2nd grade Music
Second grade music continues to build on the foundational music and social skills introduced in earlier primary grades.
Students will learn how to sing a simple round, respond to music trough movement, and play instruments including participating in a drum circle and a xylophone accompaniment as part of their 2nd grade musical experience.
Key concepts include:
- Steady Beat
- Rhythm
- Quarter note “ta”
- Two eighth notes “ti ti”
- 16th notes “tika tika”
- Whole notes and half notes
- Whole rests and half rests
- Using a singing voice
- Musical Staff
- Notes going up and down on the musical staff
- Line notes and space notes
- Sing a song in canon form ( a round)
- Listening skills
- Musical terms: forte/piano, largo/presto