Music 2

Making up music on the spot for a purpose: welcome and goodbye rhythms, marching, wake-up and rainy-day rhythms, then cheer-up, bedtime, sneaky and celebration melodies, and answering a hummed question.

• 1 · What Is Improvising? A Brand-New Music Skill
• 2 · Improvising a Welcome Rhythm
• 3 · Improvising a Goodbye Rhythm
• 4 · Improvising a Marching-Around Rhythm
• 5 · Improvising a Wake-Up Rhythm
• 6 · Improvising a Rainy-Day Rhythm
• 7 · Improvising a Silly Rhythm
• 8 · Mid-Unit Review: Rhythm Improvisation for a Purpose
• 9 · Improvising Melodies: A New Kind of Pattern
• 10 · Improvising a Happy Cheer-Up Melody
• 11 · Improvising a Sleepy Bedtime Melody
• 12 · Improvising a Sneaky Quiet Melody
• 13 · Improvising an Excited Celebration Melody
• 14 · Improvising an Answer Melody

Plus 1 review day, not listed.

Making up patterns that stay in a given tonality (major or minor) and a given meter (groups of two or three), then combining both and choosing their own. Ends with an improvisation show for family.

• 16 · Introducing a Given Tonality: Staying Major
• 17 · Practice: Generate a Pattern That Stays Major
• 18 · Introducing Minor Tonality: Staying Mysterious
• 19 · Practice: Generate a Pattern That Stays Minor
• 20 · Real Music in Minor: A Famous Score
• 22 · Introducing a Given Meter: Staying in Twos
• 23 · Practice: Generate a Pattern That Stays in Twos
• 24 · Introducing Triple Meter: Staying in Threes
• 25 · Practice: Generate a Pattern That Stays in Threes
• 27 · Combine: A Major Pattern in Twos
• 28 · Combine: A Minor Pattern in Threes
• 29 · Choose Your Own: Tonality, Meter, and Purpose
• 30 · Unit Celebration: Your Improvisation Show

Plus 2 review days, not listed.

Picking the idea that best expresses a feeling and explaining why, then writing ideas down in picture notation: size for loudness, spacing for speed, up-and-down lines for melody. They sequence ideas, explain them to family and make an idea portfolio.

• 31 · Welcome to Unit 2: Picking Your Favorite Musical Idea
• 32 · What Is Expressive Intent?
• 33 · Happy Ideas vs. Calm Ideas
• 34 · Excited Ideas vs. Sleepy Ideas
• 35 · Choosing an Idea That Matches a Feeling
• 36 · Why Did You Pick That One?
• 37 · Comparing Two Ideas for the Same Feeling
• 38 · Rhythm Ideas, Feelings, and Beethoven's Famous Four Notes
• 39 · Melody Ideas and Feelings
• 40 · Unit 2A Review: Explaining Your Choice
• 41 · What Is Iconic Notation?
• 42 · Big Shapes, Small Shapes: Loud and Soft
• 43 · Dots Close Together, Dots Far Apart: Fast and Slow
• 44 · Up and Down: Drawing Melody Shapes
• 45 · Long Lines and Short Lines: Note Length
• 46 · Practice: Draw Your Rhythm Idea
• 47 · Practice: Draw Your Melody Idea
• 48 · Reading Back Your Own Icons
• 49 · Mixing Symbols Together
• 50 · Unit 2B Review: My Icon Toolbox
• 51 · What Does “In Order” Mean in Music?
• 52 · Putting Two Ideas in a Row
• 53 · Combining a Rhythm Idea and a Melody Idea
• 54 · Documenting Your Ideas So You Don't Forget
• 55 · Choosing and Notating: Putting It Together
• 56 · Explaining Your Notated Idea to Family
• 57 · Building a Mini Musical Idea Book
• 58 · Comparing Notated Ideas With a Partner
• 59 · Practice Day: Select, Notate, Explain
• 60 · Unit 2 Capstone: My Musical Idea Portfolio

Calypso from Jamaica, Chinese folk lullabies, and Hawaiian ukulele music. For each they listen for tonality and meter, take a short quiz, then compare the three traditions.

• 61 · Welcome Back to Music Around the World!
• 62 · Meet Calypso: Music from Jamaica
• 63 · Calypso's Sunny, Major Feel
• 64 · Feeling Calypso's Steady Bounce (Meter)
• 65 · Calypso Review and Quiz Day
• 66 · Meet Chinese Folk Lullabies
• 67 · The Gentle Tonality of a Lullaby
• 68 · Rocking in Threes: A Lullaby's Meter
• 69 · Chinese Lullaby Review and Quiz Day
• 70 · Meet Hawaiian Ukulele and Hula Music
• 71 · Hawaiian Music's Warm, Bright Feel
• 72 · Swaying Along: Hawaiian Music's Meter
• 73 · Hawaiian Music Review and Quiz Day
• 74 · Comparing Tonality Around the World
• 75 · Comparing Meter Around the World (Unit Wrap-Up)

Reading picture rhythm cards and arrow cards for melodic contour (up, down, same), then combining them into melody maps and performing them, including the opening of a song they know and Beethoven's famous four-note motif.

• 76 · Welcome Back to Reading Rhythm!
• 77 · Reading a Clapping Card: Rhythm Practice
• 78 · A Famous Rhythm: Reading Beethoven's Motif
• 79 · What Is Melodic Contour?
• 80 · Reading a Melody That Climbs Up
• 81 · Reading a Melody That Comes Back Down
• 82 · Reading a Melody That Stays the Same
• 83 · Mixing Up, Down, and Same
• 84 · Building a Melody Map: Rhythm Meets Contour
• 85 · Performing from Your Melody Map
• 86 · Reading a Melody from a Song You Know
• 87 · A Longer Notation Challenge
• 88 · Reading Notation with a Family Partner
• 89 · Rhythm Reading Review and Quiz
• 90 · Contour Reading Review and Capstone Celebration

The musical words forte (loud) and piano (soft), getting louder and softer, and fast and slow tempo. Children hear how composers use them to tell a story, with Beethoven's Fifth Symphony as an example.

• 91 · Loud and Soft: Why Dynamics Matter
• 92 · Forte: Making Music LOUD on Purpose
• 93 · Piano: Making Music Soft on Purpose
• 94 · Getting Louder, Getting Softer
• 95 · Dynamics Tell a Story
• 97 · Dynamics Detective
• 98 · Fast and Slow: Why Tempo Matters
• 99 · Fast Music: Racing Hearts and Big Celebrations
• 100 · Slow Music: Rest, Calm, and Quiet Moments
• 101 · Tempo Tells a Story Too
• 102 · Dynamics + Tempo: A Composer's Toolbox
• 103 · Case Study: Beethoven's Famous Fast, Loud Opening
• 104 · Dynamics & Tempo Review

Plus 1 review day, not listed.

How to perform politely (introducing a piece, staying focused, bowing) and how to be a good audience (quiet listening, when to clap). Ends with planning and giving a family concert.

• 105 · What Is Performance Decorum?
• 106 · Before You Begin: Introducing Your Piece
• 107 · Staying Focused While You Perform
• 108 · Finishing Well: The Bow and Thank You
• 109 · Practice Day: Perform for Your Family
• 110 · Performer Decorum Review
• 111 · My Performance Plan
• 112 · What Does a Great Audience Do?
• 113 · Quiet Listening: No Talking, All Ears
• 114 · When to Clap: Applause Timing
• 115 · Practice Day: Be the Audience
• 116 · Different Places, Different Manners
• 117 · Audience Etiquette Review
• 118 · Concert Manners Checklist
• 119 · Capstone Part 1: Plan Your Family Concert
• 120 · Capstone Part 2: Family Concert Day!

How interests and experiences shape music picks (animals, sports, nature, trips, seasons, family tunes), then how tempo, dynamics and tonality are chosen to fit a purpose, in movies and theme songs too. Ends with a personal playlist.

• 121 · Your Life, Your Music Picks
• 122 · Animal Lover's Playlist
• 123 · Sports & Play Pick
• 124 · A Fun Day at the Park
• 125 · Nature Walk Calm
• 126 · Family Tradition Tunes
• 127 · Dance-Lover's Pick
• 128 · Remembering a Trip
• 129 · Favorite Season Song
• 130 · Storytime Match
• 131 · Rainy Day Feelings
• 132 · Cheering Up a Friend
• 133 · Wake-Up Song Pick
• 134 · Bedtime Song Pick
• 135 · Unit Review: Match Your Interests to Purposes
• 136 · Concepts on Purpose: Why Music Choices Aren't Random
• 137 · Fast Tempo = Get Moving
• 138 · Slow Tempo = Time to Rest
• 139 · Loud Dynamics = Celebrate Big!
• 140 · Soft Dynamics = Shhh, Quiet Time
• 141 · Happy-Sounding Music for Happy Times
• 142 · Marching Band Mix: Fast + Loud
• 143 · Bedtime Mix: Slow + Soft
• 144 · Game Time Music
• 145 · Quiet Reading Time Music
• 146 · What If It Didn't Match?
• 147 · Movie Music Matches the Scene
• 148 · TV Show Theme Songs and Their Purpose
• 149 · Concept-Purpose Review Worksheet
• 150 · Unit Capstone: My Perfect Purpose Playlist

Judging whether music fits a job such as bedtime, a party, quiet time, exercise, a story or a family event. They compare two songs for one job and explain their honest choice.

• 151 · Does It Fit? Starting Our Last Unit
• 152 · Music for Bedtime vs. Music for a Party
• 153 · Music for a Celebration
• 154 · Music for Calm, Quiet Time
• 155 · Music for Moving Your Body
• 156 · Two Songs, Same Purpose — Which Fits Better?
• 157 · Music Behind a Story
• 158 · Choosing Music for a Family Event
• 159 · Music While You Focus
• 160 · Fit-Check Review
• 161 · Your Personal Music Preferences
• 162 · Explaining Your Choice Clearly
• 163 · Tricky Fit Challenges
• 164 · Unit Wrap-Up: You're a Music Fit Expert!

Recalling improvising, favorite ideas, world music and concert manners, then building, rehearsing and giving a family show. Mostly review of earlier skills, plus a look at Beethoven's Fifth.

• 165 · Welcome to Our Music Year Celebration!
• 166 · Remember When You Improvised?
• 167 · Choosing Your Celebration Pattern
• 168 · Remember Picking Your Favorite Idea?
• 169 · Adding Your Favorite Idea to the Show
• 170 · Remember Music From Other Places?
• 171 · Sharing Your World Music Pick
• 172 · Remember Great Performance Manners?
• 173 · Preparing to Present to Family
• 174 · A Famous Piece and Its Purpose
• 175 · Choosing the Perfect Purpose for Your Show
• 176 · Building Your Whole Celebration Show
• 177 · Rehearsal Day: Practice Run
• 178 · Rehearsal Day: Polish and Practice
• 179 · Celebration Show Day!
• 180 · Celebrating a Whole Year of Music!