Name: Charles Moe
Competency: B5
Artifact Title: Kodaly 2nd Grade
Artifact Type: A monthly teacher's guide to teaching melodic and rhythmic concepts through the Kodaly method for 2nd grade.
Rationale for Inclusion: Competency B5 states that a teacher of vocal music must know vocal and choral instructional materials and solo and ensemble repertoire, representing diverse periods and cultures, and beginning, intermediate and advanced levels from kindergarten through grade 12. What we see here is a monthly guide to aid teachers in using the Kodaly approach to music education. This particular guide is designed to fit into the 2nd grade musical curriculum. During my time student teaching I focused on the Half note as it appears in the 4/4 time signature. This can be found highlighted in the September section of Rhythmic learning. I also focused on using the pitches of Do and Re along with the pitches of La, Mi, and Sol that were learned in first grade. This can be found in the September and October sections of melodic learning. Once again these concepts were my primary focus for 2nd grade during my elementary placement.
