Creative Clutter and Music

Students started bringing in their instrument creations yesterday!  Today's presentations were very exciting.  The students knew what was expected of them based on the rubric in a previous post.  Just a sample of some of the great things they came up with!!

As part of the second grade unit, Musical Ecosystem ( http://www.cde.state.co.us/standardsandinstruction/curriculumoverviews-bycontent#MU  ) must learn to identify and categorize instruments into the correct family.  I have the students review basics by making a page for their own Musical Instrument Family Book after we discuss each family. Following the learning of all families students must make their own instrument. I can't wait to post pictures of some of the completed projects!!!

Brass Week for second grade!!  They have been learning about brass instruments and today my student teacher demonstrated trumpet and flugelhorn, then we borrowed a sousaphone from the high school and all the kids got to give it a try (with disinfectant spray between of course).  The kids LOVED it!!