Memory Songs
1st Grading Period Memory Song
"Bounce High, Bounce Low"
We will test on this song during Weeks 6 & 7/Retest during Weeks 7 & 8
"Bounce High, Bounce Low"
Sing the Song...
Have Fun With It!
Bounce a Ball while Singing the Song
Try to Bounce the Ball on the Beat!!!
We'll Work on it!
The Lyrics
Remember: "Lyrics" is just a Fancy Name for "Words."
However, in Music, We Say "LYRICS"
Remember: We're Becoming Musicians! So...Let's Talk Like Musicians!
Count Rhythm Using Kodaly Counting
Our 2nd Grade Students Will Continue to Count Using the Traditional Kodaly Counting System.
Remember:
Quarter Note = 1 Sound on the Beat = Ta
Paired Eighth Notes = 2 Sounds on the Beat = Ti Ti
Count Rhythm Using the Eastman Counting System
Why Do We Introduce Eastman in 2nd Grade?
We Introduce Eastman in 2nd grade because the KISD Intermediate School & High School Band, Choir & Orchestra Programs use Eastman as their Counting System.
We're just getting ready...
Kodaly Solfege Syllables & Curwen Hand Signs
Who? Zoltan Kodaly & John Curwen - Google Them!
Why Do We Use these Syllables & Hand Signs?
Solfege:
We Use Solfege because it Supports Inner Hearing & Sight-Singing and Makes it Easier to Learn Pitch Relationships.
Hand Signs:
What You're Actually Doing When You Use the Hand Signs is You're Using Physical Movements to Strengthen Your Sense of Pitch...Pretty Cool, Right?
Playing Our Memory Songs
We will continue to Play our Songs on Various Instruments.
In Kindergarten & 1st Grade We Learned How to Play These Barred Percussion Instruments:
Xylophones, Metallophones & Glockenspiels
In 2nd Grade...
We Will Continue to Play Songs on These instruments.
Once We Have Mastered Playing a Song on the Glockenspiel, Xylophone and/or Metallophone...
We Will Try to Play that Song on the Keyboard!
Kind of Exciting!
Key Vocabulary:
Staff
Lines / Line Notes
Spaces / Space Notes
Treble Clef Sign
Measure
Barline / Barlines
Double Barline
Time Signature
Notes
Quarter Note
Paired Eighth Notes
Solfege
Curwen Hand Signs
Steady Beat / Beat
Absolute Pitch / Note Names
Lyrics
Glockenspiel
Xylophone
Metallophone
Keyboard
What Do You See in the Music?
1. The Staff:
A Staff is What We Write Music On!!!
A Staff has 5 Lines/4 Spaces
2. A Treble Clef Sign
3. Measure: This Song has 4 Measures
A Measure is the Space Between 2 Barlines
4. Barlines:
Barlines Show the Beginning and the End of each Measure
5. A Double Barline:
Double Barlines Mark the End of the Song
6. 2/4 ("Two-Four") Time Signature:
2 = 2 Beats in Each Measure
4 = The Quarter Note Gets the Beat
7. Notes:
This Song has Quarter Notes & Paired Eighth Notes
8. Absolute Pitch Names/Note Names:
There are only 3 Notes in "Bounce High, Bounce Low"
G, A, E
Here's the Song:
G__A__G__E___
G_ G_ A_ A_ G_ G_ E___