Starting from Scratch with 2nd and 3rd Grade Music
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Today we’re thinking through what it can look like to start at the beginning of the music sequence with our 2nd and 3rd grade musicians.
It can sometimes feel like these students are overlooked with teaching materials intended for both Kindergarten / 1st grade, and older beginners.
Let’s take a look at a possible roadmap for the first several months of the 2nd and 3rd grade school year when these musicians are starting “from scratch” at the beginning of the sequence.
In this Episode:
00:00 - Intro, framing the conversation
03:40 - Elemental Questions
04:19 - Skip to the end - a quick roadmap
08:31 - What’s the point of a sequence?
14:27 - What makes something a 2nd or 3rd grade song?
20:30 - What are 2nd and 3rd grade students like?
28:26 - A possible roadmap for 2nd and 3rd grade beginners
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