March 2nd Grade Marching Music Lessons

SINCE WE ARE IN THE 

MONTH OF MARCH

OUR MAIN FOCUS WILL BE

ON MARCHING

SO...WE WILL WORK ON

MARCHING

USING STICKS

PLAYING DRUMS

WE WILL ALSO LEARN

TO PLAY THE

HAND BELLS

LESSON 1 

(MARCH 15-18)

MUSIC JOKE FOR THE WEEK

TO UNDERSTAND WHAT A 

MUSIC ROCK GROUP IS

LET'S WATCH THE 

TROLLS PLAY A ROCK SONG

IRISH INSTRUMENT FOR THE WEEK

WE JUST REVIEWED ROCK MUSIC 

AND THE

IRISH BAGPIPE

WHAT BETTER VIDEO TO WATCH THAN  THE

IRISH BAGPIPE ROCK GROUP

BECAUSE WE ARE IN THE 

MONTH OF MARCH 

AND WE HAVE BEEN LEARNING 

ABOUT MARCHING

IRISH BAGPIPE MARCHING BAND

MUSIC REVIEW TIME:

2 EIGHTH NOTES

= 2  quick CLAPS

an EIGHTH NOTE BY ITSELF

HOW MANY EIGHTH NOTES

ARE IN A WHOLE NOTE?

GO OVER SYLLABLES

TO CLAP TO EACH

SYLLABLE IN A WORD

USE EXAMPLES OF

KIDS NAMES

THEN TIE IT INTO

THE ST PATRICK'S DAY

WORDS IN THE RHYTHM VIDEOS

GREEN

COIN

SHAMROCK

TIME TO PRACTICE 

THE NEXT VIDEO

BEFORE GOING FASTER.

WHAT ARE THE FOLLOWING

NOTE SYMBOLS CALLED?

NOW LET'S PRACTICE

I WONDER WHO CAN KEEP UP?

THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITY

IS GEARED FOR 

KINDERGARTEN

1st GRADE

2nd GRADE

AND 

3rd GRADE

(MAYBE 4TH AND 5TH)

TIME TO 

STAND UP

THIS ACTIVITY HAS YOU

JUMPING OVER

GRASS

DUCKING UNDER

RAINBOWS

AND 

GRABBING

GOLD COINS

LESSON 1 

(MARCH 8-11)

MUSIC JOKE FOR THE WEEK 

LAST WEEK WE LEARNED ABOUT

3 INSTRUMENTS THAT START

WITH THE LETTER "B"

BANJO

BALALAIKA

BASSOON

THE MUSIC INSTRUMENT 

FOR THIS WEEK IS THE...

💓 SIGN LANGUAGE TIME

LEARN ASL PIRATE ACTIVITY

    BY SINGING AND SPELLING 

WITH OUR HANDS

    THE WORDS:

        PIRATE and HEART

FIRST,

LET'S START BY SIGNING THE WORD

PIRATE

GOOD JOB!

NOW LET'S SIGN THE WORD HEART

💓NOW LET'S PLAY THE BELLS

THE BELLS WE ARE PLAYING

ARE CALLED HAND BELLS

BECAUSE WE PLAY THE BELLS

WITH OUR HANDS

WE WILL BE PLAYING THE BELLS

TO THE TUNE OF

"MY COUNTRY TIS OF THEE"

WITH THE REST OF OUR TIME

WE WILL PRETEND PLAY THE 

DRUMS WITH STICKS

OR ON OUR LAPS

TO THE SONG

YANKEE DOODLE DANDY

DO THE NUMBERS 1-8 IN ASL SIGN LANGUAGE

LESSON 2 

(MARCH 8-11)

MUSIC INSTRUMENT FOR THE WEEK

MUSIC JOKE FOR THE WEEK 

💓 SIGN LANGUAGE TIME

LEARN ASL PIRATE ACTIVITY

    BY SINGING AND SPELLING 

WITH OUR HANDS

    THE WORDS:

        PIRATE and HEART

FIRST,

LET'S START BY SIGNING THE WORD

PIRATE

GOOD JOB!

NOW LET'S SIGN THE WORD HEART

DO PIRATE CADENCE

HAVE PIRATE PUPPET DO

CALL RESPONSE

I DON'T KNOW BUT I'VE BEEN TOLD

PAYETTE PIRATES ARE MADE OF GOLD

WE LIKE TO LIVE THE PIRATE CODE

TO SHOW HOW MUCH WE'RE

BRAVE AND BOLD

SOUND OFF

1-2

SOUND OFF

3-4

BRING IT ON DOWN

1-2-3-4

1-2

3,4

NOW...

WITH ST PATRICK'S DAY

THIS MONTH

LET'S PRACTICE

STAYING ON THE BEAT

TOGETHER

HOW MANY TIMES DO YOU

CLAP ON A HALF NOTE?

HOW MANY TIMES DO YOU

CLAP ON A QUARTER REST?

HOW MANY TIMES DO YOU

CLAP ON A QUARTER NOTE?

WHEN YOU SPLIT A 

QUARTER NOTE 

IN HALF

YOU GET AN

EIGHTH NOTE

IN THE FOLLOWING SONG,

THE....

COIN = 

RAINBOW = 
SHAMROCK = 2 

SHAM= 1 

ROCK= 1 

BECAUSE THIS IS

THE MONTH OF MARCH

LET US REVIEW 

WHAT IT MEANS

TO MARCH IN MUSIC

TIME TO WATCH

A REAL MARCHING BAND

LESSON 1 

(MARCH 1-4)

OBJECTIVE:

💓REVIEW THAT THE MONTH "MARCH"

IS PERFECT TO TEACH ABOUT "MARCH"Ing IN MUSIC

💓REVIEW THE...

        MUSIC LETTER "B"

💓LEARN DIFFERENT MUSIC TERMS

        THAT START WITH THE LETTER "B"

💓GET BETTER AT LEARNING AND

        PRACTING RHYTHM

💓PRACTICE WITH RHYTHM STICKS

      AND THEN WORK ON BEING ABLE TO

💓USE STICKS FOR DRUMS TO YANKEE DOODLE

BECAUSE THIS IS

THE MONTH OF MARCH

I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE PERFECT

TO REVIEW WHAT IT MEANS

TO MARCH IN MUSIC

REMEMBER THIS VIDEO?

WHAT ARE THE SOLDIERS DOING?

HAVE PIRATE PUPPET DO

CALL RESPONSE

I DON'T KNOW BUT I'VE BEEN TOLD

PAYETTE PIRATES ARE MADE OF GOLD

WE LIKE TO LIVE THE PIRATE CODE

TO SHOW HOW MUCH WE'RE

BRAVE AND BOLD

SOUND OFF

1-2

SOUND OFF

3-4

BRING IT ON DOWN

1-2-3-4

1-2

3,4

LESSON PLAN OUTLINE FOR

IN THE CLASSROOM:

CALL/RESPONSE: 

WHEN I SAY "CAN I GET A", 

    YOU SAY "WHOOP WHOOP"

MUSIC JOKE FOR THE WEEK

 How many letters are there in

the musical alphabet?

Remember to not count the repeated C again 

LAST WEEK OUR INSTRUMENT 

FOR THE DAY WAS A....

?

WHAT INSTRUMENT FAMILY

DOES THE BANJO BELONG TO?

THE NEXT VIDEO 

YOU WILL GET TO HEAR

WHAT BLUEGRASS MUSIC

SOUNDS LIKE

BY 3 BROTHERS

9, 12, AND 13 YEARS OLD

WITH THE BANJO

AND 2 OTHER INSTRUMENTS

WHAT ARE THE NAMES OF 

THE OTHER INSTRUMENT?

ANOTHER INSTRUMENT 

THAT STARTS WITH

THE MUSIC LETTER "B"

IS A BALALAIKA

IT IS BEING PLAYED

BY A 7 YEAR OLD GIRL

TO A RUSSIAN FOLK SONG

CALLED "VALENKI"

VALENKI MEANS

WARM RUSSIAN BOOTS MADE OF FELT

I think she sounds absolutely amazing.

WHAT DID YOU THINK?

There is one more instrument

that I want to show you

that starts with the letter "B",

and it is called the...

💓WHAT INSTRUMENT FAMILY

DOES THE BASSOON BELONG TO?

💓 REVIEW TREBLE CLEF

2nd-5th GRADES SING THE FOLLOWING

1st GRADE SING FOLLOWING

    💓 REVIEW BASS CLEF

BASS CLEF

1st/2nd

💓 3RD, 4TH, AND 5TH GRADE SING 

SUPERCALIFRAGILISTIC

WHILE CLAPPING THE RHYTHM

💓 REVIEW 

    WHOLE, HALF, QUARTER, & REST

💓REVIEW FIRST 3 RYTHM CARDS

    USE STICKS WITH CARDS

💓 PRACTICE RHYTHM

KEEP USING STICKS

💓SING SWITCH SONG

WHILE USING STICKS THE RHYTHM

💓REVIEW YANKEE DOODLE DANDY

WHILE USING STICKS LIKE HITTING A DRUM

AND PRACTICE 

NUMBERS 1-8 IN ASL SIGN LANGUAGE

MARCHING BAND PLAYING 

"UPTOWN FUNK"

NOW LET'S TRY TO PRACTICE

CLAPPING OUR HANDS

TO THE BEAT

IN THE SONG

"UPTOWN FUNK"

NOW LET'S TRY TO PRACTICE

PRETENDING TO PLAY DRUMS/BUCKETS

WITH STICKS ON THE FLOOR  

IF YOU ARE AT HOME,

GO FIND A BUCKET OR PAN

OR JUST PRACTICE ON THE FLOOR

WITH STICKS 

TO THE SONG

"UPTOWN FUNK"

I WONDER WHO COULD DANCE 

TO THE BEAT

OF UPTOWN FUNK?

HERE IS A VIDEO OF A GIRL

PLAYING AN ACOUSITIC GUITAR

   

THE NEXT VIDEO IS OF A

9 YEAR OLD BOY

PLAYING AN ELECTRIC GUITAR

 

Can you see the difference
between an Acoustic GUITAR
and an Electric GUITAR?

Another music instrument that

starts with the

letter "G" is a:

 GONG

Watch this next video
to learn about the GONG instrument:

Let's now listen to a bigger sized GONG: