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Hello Grade 2's!

Here's another mini music lesson for you!
Follow along with another mini music lesson for grades 2 and 3.
Here is the music for the movement to Raisins and Almonds. Try creating your own movement to this very beautiful music. Choose Non-Locomotor actions for the slow part and then choose Locomotor actions for the quick part.
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And.... Story time with baby goats!
Here are a couple of your favorite songs to sing along with and one new one!
Can you read the rhythm of these Lego bricks? 
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Here's how to do it!
If you don't have bricks that you can use at home, you can download and print this sheet to colour in your own bricks.
blank_lego_bricks.docx
File Size: 33 kb
File Type: docx
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We sang this song a lot when we were learning about the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Sing along with the video at home.
And because I know you love it!
Here is a package for you to download and print so you can practice drawing notes and rests.
trace_the_notes.pdf
File Size: 135 kb
File Type: pdf
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Here is a list of skills covered in grade 2 music

Listening
I can…               
♪ Hear the rise and fall of melody
♪ Identify “like” and “unlike” patterns in music
♪ Respond to phrases in music.

Moving
I can…                     
♪ Improvise movements to poems, stories and songs
♪ Through movement show awareness of changes in tempo, dynamics and mood.

Singing
I can…                    
♪ Extend the use of sol–fa training with hand signals to include “re” and “do”
♪ Respond to tone matching with other voices and instruments.
♪ Sing many folk, ethnic, seasonal and holiday songs.

Playing
I can…                  
♪ Play simple rhythm patterns (Ta and TiTi).
♪ Play rhythmic and ostinato patterns to accompany songs.

Reading and Writing
I can…               
♪ Draw “stick” rhythm patterns from dictation.
♪ Follow rhythmic notation from left to right while singing and playing.
♪ Recognize quarter, eighth notes and quarter rests. 
♪ Recognize the symbols for crescendo and decrescendo

Creating
I can…
♪ Create melodic and/or percussion accompaniments for poems and songs
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