Second Grade General Music

Welcome to Second Grade Music! This year we will be reinforcing and expanding upon many concepts that were introduced in First Grade including steady beat, Tempo (largo, moderato, pesto), Dynamics (pianissimo, mezzo piano, piano, forte, mezzo forte, fortissimo, crescendo, decrescendo, sfortzando) and basic music history. Students will also continue to develop their singing voices weekly. In addition to these concepts we will be learning about meter (2/4, 3/4, 4/4 time signatures), the instrumental families (percussion, brass, woodwind, strings, keyboards). Students will learn musical concepts through songs, musical games, Smartboard lessons and assessments. Much of these concepts will be reinforced using the Quaver music program. (A letter regarding the quaver program will be sent home soon so you can learn how to continue the musical magic at home!)

To see our general outline of our weekly music curriculum, please feel free to view it here:
www.quavermusic.com/InfoCenter/FamilyOfPrograms/CurriculumMap_pdfs/2_CurrMap.pdf

Important Class Documents:

Course Guidelines

Quaver Codes

Check here for Quaver Codes that your child can enter to earn Quaver Notes! Quaver Notes can be used to make 'purchases' in the program to decorate their avatar and their music room! Once a Quaver Code has been redeemed, it cannot be used again.
DIRECTIONS:
1. Go to Quavermusic.com
2. Click on your avatar on Quaver Street
3. Click 'My Account' tab
4. Enter the code where it reads 'Enter Quaver Code'