2nd Grade Music
Students examine the head of a drum.
To work along with what is being learned in the classroom second grade is studying musical instruments. Discussing living, non-living, and once living objects students are getting to touch, play and hear various instruments. Percussion instruments included a drum with some of the fur still on the edge, rattles made from sticks and pods, and shekeres made from gourds and shells. The unit will culminate with students designing their own instrument within the four instrument families.
During this unit we also used the online game from Carnegie Hall listening adventures. The website is http://listeningadventures.carnegiehall.org. Students had to use clues given to collect the various instruments in the orchestra.
During this unit we also used the online game from Carnegie Hall listening adventures. The website is http://listeningadventures.carnegiehall.org. Students had to use clues given to collect the various instruments in the orchestra.