... 2nd GRADE ...

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Winter Wonderland Concert: 

Next up on the calendar is the Winter Wonderland Concert which will take place in December. More information will be sent home as it becomes available. Students are working on learning their music in class and can use the videos and documents below to practice their songs at home.  

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Curriculum Carnival Concert:

Next up on the calendar is the Curriculum Carnival Concert which will take place in October. More information will be sent home as it becomes available. Students are working on learning their music in class and can use the videos and documents below to practice their songs at home.  

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In 2nd Grade we take our Body Percussion routine and step it up a notch.  Instead of doing a simple repetitive pattern as we did in Kindergarten and 1st Grade, we now learn 3 different patterns, each one with their own specific challenges, and combine them in a simple Rondo form (ABAC pattern).   As each pattern is learned, practicing first without music and then with music, students are asked to focus on their timing and precision (all claps and pats hitting at the exact same time, etc.).  Sometimes we have little competitions to see which side of the room can perform the Rondo pattern the best.  We also work on attention/listening skills by listening for certain commands and cues such as "red, yellow, and orange," which means any student standing on those color stripes perform a particular pattern while other student "freeze" or perform another pattern.  It's great physical and mental workout also. Click on the music player below and have your 2nd Grader teach you the Body Rondo.

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Here are the first two of the 3 pattern grids for the Body Rondo.  
I will add pattern C as soon as we learn it in class.

A

B

C

pattern grid coming soon