Second Grade Distance Learning Week of April 29 – May 5 Music

This week we are learning about PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS. Percussion instruments create sound by being hit, scraped or shaken. There are more different percussion instruments than in any other family. Many times, a percussionist will play several different instruments in one piece of music. Percussion instruments keep the rhythm, make special sounds, and add color and excitement. Some percussion instruments are PITCHED instruments, meaning they can play specific pitches, and therefore melodies. Examples of pitched percussion instruments include the xylophone, glockenspiel (also called orchestra bells), marimba, celesta, and timpani. Some people also consider the piano a pitched percussion instrument because hammers strike the strings to make sounds. Other percussion instruments are UNPITCHED, meaning they make sound but do not play a specific note. Examples of unpitched percussion instruments include the snare drum, bass drum, cymbals, gong, tambourine, triangle, maracas, castanets, and shakers.

1. Watch the following video about percussion instruments: https://safeYouTube.net/w/sK18

2. Choose one of the tasks below: a. Go on an Instrument Safari!! Follow this link and register to participate in this online game provided by Carnegie Hall. You should finish the Instrument Safari this week! https://listeningadventures.carnegiehall.org/index.aspx

b. Check out this webpage about making percussion instruments from things you might find around your house. https://www.bashthetrash.com/percussion Make one of these instruments or be creative and make/invent your own percussion instrument. Send me a picture of your instrument, or even a video of you playing your instrument!

Please submit your work to Mrs. Hill on her website, through drop-off at Reid, or by email by May 5, 2020.