WILLARD EAST SECOND GRADE
Carter, Lines, Schmitt
March/April
Ms. Dixon has been teaching some lessons on rhythm and note values to the 2nd graders. They are learning to identify each type of note and rest, and playing games to review the information in a fun way. They're Lovin' It!
Ms. Dixon has been teaching some lessons on rhythm and note values to the 2nd graders. They are learning to identify each type of note and rest, and playing games to review the information in a fun way. They're Lovin' It!
January/February
INSTRUMENTS OF THE ORCHESTRA
Ms. Dixon and I are excited to take the 2nd and 3rd and 4th graders through this unit, using different symphonic pieces with each grade level to focus on the different instrument families. The 2nd graders will learn about several different instruments by using the Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saens. The 3rd graders will learn about the different instrument families by studying Peter and the Wolf by Sergei Prokofiev. We even collaborated with the Art teacher, Mrs. Mathers, and are planning to create a shadow puppet slide show to retell the story of Peter and the Wolf. The 4th graders will study the 4 instrument families and 4 instruments from each family. They will listen to many instrument samples and use the Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra by Benjamin Britten.
November/December
QUAVER'S HOLIDAY MUSIC
We, the Willard Music teachers, got a chance to meet with a Quaver representative in mid October. Some new items were released to us at that time. We are learning new things about this curriculum all the time. These two months are FULL of fun Music and activities that coincide with Fall, Thanksgiving, Winter, and Christmas. Quaver has several options that we are excited to try out with the students. Continuing on with the lessons/units, we are now learning about rhythm and the Baroque Period.
QUAVER'S HOLIDAY MUSIC
We, the Willard Music teachers, got a chance to meet with a Quaver representative in mid October. Some new items were released to us at that time. We are learning new things about this curriculum all the time. These two months are FULL of fun Music and activities that coincide with Fall, Thanksgiving, Winter, and Christmas. Quaver has several options that we are excited to try out with the students. Continuing on with the lessons/units, we are now learning about rhythm and the Baroque Period.
Last year, the Willard Elementary and Intermediate music teachers were able to attend the Missouri Music Educators Conference in TanTara. While we were there, we saw a demonstration of a new online music education resource. This school year, we are getting a chance to utilize this resource in all of our classrooms. Students in classrooms using Quaver will be introduced to Quaver’s world via fun, video episodes – a place filled with musical adventures that is part Bill Nye the Science Guy, part Beakman, and part Monty Python all rolled into one. Teachers may also use Quaver’s cutting-edge teaching resources on their Interactive Whiteboards or mobile devices, enhancing the technology in your child’s classroom!
We are also working on a part of the program where you may be able to access and use part of the program at home. The students may even be able to review things we teach in class, sing songs they remember from the lessons, show you their favorite video or activity. Stay tuned for more information as we get this set up for all of our buildings.
We will start in November, after their musical is done. Their first units will be about beat and meter.
We are also working on a part of the program where you may be able to access and use part of the program at home. The students may even be able to review things we teach in class, sing songs they remember from the lessons, show you their favorite video or activity. Stay tuned for more information as we get this set up for all of our buildings.
We will start in November, after their musical is done. Their first units will be about beat and meter.
2nd Grade Program-WE ARE THANKFUL
November 15, 2016
September/October
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This concert is a collection of songs with the theme of being thankful. The students will also be learning poems for each individual class to share as a part of the program as well. They will also learn a piece to honor our Veterans as well.
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We started off this school year with just a few review lessons from their Kindergarten and First Grade years. They learn many songs, for the purpose of building up their list of "known" songs so we can use those said songs to teach music basics of pitch, rhythm, etc. They enjoy remembering songs from their last two years of school.