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First Trimester
First Trimester
2nd Portfolio- Rhythm Review.mp4Rhythm Review
Rhythm Review
Second graders began their year reviewing the rhythms we learned in first grade, including quarter notes, two eighth notes, and quarter rests. We practiced identifying these rhythms in a Japanese song about a grasshopper called Kirisu Chon by using bugs to show the rhythm of the song. We also found quarter rests in an Ethiopian song game called Koo Koo Koo Loo, and in a folk dance called Chimes of Dunkirk. Take a look at the pictures and videos above to see some of the activities that we did to practice rhythms!
Using the Studio Habits of Mind
Using the Studio Habits of Mind
Observe: I can identify quarter rest in a song or chant.
Develop Craft: I can read a rhythm pattern using quarter rest.
Envision: I can compose a rhythm pattern using quarter rest.
2nd Portfolio- Yagmur Yagiyor.mp4Yağmur Yağıyor
For our first xylophone activity of the year, we created a rainy day in second grade music classes! We started by learning the song Yağmur Yağıyor, a Turkish song about a girl watching the rain fall from her window. We practiced finding the quarter rest in an ostinato pattern that we learned to accompany our song on the xylophones, then used rainsticks, a thunder tube, and an ocean drum to create a rainy soundscape to complete our song. Enjoy the rainy day sounds of Yağmur Yağıyor in the video!
Using the Studio Habits of Mind
Develop Craft: I can read a rhythm pattern using quarter rest.
Express: I can use an instrument to express a mood or an idea, or to tell a story.
Develop Craft: I can play an ostinato accompaniment on the xylophone.
Engage & Persist: I can demonstrate focus and grit in working through challenges and mistakes while learning a xylophone arrangement.
Understand the Art World: I can work productively with other musicians in a group.
Second Trimester
Second Trimester
We Are Dancing in the Forest
We Are Dancing in the Forest
Second graders learned a new solfege pitch, La, at the end of the first trimester. Solfege is a musical tool that we begin learning to use in 1st grade, and continue practicing and expanding on throughout the elementary grades in music at AACA. We use solfege to help define the pitches in a song, to describe how pitches relate to each other, to read music staff notation, and to help control and refine our singing voices.
We learned the song We Are Dancing in the Forest as a way to practice solfege, specifically the pitches So, Mi, and La. We began by using our ears to identify these pitches in the song, then practiced singing them while reading from a music staff. Once we got comfortable with the song, we learned how to play the melody on xylophones. Watch both classes play their rendition of We Are Dancing in the Forest in the video above!
2nd Portfolio- We Are Dancing in the Forest.mp4Using the Studio Habits of Mind
Observe: I can identify la in a melody.
Develop Craft: I can read a melody using so, la, and mi on a music staff.
Develop Craft: I can play a melody using so, la, and mi on the xylophone.
Engage & Persist: I can demonstrate focus and grit in working through challenges and mistakes while learning a xylophone arrangement.
Understand the Art World: I can work productively with other musicians in an ensemble performance.
2nd Portfolio- Ties.mp4Ties
Ties
Second graders are masters at reading rhythms with quarter notes, 8th notes, and quarter rests, so when they encountered a song that had a two-beat-long note that didn't fit any of the rhythms they know, they realized they needed a new rhythm in their toolbox! So we learned how to use a tie, which is a rhythm tool that we can use to connect shorter notes together to create longer sounds. We began by showing the length of these notes with our bodies in the songs Here Comes a Bluebird and Vamos a la Mar, then moved on to noticing places where the written rhythm of the song didn't seem to line up with the words. We discovered that by drawing in a tie, we can create notes that last as long as we would like!
Using the Studio Habits of Mind
Using the Studio Habits of Mind
Observe: I can identify a tie in a song or chant.
Develop Craft: I can read a rhythm pattern using a tie.
Understand the Art World: I can work productively with other musicians in a group.
Third Trimester
Third Trimester
Yī Yā Yāo
Yī Yā Yāo
During the second and third trimesters, second graders began focusing on a new solfege pitch, Do. We practiced identifying, reading, and singing Do in several songs, including a Chinese song called Yī Yā Yāo. We learned that the phrase "Yī Yā Yāo" represents the idea of working hard and practiced counting from one to nine in Mandarin. Students then identified the Do, Mi, and So solfege patterns in the song. Once we knew the song really well, we learned how to play the melody on xylophones. Listen to second graders sing and play Yī Yā Yāo in the video!
2nd Portfolio- Yi Ya Yao.mp4Using the Studio Habits of Mind
Using the Studio Habits of Mind
Observe: I can identify do in a melody.
Develop Craft: I can read a melody using do on a music staff.
Develop Craft: I can play a melody using do on the xylophone.
Develop Craft: I can play a two-part melody and accompaniment arrangement on xylophones with my classmates.
Engage & Persist: I can demonstrate focus and grit in working through challenges and mistakes while learning a xylophone arrangement.
Understand the Art World: I can work productively with other musicians in an ensemble performance.
2nd Portfolio- Michael Row the Boat Ashore.mp4Michael Row the Boat Ashore
Michael Row the Boat Ashore
Michael Row the Boat Ashore is always a 2nd grade student favorite! We learned about the song's origins as an African American spiritual song, then listened to and compared different versions of the song. We also identified the structure as a call and response song, and we found a new rhythm we learned this trimester, a whole note, within the song. Listen to 2nd grade sing Michael Row the Boat Ashore in the video!
Using the Studio Habits of Mind
Using the Studio Habits of Mind
Observe: I can compare and contrast different versions of the same song.
Observe: I can identify a whole note in a song.
Observe: I can identify call and response form in a song.
Understand the Art World: I can talk about the history and origins of the song.
Develop Craft: I can sing a song in tune with an appropriate singing voice.
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