2nd-3rd Grade Music

May 18-May 21 (Last week of e-learning! Great job!)

1. Enjoy a scene from Animusic! (My favorite- Pipe Dream!) Click Here

   • What instruments do you see and hear?

2. Learn and review some instruments! Click Here

3. Don't forget music notes over the summer! Here's a review video: Click Here

May 11-May 15

1. Listen to this fun song, called Short Ride in a Fast Machine. Click Here

   • Draw what you hear. What machine do you think of?

   • Play along. Keep the beat on your lap, or on a pot/pan from your kitchen.

   • How many different instruments do you hear and see?

2. Make some music at home! Take a pair of shoes. Use them to create a song. How many different sounds can you include?

3. Play the freeze dance game! Put on some music and move/dance. Stop the music and everyone has to freeze until the music starts again. Take turns being the one starting and stopping the music.

May 4-May 8

1. Play virtual boomwhackers! Click Here (the link will redirect to the correct page)

2. Singing Challenge #3: Click Here to practice Solfege with another new pitch!

3. Celebrate Cinco de Mayo this week! It's a great time to learn about Mexican music! Let's make some instruments heard in Mexican music:

   • Maracas (actually originated in Africa-how cool they are heard in Mexican music) Click Here

   • Guiro (originated from Puerto Rico) Click Here

   • Castanet (originated from Spain) Click Here

April 27-May 1

1. Practice quarter and eighth notes with this fun song! Click Here

2. Vocal Exploration: Throw a ball or paper airplane up and down in the air and follow it with your voice (Wooooo)

3. Singing Challenge #2: Click Here to practice Solfege with a new pitch

4. April is Celebrate Jazz Month! (Last week to celebrate!)

   • Listen to some Jazz by Duke Ellington: It Don't Mean a Thing if it Ain't got that Swing-->You can doodle while you listen!

April 20-April 24 **Celebrate Earth Day on Wednesday**

1. Celebrate Earth Day! Go outside and listen to nature's music. Notice the sounds you hear. Draw a picture of 5 things you hear making sound.

2. Have a music scavenger hunt at your home. Find as many items that can make these sounds: Shake, tap, scrape.

3. April is Celebrate Jazz Month!

   • Listen to some Jazz by Ella Fitzgerald: A Tisket A Tasket -->You can doodle while you listen! **Fun fact: It's Ella's birthday on Saturday!

April 14-April 17 **Happy Easter!**

1. Create your own instrument! Use materials around your home to create a musical instrument. Show us how you play it! With permission, send a picture or video via email to Mrs. G. I'll post it on our 'Pacelli Musicians' page to share with your friends!

2. Singing Challenge: Click Here to practice singing Solfege (sounds to help us sing pitches better)

3. April is Celebrate Jazz Month!

   • Listen to some Jazz by Benny Goodman: Sing, Sing, Sing -->one of my favorites! What instruments do you hear? You could draw them! Or let's dance to it!

April 6-April 9

1. Create your own melody-click here

2. Write down as many instruments as you can in two minutes. Now see if you can organize them into their family groups!

3. April is Celebrate Jazz Month!

   • • Learn about a famous Jazz musician: Louis Armstrong- click here

     • Listen to some of Louis Armstrong's music- What a Wonderful World & When the Saints go Marching in

March 30-April 3

1. Choose a song to listen to, draw your emotion to the song on this emotion worksheet.

2. Sing to a sibling, pet, or even your stuffed animals!

3. Put on some music and make up a dance.

4. Visit the following website to experiment in the Google chrome music lab.