practice for christmas concert!

Mrs. Gaffney's and Mrs. Van de Vosse's Classes

Mme. Harvey's Class

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