2nd Grade Music
Week of May 25
1. Distance Learning Survey
Please have your parents help you fill out this survey about our activities. 2. Listening Lesson: Line Rider - William Tell Overture Watch and listen to this video. 3. Your Choice! Choose your favorite activity from the past several weeks to explore again. |
Week of May 18
1. Make and Play!
Choose an instrument or two from this list to make at home. Drive your family nuts! 2. Listening Lesson: Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin Listen to the story about different instruments and musical groups. 3. Sing-Along Song: Bill Grogan's Goat Sing along with this video. |
Week of May 11
1. Peter & the Wolf Memory Game
Using the video you watched last week, match the characters to their instruments. 2. Listening Lesson: Tuba Brass instruments are wind instruments because you blow through them. The vibration is created by the player's lips. The tuba is a member of the brass family. Watch this video and learn about the tuba. 3. Sing-Along Song: Let's Go Fly a Kite Sing along with this video. |
Week of May 4
1. Listening Lesson: Peter and the Wolf
Watch and enjoy the musical fairy tale by Sergei Prokofiev. Each character is represented by a different instrument of the orchestra. |
Week of April 27
1. Explore Rhythms
Use your mouse by clicking on dots below the creatures to create different rhythm and beat patterns. You can choose different types of percussion sounds by clicking the right and left arrows. Press "play" to hear what you've created! 2. Listening Lesson: Trombone Brass instruments are wind instruments because you blow through them. The vibration is created by the player's lips. The trombone is a member of the brass family. Watch this video and learn about the trombone. 3. Listening Lesson: Can Can Follow the line rider as you listen to the music. 4. Sing-Along Song: Ballad of Paul Bunyon Sing along with this video. |
Week of April 20
1. Time to get Composing!
Create your own music using this interactive site. Click anywhere on the page to add some music notes. Choose your favorite characters from along the top to change how your music sounds. 2. Listening Lesson: Trumpet Brass instruments are wind instruments because you blow through them. The vibration is created by the player's lips. The trumpet is a member of the brass family. Watch this video and learn about the trumpet. 3. Sing-Along Song: America the Beautiful Sing along with this video. |
Week of April 13
1. Explore Sound
Use your mouse by clicking on the boxes to create different sound patterns. Clicking on the dots along the bottom will add percussion. Press "play" to hear what you've created! 2. Listening Lesson: French Horn Brass instruments are wind instruments because you blow through them. The vibration is created by the player's lips. The french horn is a member of the brass family. Watch this video and learn about the french horn. 3. Sing-Along Song: You're A Grand Old Flag Sing along with this video. |