Music Curriculum

2nd Grade

Course Purpose:

Students will engage in aspects of standard musical notation and composition and make connections between music, culture, and dance.

Outcomes and Components:

 FA.2M.8 Students will perform circle and partner folk dances and contrast various dance forms and music from different cultures and traditions.

Pacing  

Instruct/

Assess

Component Code

Component

Standard(s)

  FA.2M.8.1 Identify and perform basic dance patterns (e.g. circle dances and partner dances).

PE19.A.2a,

PE19.B.2b

  FA.2M.8.2 Evaluate the function and purpose of dance in various cultures around the world.

MU:Pr.4.1.2a

MU:Cn11.0.2a

  FA.2M.8.3 Practice and perform various folk dances for peers and teachers.

PE:19.A.2a,

PE:19.B.2b

  FA.2M.8.4 Analyze the form of various folk dance melodies. MU:Pr4.2.3a

Academic Vocabulary: Identify, Analyze, Evaluate, Perform

Content Vocabulary: Folk Dances, Steady Beat, Rhythm