Handouts & Visuals
Materials
List of materials demonstrated in this session:
- 4 Chairs
- Large Drums
- Paper & Pencil
- Sidewalk Chalk
- Chenille Stems (Pipe Cleaners)
- Black Felt “Placemats” for pipe cleaner lesson
- Children’s Book: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day!
- Non-Pitched Percussion: Woods, Metals, Shakers, Skins
- Kickballs (or Rubber Playground Balls)
Resource List
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Presenter:
When:
9:45 – 11:15 EST (my timezone)
Description:
Explore a wealth of ideas for delivering Steady Beat and Rhythmic Subdivision lessons to your students in unique and engaging ways! These lessons are great for introductory or review settings and most can be adapted for online use or in socially-distanced classrooms. Body percussion, non-pitched percussion, found sounds, children’s literature, manipulatives, and more are demonstrated in this video montage. “Heavy Academics: Delivered Joyfully!”
Learning Targets:
- Participants can deliver rhythmic instruction in a variety of ways, including via body percussion, non-pitched percussion, found sounds and more
- Participants can clarify rhythmic subdivision for students via children’s literature, folk songs, and instruments.
- Participants can highlight curricular connections between music and mathematics