“Bum bum bum bum-bum-bum bum bum / Bum bum-bum-bum bum bum,” sings 2nd Grade’s Peter Gill onomatopoetically on “Beat of the Drum,” the sixth track off the five-piece band’s new album, Easy Listening.

Quote from Teacher: “These second-graders have been learning to read and play rhythms on a variety of classroom percussion instruments. Reading music is a wonderful part of our second grade music ...