About Second Grade Music
Second graders participate in music for the entire year, attending class 1 to 2 times a week. They also have a performance in combination with 3rd Grade in the spring. In class we focus on...
Pulse
Rhythm
Melody
Harmony
Tonality
Dynamics
Tempo
Tone Color
Texture
Form
Style
Etiquette
- Identify steady beat aurally
- Perform and maintain steady beat
- Introduce the distinction of beat/rhythm
- Practice this with Freddie!
- http://www.freddiethefrog.com/games/Freddie_the_Frog_and_the_Mysterious_Wahooooo/index.php
- Explore sets of 2 (simple duple) and 3 (simple triple) beats
Rhythm
- Identify quarter note, 8th note pair, quarter rest, half note, and half rest with traditional notation.
- Perform quarter note, 8th note pair, quarter rest, half note, and half rest
Melody
- Identify mi/sol/la with solfege or numbers
- Explore melodic direction (concrete movement of notes up/down/same)
- Explore melodic vocal exploration (iconic/non-traditional notation)
- Introduce lines and spaces.
- Explore inner hearing
- Introduce the terms pitch and melody
Harmony
- Explore simple vocal harmonies with ostinati and rounds
- Explore harmonies on pitched classroom instruments
Tonality
- Explore hearing/singing in various tonalities
Dynamics
- Identify piano (p) and forte (f)
Tempo
- Introduce accelerando and ritenuto sounds
Tone Color
- Introduce 4 families: woodwinds, brass, string, percussion
- Exploring performing simple instrumental accompaniments
- Explore good posture and good vocal technique
Texture
- Introduce spoken and instrumental ostinati
- Explore solo/group singing and playing
Form
- Explore verse/refrain, AB, and ABA form
Style
- Explore various styles of music
- Exploring the function and context of lyrics in music
Etiquette
- Identify appropriate large and small group etiquette as a performer
- Identify appropriate large and small group etiquette as an audience member