Grade 2 music unit where students read, perform, and write rhythmic patterns using icons and standard notation to create, sequence, and share ideas.

Grade 2 rhythm unit where students echo patterns with voice and instruments, use rehearsal strategies to improve accuracy, and improvise simple rhythms for a purpose.

Grade 2 performance unit where students sing and play for classmates with expression, accuracy, and proper decorum while practicing respectful audience behavior.

Grade 2 percussion unit where students safely play classroom instruments, explore timbre, keep beat in cultural songs, and improvise short rhythms for a purpose.

Grade 2 tempo unit where students identify and perform fast/slow changes, follow tempo shifts, and explain how tempo supports purpose and feelings in music.

Grade 2 music unit exploring dynamics (loud/soft) as students sing, play, and listen for changes, explaining how choices shape expression and intent.

Grade 2 music unit exploring high and low sounds, melodic direction, and hand signs as students sing, move, and explain how pitch shape creates musical expression.

Grade 2 music unit helping students tell beat from rhythm through chants and songs, read simple rhythms, and explain how beat and rhythm support marching, dancing, and chanting.

Grade 2 music unit where students use body percussion and movement to show steady beat, explore duple and triple meter, and explain how beat supports marching, dancing, and calming music purposes.

Grade 2 singing unit building accurate head voice and pitch matching through games, exploring dynamics and tempo, and using simple criteria to judge expressive singing.