Grade 2

1st Quarter: start the year with songs for our Opening School Mass. Especially a song that represents our school theme. Introduce some basic rhythmic notation reading and reinforce with "Rhythm Cups" - found in the Essential Elements Music Class. Students will perform rhythms on plastic cups to the songs, "The Addams Family (theme)", "Can't Stop the Feeling" and "Beat Buddies". 

2nd Quarter:  begin rehearsing for our Christmas Concert performances! Always an exciting time to teach the songs and narrations that we will be using for the concert! See dates and times of performances in the Christmas Concert tab on this website. Our Christmas Concert songs are from the program, "The Last Noel" - see below! 

3rd Quarter: explore grade-level concepts in music through our Music Connections book & recordings, Essential Elements Music Class and teacher supplemental materials. Reinforce musical concepts through active performance of songs w/movement and guided listening. 

4th Quarter: listen to the children's favorite, "Carnival of the Animals", by the famous French composer, Camille Saint-Saens. We will listen to each piece - 14 movements -  and complete an activity packet that will shared with teachers & parents. Students will learn to listen for specific instruments and musical techniques that represent the animal(s) being featured. 

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