Call 866.512.6463

to speak to a K¹² education consultant.

Or, request a call back

Tell us where a consultant can reach you in the next few minutes.

Sample Lessons

Try It Out: The best way to understand the K¹² program is to try it out! Take a look at some lessons that K¹² students experience!

Try our Sample Lessons.

More Resources

New and Getting Better for 2012–2013

We held online sessions in early May to talk with parents just like you about what's new this year and answer their questions.

Download and Print

We've provided a printable version of this helpful information for easy offline reference.

Beginning 2 Music

Find a Public School in Your State        Buy This Individual Course Directly

Course Overview

Beginning 2 Music is for students who have completed K12's Beginning 1 Music program. Through traditional folk songs and games, students learn to read more complicated melodic patterns and rhythms. As the students listen to works by great composers, such as Vivaldi and Saint-Saens, they learn to recognize these patterns in the music. Students will:

  • Sing along with folk songs
  • Practice moving to music
  • Listen actively to different kinds of music
  • Read and write music
  • Learn to recognize melody in three and four note patterns
  • Identify rhythms in music using half notes
  • Become familiar with string and percussion instruments of the orchestra
  • Recognize duple and triple meter
  • Begin to understand standard musical notation

Get the Scope and Sequence for this course
Requires Adobe® Acrobat® Reader®

K¹² Scope & Sequence documents for each course include:

  • Course Overview (as seen above)
  • Course Outline
  • Lesson Time and Scheduling
  • Materials List

Note: Materials lists are subject to revision and may vary slightly from state to state.