2nd+grade+music

=**__Lincoln 2nd grade music__**=

We SING! SING! SING! We are still developing those audiation skills! By second grade, we have an amazing musical vocabulary and command of solfege (we do a lot of Do, Re, and Mi). Now the real work begins. We begin to guide students to apply what they know about music (familiar) to new songs and chants (unfamiliar). If I sing a pattern to you without solfege, can you sing translate the pattern back to me with solfege? If I sing a pattern to you without solfege, can you tell me if the pattern is tonic or dominant? We continue to develop our improvisation skills through “jam sessions.” We’re moving beyond simple patterns and into musical thought. If I begin a song, can you end the song for me? (And do it in the same tonality, meter, tempo, style that I presented? This is called context.) We’re beginning to understand that improvisation is making music in the moment within a given context.

By second grade, most children will have command of their singing voices. We reinforce healthy singing habits by talking about posture (how to sit/stand while singing) and breath control. We also are reinforcing different vocal inflections. Are you shouting? Are you using your singing voice? Are you using your talking voice?

We continue discussing what makes a melody. We audiate and identify the resting tone and tonality within each song we sing. We also learn that melodies may begin or end on the resting tone, are organized into phrases, and have patterns that may repeat. We put all of this information into application by creating our own melodies. We also discuss incomplete measures and identifying a musical repeat.