2nd Grade Daily Lessons

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Unit 1

Lesson 1

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This is a really fun dance that we will be learning in music class.  Practice it every day- it's good exercise and will help improve our musical timing with movement.  

We will be working all year on reading the notes on the staff.  Here is a song that will help you remember the notes on lines: E G B D F.  

Here is another great song to help you remember the notes on the lines and also adds the notes in the spaces: F A C E. Practice singing it every day! 


Here is a great game you can play at home to work on your pitches.  For this game Do=C, Re=D, Mi=E, and So=G.  You can sing back the pitches or play them back on any instrument at home that you know how to play  CDEG on.  

Lesson 2

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This is a body percussion exercise to the song "Surface Pressure."  Follow the symbols and play along to the song.  

This is a fun song to dance along to.  Try to do as many of the animal movements as you can.  Do you have a favorite?  

Here is a lesson about rhythm. The most important thing about this lesson is the difference between BEAT and RHYTHM. You should already know quarter notes (TA), 8th Notes (TI-TI),and  quarter rests (SHHH).  This lesson introduces half notes (TA-AH). 

Lesson 3

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Let's practice our 2nd Grade rhythms.  Rhythms tell a musician how long to hold a note for.  We will be  playing Quarter Notes (Ta), Eighth Notes (Ti-Ti), and Half Notes (Ta-ah).  A Quarter Note plays one time for every beat, Eighth Notes play twice for every beat, and Half Notes play once every 2 beats.  This video will help us learn how to say and play these three rhythms.  You can use a drum to play these or just your hands on your knees.  

This is a lesson about the three most basic kinds of rests: whole rests, half rests, and quarter rests.  Can you sing along with the song and practice your rests?  When you are finished, see if you can draw and label all three rests.  

Lesson 4

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This is a really cool game I found that lets you create your own ostinato, or repeating pattern.  First choose what song you’d like: Bamboo Grove, Junkyard, or Magical Forest.  Next, create your own ostinato by moving each of the 8 objects up or down to a level of 0-10.  10 will be the lowest pitch, one will be the highest pitch, and 0 will make that beat a rest (silent).  Change the tempo (speed) of your ostinato by moving the dial at the bottom between red (slow tempo), yellow (medium tempo), or green (fast tempo).  Once you have your ostinato ready, click on the instrument icon to start the song.  Explore all 3 different songs and have fun!  

https://pbskids.org/peg/games/music-maker

This is from one of my favorite episodes of the Muppet Show and stars Harry Belafonte.  Harry Belafonte was a very important leader in the African-American community as well as a phenomenal musician.  Do you notice how this song has two different singing parts and then they combine them together?  What percussion instruments do you recognize?  

Here is a video that explains 3 different tempos (the speed of the beat) in music: Largo, Moderato, and Presto.  Which tempo is fast?  Which is slow?  Which one is in the middle?  Why do we play music at different tempos?  

Unit 2

Lesson 1

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This is a really fun and addicting activity for creating loops.  When you press start an 8-beat loop will begin.  Simply drag and drop the different icons onto the different singers and they will begin looping their parts automatically.  There are tons of variations that you can make.  Click on the menu to make changes, start over, or even record your loop.  This is so easy to use that even my 2-year-old made an excellent sounding loop!  Did you prefer to have all the singers going at once, or did you keep things more simple?  How would you describe the music that you created?  There are 3 different versions of this game- try all 3! 

https://www.incredibox.com/demo/v1

https://www.incredibox.com/demo/v2

https://www.incredibox.com/demo/v3

Here is a fun Hip-Hop dance that we all can learn.  It’s pretty easy- I only had trouble with the third move.  Remember, when we dance, the most important thing is that we are improving our musical timing with the beat of the song.  So make sure that you are moving and counting to the beat.  WARNING: there are several pop-up ads during this lesson.  You must skip the ads to continue to the end.  Now click on the video and let’s get moving!  

This video lesson explains dynamics: piano, mezzo piano, mezzo forte, and forte.  What does the word dynamics mean?  What is the difference between piano and forte?  What dynamic level do you usually sing at?  Why do you think we still use the Italian words for these dynamic levels?  

Lesson 2

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Do you remember the Do-Re-Mi-So Challenge?  Well, this is the same thing but uses the note La.  Can you make it through all of the levels?  

This is another really fun song that you can learn to sing called “The Penguin Polka.”  If you watch the penguin closely, you can even learn the dance that goes with this.  Listen to this song a few times until you’ve learned the whole song.  Where does the penguin live?  What does he like to eat?  What is the penguin’s name?  


This is a rhythm and beat game called Up Beat.  This game will help you improve your rhythm skills because you’ll be playing rhythms along to music.  First choose your level: try starting on beginner and work your way up to the harder levels.  Then choose what song you want to play along to.  Line your left hand up with A S D on your keyboard and your right hand with J K L.  Now go for it!  Remember yu must play the rhythms to the tempo of the song to earn maximum points.  WARNING: You must unblock Adobe Flash Player to play this game.  If you are having trouble doing this, please contact Mrs. Timmerman.  

https://www.primarygames.com/arcade/music/upbeat/

Lesson 3

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Here is another way for us to practice saying and playing half notes.  Follow the arrow along with the rhythms.  Remember to hold the half notes for 4 beats.  Which lines were you able to say and play with no mistakes?  Email me your answer!  tstevens@jeffco.k12.co.us

One of the things that I love most about music is listening to music from cultures different from my own.  Sometimes it sounds similar to the music here in America and sometimes it sounds VERY different.  One great thing about playing music with other musicians is that I don’t need to know their language to communicate with them- we can communicate with our music.  This link shows you examples of music from all over the world.  The first column is music that stays mostly on one pitch, the second one has examples of melody that goes up in pitch (higher), and the third has music that goes down in pitch (lower).  Listen to all of the examples.  Some might sound a little strange to our ears (I’m lookin’ at you Inuit!).  What do these examples have in common with the music that you like?  How do they sound different?  

http://creatingmusic.com/wom/about/

Lesson 4

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Here is a lesson on how to do a dance from Zimbabwe- it is a really fun dance and is great exercise.  You will need to imagine a clock on the floor with 12 o’clock in front of you and 6 o’clock behind you.  This lesson starts out easy and then gets harder.  If you are having trouble imagining the clock, try making the numbers with paper and then putting them down on the floor around you.  Now go get moving!  

This is a great song to practice playing and saying our rhythms with.  Each square is one beat long, so the half-note (ta-ah) takes up 2 squares since it is 2 beats long.  Try to stay at the same tempo for the whole song.  

This song is called “A Hippo in My Locker” and is easy to sing along with once you’ve heard it a few times.  What are some animals that they name in the song?  Can you name them all?  Where does each one live?  If you could choose one of these animals to be your pet, which one would you choose?  Do you think they would make a good pet?  Email me with your answers!  tstevens@jeffco.k12.co.us


Unit 3

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This is a game that will help you in determining whether two melodies are the same or different.  Remember that a melody is a group of notes put together that creates a musical line.  In most popular music, the melody is the part of the song that the singer sings.  In this game, you will hear 2 melodies- if they are the same, click “same.” If they are different, click “different.”  See how many in a row you can get right.  What was your strategy for figuring out if the melodies were the same or different?  

http://creatingmusic.com/BlockGames/ComparingGame/

Here is a really fun song for us to sing that will help us remember the planets in our solar system.  Did you know that when I learned about the planets, Pluto was still considered a planet.  Not anymore!   Can you name all 8 planets in our solar system?  Email me your answer- tstevens@jeffco.k12.co.us


Here is our next Rhythm Reader!  It's harder than the last one we did.  It includes quarter notes, 8th notes, half notes, and quarter rests.  Also, the rhythms are 8 beats long instead of 4 beats.  What level can you make it to?  

Lesson 2

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This is a fun dance called "Jerusalema."  Follow the directions and see if you can make it through the entire dance without messing up.  

In this game, you will create melodies and then try to recognize the melody that you write.  In the easiest level, your melody will be 3 notes long and you will have 3 notes to choose from.  This is called a 3x3 melody.  The hardest level features an 8x8 grid, 8 notes long with 8 notes to choose from.  How many levels can you get through?  Do you want an extra challenge?  If you have a piano or a keyboard at home, see if you can play the melodies that you create on a keyboard or a piano.  Good luck!  

http://creatingmusic.com/BlockGames/3x3/

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Even though I don’t like eating them, I am really good at toasting marshmallows.  I enjoy making them for other people to eat and then watching others enjoy them.  I hope as the weather gets warmer, you’ll be able to have some campfires and try roasting marshmallows- or at least eating them!  Here is a fun song about toasting marshmallows.  What happens to the marshmallow in this song?  Why did it happen?  What happens at the end of the song?  

Lesson 4

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This is called a Melody Maker and it is a great tool for creating an 8-beat melody that loops.  Click on each beat to add a note.  Once you have all 8 beats filled, click play to hear your melody.  You can add a harmony to your melody by clicking the next button with the 2 squares on it.  Change the tempo by using the tempo meter right under your melody.  Hit play and change your melody on the fly.  Have fun!  

This is a game called Piano Roll and it is really fun to play.  Click the PLAY button to let the piano roll play.  You will see all of the music going by as it plays.  Hit the piano keys to make it sound like piano.  Hit the wavy button to make it sound like a synth.  If you hit the microphone button you can record your voice and use that as your sound.  Click the forward arrow to go to the next song (there are 5).  

Unit 4

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It's time to sing, clap, and dance along for a really fun Dance Party!  Let's get some exercise and have some fun while we move our bodies to the rhythm of the music.  

Do you enjoy tongue-twisters?  Here is a really hard one!  See if you can make it all the way through this one without getting your tongue in a twist!  

Lesson 2

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It's time to practice our half notes.  Remember that a half note gets 2 beats and you say TA-AH when you play them.  Try to say the rhythms at the same time that you play them.  

Here is a challenging body percussion game to play.  Once you learn the pattern you will play the whole thing at a slow tempo.  Then you will slowly increase the tempo (speed of music) and see if you can keep up.  Good luck!  

If you think you are getting good at body percussion, then check out this video.  How long do you think these boys had to practice to get this pattern down perfect?  

Lesson 3

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Here is another rhythm exercise for us to practice.  The rhythms are easier than what we are used to but it will be much more difficult to play once we start playing both parts together.  Practice playing the Fire side and then work on the Ice side.  When you have both sides down, find a partner and play at the same time- you take one side and your partner takes the other.  If you do it right it will sound great together.  

Here is a really fun song to sing called "The Cat Came Back."  There are many different versions of this song with many different verses.  See if you like this one- the Chorus is really easy to learn

Ms. Alex's Lessons

Happy Super Mario Movie release! In honor of our favorite Koopa-fighting bros, lets do a new rhythm play-along. Just a few reminders: