Grade 2 Fine Arts SOL Standards

Musicianship and Ensemble Skills

Instrumental Technique

Instrumental Procedures

Scales

Music Literacy: Acquire the technical skills and artistic knowledge necessary for creative, expressive, and artistic performance. Demonstrate understanding of elements of music and ways they are used for artistic performance and creative expression

Technique and Application

Cultivate connections to other fine arts and fields of knowledge. Identify and cultivate connections between music and other fields of knowledge to develop problem-solving skills.

Understand and explore the impact of current and emerging technologies. Participate in a rapidly changing world of music and explore the impact of current and emerging technologies, media, and processes.

College, career, and the 21st Century Workplace. Connect music content and skills to career options, college opportunities, and the 21st Century workplace.

Innovation in the Arts

Ethical and legal considerations for music and intellectual property. Identify and understand ethical and legal considerations for engaging with music, resources, and source material as a responsible citizen.

Understand music as a form of community engagement. Identify and interact with music and develop a lifelong engagement as a performer, supporter, advocate, and audience member.

Understand cultural and historical influences of music. Demonstrate understanding of cultural and historical influences of music.

History, Culture, and Citizenship

Develop collaboration and communication skills for music rehearsal and performance. Identify and apply collaboration and communication skills for rehearsal and performance of music.

Formulate and justify personal responses and connections to music. Recognize, justify, and articulate personal responses, beliefs, and opinions regarding music and recognize the value in learning about diverse opinions and responses to music.

Analyze, interpret, and evaluate music. Develop critical thinking skills in the analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of the work of self and others.

Critical Thinking and Communication

Understand and apply a creative process to develop ideas for creating and performing music. Understand and apply a creative process to guide the development of ideas and original work.

Apply creative thinking to composing and improvising music. Apply creative thinking by employing originality, flexibility, experimentation, individual voice, and imagination to improvise and compose music.

Creative Process

The student will create music as a means of individual expression.

Compose a four-measure rhythmic-melodic variation

Improvise simple rhythmic and melodic examples in call-and-response styles.

Play and write rhythmic variations of four-measure selections taken from existing melodies, exercises, or etudes.

The student will identify ways in which culture and technology influence the development of music and musical styles.

The student will identify the connections of instrumental music to the other fine arts and other fields of knowledge.

The student will demonstrate music literacy.

Identify, define, and use basic standard and instrument specific notation for pitch, rhythm, meter, articulation, dynamics, and other elements of music.

Notate student-created compositions using standard notation.

Sing selected lines from music being studied.

Echo, read, count (using a counting system), and perform simple rhythms and rhythmic patterns, including whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, eighth notes, dotted half notes, dotted quarter notes, and corresponding rests.

Identify, read, and perform music in simple meters ( 2 4 , 3 4 , 4 4 , C).

Define and apply music terminology found in the music literature being studied.

Read and interpret standard music notation while performing music of varying styles and levels of difficulty.

Sight-read music of varying styles.

The student will identify and demonstrate half-step and whole-step patterns in order to read, notate, and perform scales and key signatures.

Wind/percussion student—one-octave concert F and B-flat major scales.

Orchestral string student—one-octave D and G major scales.

The student will demonstrate preparatory instrumental basics and playing procedures.

Identify and select an appropriate instrument.

Identify parts of the instrument.

Identify procedures for care of the instrument.

Identify proper playing posture and instrument position.

Understand procedures for basic tuning of the instrument with a visual aid or electronic tuner.

The student will demonstrate proper instrumental techniques.

Identify correct hand positions, finger/slide placement, fingerings/positions, and finger/slide patterns.

Produce tones that are clear, free of tension, and sustained.

Wind student—proper breathing techniques and embouchure; contrasting articulations (tonguing, slurring, staccato, accent).

Orchestral string student—bow hold, straight bow stroke; contrasting articulations (pizzicato, legato, staccato, two-note slurs).

Percussion student—stick control, appropriate grip, and performance of beginning roll, diddle, and flam rudiments, and multiple bounce roll.

The student will demonstrate musicianship and ensemble skills at a beginning level.

Identify the characteristic sound of the instrument being studied.

Playing unisons.

Differentiate between unisons that are too high or low in order to match pitches.

Make adjustments to facilitate correct intonation.

Balance instrumental timbres.

Match dynamic levels and playing style.

Maintain a steady beat at various tempos in the music literature being studied.

Respond to conducting patterns and gestures.

Begin to use articulations and dynamic contrasts as a means of expression.

The student will apply a creative process for music.

Identify and apply steps of a creative process.

Collaboratively identify and examine inquiry-based questions related to music.

Monitor individual practice and progress toward goals.

The student will analyze, interpret, and evaluate music.

Describe diverse works of music using inquiry skills and music terminology.

Identify accepted criteria used for evaluating works of music.

Describe performances of music using music terminology.

The student will formulate and justify personal responses to music.

Identify reasons for preferences among works of music using music terminology.

) Identify ways in which music evokes sensory, emotional, and intellectual responses, including ways in which music can be persuasive.

The student will identify and demonstrate collaboration and communication skills for music.

Participate in school performances and community events as appropriate to level, ability, and interest.

Describe and demonstrate rehearsal and concert etiquette as a performer (e.g., using critical aural skills, following conducting gestures, maintaining attention in rest position).

Describe and demonstrate active listening in rehearsal and as an audience member.

The student will explore historical and cultural influences of music.

Identify the cultural influences, musical styles, composers, and historical periods associated with the music literature through listening, performing, and studying.

Identify ways in which culture influences the development of instruments, instrumental music, and instrumental music styles.

The student will explore the functions of music, including the use of music as a form of expression, communication, ceremony, and entertainment.

The student will identify intellectual property as it relates to music.

The student will identify career options in music.

Music and Movement

Meter

Rhythm

Instrumental Performance

Vocal Performance

Music Literacy: Acquire the technical skills and artistic knowledge necessary for creative, expressive, and artistic performance. Demonstrate understanding of elements of music and ways they are used for artistic performance and creative expression

Technique and Application

Cultivate connections to other fine arts and fields of knowledge Identify and cultivate connections between music and other fields of knowledge to develop problem-solving skills.

Understand and explore the impact of current and emerging technologies. Participate in a rapidly changing world of music and explore the impact of current and emerging technologies, media, and processes.

College, career, and the 21st Century Workplace. Connect music content and skills to career options, college opportunities, and the 21st Century workplace.

Innovation in the Arts

Ethical and legal considerations for music and intellectual property Identify and understand ethical and legal considerations for engaging with music, resources, and source material as a responsible citizen.

Understand music as a form of community engagement. Identify and interact with music and develop a lifelong engagement as a performer, supporter, advocate, and audience member.

Understand cultural and historical influences of music. Demonstrate understanding of cultural and historical influences of music.

History, Culture, and Citizenship

Develop collaboration and communication skills for music rehearsal and performance. Identify and apply collaboration and communication skills for rehearsal and performance of music.

Formulate and justify personal responses and connections to music. Recognize, justify, and articulate personal responses, beliefs, and opinions regarding music and recognize the value in learning about diverse opinions and responses to music.

Analyze, interpret, and evaluate music. Develop critical thinking skills in the analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of the work of self and others.

Critical Thinking and Communication

Understand and apply a creative process to develop ideas for creating and performing music. Understand and apply a creative process to guide the development of ideas and original work.

Apply creative thinking to composing and improvising music. Apply creative thinking by employing originality, flexibility, experimentation, individual voice, and imagination to improvise and compose music.

Creative Process

The student will improvise and compose music.

Improvise simple rhythmic question-and-answer phrases.

Improvise accompaniments, including ostinatos.

Improvise to enhance stories, songs, and poems.

Compose simple pentatonic melodies represented by a variety of notational systems.

The student will identify how music can be created using technology tools.

The student will identify relationships between music and other fields of knowledge.

The student will demonstrate music literacy.

Identify written melodic patterns that move upward, downward, and stay the same.

Use the musical alphabet to notate melodic patterns.

Read and notate melodies based on a pentatonic scale.

Read and notate rhythmic patterns that include half notes, half rests, whole notes, and whole rests.

Use basic music symbols.

The student will develop skills for individual and ensemble singing performance.

Sing melodic patterns that move upward, downward, and stay the same.

Sing melodies within the range of a sixth.

Increase pitch accuracy while singing phrases and simple songs.

Demonstrate expressive singing by changing dynamics and tempo.

The student will develop skills for individual and ensemble instrumental performance.

Play melodic patterns that move upward, downward, and stay the same.

Play expressively, following changes in dynamics and tempo.

Accompany songs and chants with ostinatos and single-chords.

Use proper playing techniques.

The student will classify, perform, and count rhythmic patterns.

Use a counting system.

Include patterns that suggest duple and triple meter.

Use instruments, body percussion, and voice.

Include half notes, half rests, whole notes, and whole rests.

The student will understand and apply the difference between melodic rhythm and steady beat using body percussion, instruments, and voice.

The student will respond to music with movement.

Use locomotor and non-locomotor movements.

Demonstrate high and low pitches.

Demonstrate expressive qualities of music, including changes in dynamics and tempo.

Perform dances and other music activities.

Dramatize songs, stories, and poems.

The student will apply a creative process for music.

Brainstorm ideas for creating music.

Describe steps taken in the creation of music.

Develop questions for evaluating and revising music ideas as a group.

The student will analyze music.

Identify selected instruments visually and aurally.

Describe sudden and gradual changes in dynamics and tempo using music terminology.

Identify and categorize selected musical forms.

Use music vocabulary to describe music.

The student will describe how music evokes personal ideas and emotions.

The student will demonstrate collaboration and communication skills for music rehearsal and performance.

Use audience and participant etiquette appropriate for the purposes and settings in which music is performed.

Use active listening as a musician.

Work together to reach a common goal.

The student will explore historical and cultural aspects of music.

Identify music representing heritage, customs, and traditions of a variety of cultures.

Explore styles of musical examples from various historical periods.

The student will describe roles of music and musicians in communities.

The student will identify appropriate sources for listening to music.

The student will identify how individuals create music.

Technique and Application

Innovation in the Arts

History, Culture, and Citizenship

Critical Thinking and Communication

Creative Process

The student will improvise a plot with a beginning, middle, and end.

The student will explore technology used in theatre.

The student will identify skills and concepts learned in theatre that relate to concepts learned in other content areas.

The student will identify and apply appropriate body positions, projection, speed, and volume in theatre activities.

The student will identify techniques for physical and vocal warm-ups.

The student will explore rehearsal techniques for character development.

The student will describe the relationship between the performer and audience.

The student will identify and explore technical elements of theatre including scenic elements and costumes.

The student will collaborate to develop ideas for group or individual performance.

The student will identify meaning communicated in theatrical works using theatre terms.

The student will identify and discuss a variety of responses to theatrical works.

The student will describe skills needed for theatre including but not limited to trust, active listening, communication, and collaboration.

The student will identify ways that theatre arts are part of customs and traditions of various cultures.

The student will identify and compare theatre experiences in the community and Commonwealth.

The student will identify appropriate sources for theatre inquiry.

The student will identify careers and professional skills in theatre including but not limited to actors, directors, and technicians.

The student will apply creative thinking to artmaking.

Incorporate unanticipated results of artmaking into works of art.

Depict imaginary characters, scenes, or experiences.

The student will explore contemporary digital tools for artmaking

The student will apply connections between the arts by incorporating or responding to music, theatre, or dance in the creation of a work of art.

The student will identify and use the following in works of art:

Color—warm, cool, neutral.

Form—three dimensional.

Line—vertical, horizontal, diagonal.

Shape—geometric, organic.

Pattern—complex alternating and repeating.

The student will identify and apply spatial relationships and perspective for composition.

Use foreground and background in works of art.

Depict objects according to size and proportion within works of art.

The student will create preliminary drawings and/or finished works of art from observation.

The student will refine motor skills (e.g., cutting, modeling, molding, tearing, weaving) to create two-dimensional and three-dimensional works of art.

The student will create three-dimensional works of art, using a variety of materials to include clay.

The student will create works of art inspired by a variety of concepts, themes, and/or literary sources.

The student will apply a creative process for artmaking.

Generate a variety of solutions to artmaking challenges.

Reflect on the process and outcome of an artmaking experience.

The student will analyze and interpret artwork using art vocabulary.

Categorize works of art both real and imaginary, by subject matter, such as portrait, landscape, still life, and architecture.

Interpret ideas, opinions, and emotions expressed in personal and others’ works of art.

The student will express opinions with supporting statements regarding works of art.

The student will describe skills needed to work collaboratively in an art community

Active listening for understanding.

Share and take turns with art tools and materials.

The student will explore and identify cultural and historical influences of art.

Identify symbols and motifs from various cultures

Identify public art, both historical and contemporary, and its impact on the community

Explain ways that the art of a culture reflects its people’s attitudes, beliefs, and experiences.

The student will describe roles of artwork and artists in communities.

The student will identify appropriate sources for viewing art on the Internet.

The student will recognize careers related to the art media used in instruction.

Creative Process

Critical Thinking and Communication

History, Culture, and Citizenship

Innovation in the Arts

Technique and Application