Recognize major/minor tonality

•Recognize contrast in tempo and dynamics

•Explore pitches of pentatonic scale

•Explore musical forms of AB and ABA (verse, chorus)

•Study life and music of various composers

•Practice pitches of pentatonic scale

•Recognize musical forms of AB and ABA (verse, chorus)

•Identify pitches of pentatonic scale

•Study and reflect life and music of various composers

•Recognize classroom instruments

•Develop proper technique on classroom instruments

•Explore piano/keyboard

•Produce melodic contour and phrases on classroom melody instruments

•Play simple accompaniment

•Demonstrate simple piano melodies using right hand

•Invent rhythmic patterns using quarter, eighth, and sixteenth notes and quarter rests

•Create rhythmic patterns using quarter, eighth, sixteenth, dotted half and half notes and quarter rests

•Improvise a melody using classroom instruments

•Compose simple accompaniments

•Compose melodies

•Create rhythmic patterns using quarter, eighth, sixteenth, dotted half and half notes and quarter rests

•Improvise a melody using classroom instruments

•Compose simple accompaniments

•Compose melodies

•Interpret simple rhythmic patterns using quarter, eighth and sixteenth notes and quarter rests

•Take rhythmic dictation using quarter, eighth and sixteenth notes and quarter rests

•Interpret simple rhythmic patterns using quarter, eighth, sixteenth, half and dotted half notes and quarter rests

•Take rhythmic dictation using quarter, eighth, sixteenth, half and dotted half notes and quarter rests

•Develop working knowledge of staff and components

•Read the pentatonic scale from a staff

•Explore meter signs

•Practice the numbers of the lines and spaces of the staff using software

•Use MIDI material in support of classroom activities

•Use compositional techniques in reading, writing of music through use of notation software

•Use software to reinforce basic music theory skills

•Research composers and their music

Same as Grade 1

•Show musical phrasing through body movement

•Maintain a beat

Same as Kindergarten

Same as Kindergarten and Grade 1