Enduring Understanding 1: Cognition and reflection are required to appreciate, interpret, and create with artistic intent.

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Number: MU.2.C.1
Title: Cognition and reflection are required to appreciate, interpret, and create with artistic intent.
Type: Enduring Understanding
Subject: Music
Grade: 2
Big Idea: Critical Thinking and Reflection

Related Benchmarks

This cluster includes the following benchmarks.

Related Access Points

This cluster includes the following access points.

Independent

MU.2.C.1.In.a
Use a teacher-selected sensory skill to recognize specified musical characteristics.
MU.2.C.1.In.b
Respond to a musical work in a variety of ways.
MU.2.C.1.In.c
Identify a variety of unpitched instruments.

Supported

MU.2.C.1.Su.a
Recognize a teacher-selected musical characteristic in a song or instrumental piece.
MU.2.C.1.Su.b
Respond to a musical work.
MU.2.C.1.Su.c
Explore unpitched classroom instruments.

Participatory

MU.2.C.1.Pa.a
Attend to a teacher-selected musical characteristic in a song or instrumental piece.
MU.2.C.1.Pa.b
Explore a variety of music.
MU.2.C.1.Pa.c
Explore differences in pitch.

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Lesson Plan

Husking of the Corn:

This song with PowerPoint, lead sheet, and instrumental play along recording is used to introduce and practice timbre/tone color.  Students will use unpitched percussion instruments and non-traditional sounds to create an accompaniment to the song "Husking of the Corn."  

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