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K–12 Standards

Grade 2

Other North Carolina Arts: Music sets

CONNECT: Explore and relate artistic ideas and works to past, present, and future societies and cultures. CN

  • 1

    Relate musical ideas and works with personal, societal, cultural, historical, and daily life contexts, including diverse and marginalized groups. 2.CN.1

    1. 1

      Describe how American music reflects the heritage, customs, and traditions of people in the United States, including various indigenous and cultural groups.2.CN.1.1

    2. 2

      Identify cross-curricular connections between music and other content areas. 2.CN.1.2

    3. 3

      Describe how music exists in national traditions, celebrations, entertainment, or other uses. 2.CN.1.3

  • 2

    Explore advancements in the field of music. 2.CN.2

    1. 1

      Compare the roles of various individuals that contribute to the creation, production, and consumption of music. 2.CN.2.1

    2. 2

      Explain why innovative technologies are used in music. 2.CN.2.2

CREATE: Create and adapt new artistic ideas and work individually or collaboratively. CR

  • 1

    Create original musical ideas and works, independently and collaboratively. 2.CR.1

    1. 1

      Improvise 8-12 beats of rhythmic patterns and melodic patterns.2.CR.1.1

    2. 2

      Notate 8-12 beats of original rhythmic ideas using iconic or standard notation that incorporate grade-level appropriate rhythms.2.CR.1.2

  • 2

    Adapt original musical ideas and works, and those of peers and other artists, independently and collaboratively. 2.CR.2

    1. 1

      Accompany readings, stories, or dramatizations with corresponding vocal or instrumental sounds. 2.CR.2.1

    2. 2

      Explain how to share music fairly. 2.CR.2.2

PRESENT: Present, perform, produce, and develop artistic ideas and works. PR

  • 1

    Perform music from a variety of styles, cultures, and genres.2.PR.1

    1. 1

      Improve musical skills by applying feedback from instructors, peers, and self. 2.PR.1.1

    2. 2

      Read iconic or standard notation to sing or play music with three or more pitches, and half notes, half rests, and tied rhythms in 2/4 and 4/4 meters. 2.PR.1.2

    3. 3

      Sing or play in rounds and ostinatos.2.PR.1.3

    4. 4

      Demonstrate changes in tempos, form, texture, articulations, phrasing, and dynamics.2.PR.1.4

  • 2

    Develop musical presentations. 2.PR.2

    1. 1

      Describe the production elements needed to develop formal and informal performances. 2.PR.2.1

    2. 2

      Demonstrate appropriate audience and performer etiquette. 2.PR.2.2

RESPOND: Analyze and evaluate how the arts communicate. RE

  • 1

    Analyze musical works from a variety of styles, cultures, and genres including response through moving, singing, playing instruments, or content-specific vocabulary.2.RE.1

    1. 1

      Identify changes in tempos, form, texture, articulations, phrasing, and dynamics in aural and written musical works. 2.RE.1.1

    2. 2

      Identify a "story" told in a work of music. 2.RE.1.2

    3. 3

      Describe the timbres of a variety of instruments and voices, and the way in which the sound is produced.2.RE.1.3

  • 2

    Evaluate musical works using content-specific vocabulary.2.RE.2

    1. 1

      Explain why some music is valued over others by different individuals, communities, and cultures.2.RE.2.1

    2. 2

      Provide positive feedback to self and others. 2.RE.2.2

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