OCTOBERRHYTHMS AND BUCKET DRUMMING & BODY PERCUSSION! ECHO CLAP -- listen to this sound track. Can you clap it? Can you tap it on a drum? Tap it on your body? Today we will work on rhythms and play it with drums, or homemade drums, or do it on your body! We then call it bucket drumming or body percussion https://soundcloud.com/dbirrow/basic-echo-patterns website https://laytonmusic.wordpress.com/ has rhythm patterns you can READ and use for clapping or playing your "home-made instruments. This week try some bucket drumming or body percussion! You hopefully can read the various types of notes shown on this website BUCKET DRUMMING -- can you find some things at your house to turn into a drum? It could be a box, or a metal chair, or an empty cereal box. My favorite used to be an empty "sherbert ice-cream-like" container, or empty coffee cans. For drum sticks you can use sticks from outside or unsharpened pencils. Do you have other ideas? Ask your parents for ideas to use in the kitchen for drumming. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KH9_4CIfD1o for additional ideas using things in the kitchen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-CvO-XM6Pc&t=89s basic on bucket drumming using a 5 gallon bucket BODY PERCUSSION-- can you make rhythm patterns using your body? Tapping your legs to your hands is a rhythm patterns. Most of you know the song MISS MARY MACK. We did body percussion to that song and did it over and over again. Patterns that repeat can be called an ostinato (see below on Mrs. Jones lesson for more on that). Can you find a person in your home to try Miss Mary Mack with? Can you think of other body percussion patterns? Video ideas on the links below. Some include clapping, whistling, stomping. Can you think a song you could do percussion too? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob5cee1tDgs Miss Mary Mack - how to hand clapping https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb-2VsE2y-U&t=50s The Percussion Show using body percussion! Try some of these ideas with your family! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb56fQ9WrWM&list=PL2cT12KkPHlFC7Pglxljdh2apD6JW8Q05 A Classic tune by Strauss to do drumming or body percussion to! Suggested movements included https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mnt6O8N6eDg body percussion with visuals, by Alpha Four --- for grades 3-5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNjcdfZu3c0 A SONG CALLED POPCORN -- great for bucket drumming or body percussion! Suggested ideas shown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppuQF_2LqAw Bucket Drumming Ideas for k-2 ACTIVITY: Can you send me a video of yourself drumming on something and using the rhythm patterns? Can you write your own rhythms? Can you create your own body percussion? What video did you like the best? Did you look at any or all of these clips on Youtube? For additional ideas, see the videos Mrs. Jones created. below. FOR ADDITIONAL ONLINE FUN PLAY SOME RHYTHM GAMES online at the website called ON MUSIC PLAY ONLINE --- it's free during this time! Try the rhythm games at various levels. How far can you go? VARIOUS GAMES on right side of screen https://musicplayonline.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOCUS: Rhythm patterns Create your own rhythm patterns and play them using body percussion or homemade percussion instruments (buckets, trash cans, plastic eggs or water bottles filled with rocks/beans/rice. Write your rhythm patterns using standard notation (ta, ta-di, rest, etc.), with pictures or symbols, or using items from around your house (stickers, legos, etc.) Ms. Jones’ Kinder and First Grade Video Part 1 Kinder and First Grade Video Part 2 Second Grade Video Part 1 2nd Grade Video Part 2 Ms. Jones’ feedback: click the link below for your grade level to submit a photo/video of your game (Kinder and 1st) or rhythm activity (2nd grade) Kindergarten game 1st grade rhythm game 2nd grade rhythm activity OPTIONAL EXTENSIONS: Poison Rhythm game/practice 3rd-5th grade FOCUS: Ostinato patterns Ostinato: a repeated pattern O X O X Create an ostinato, then play it using something from your house (water bottles, trash cans, buckets, plastic eggs filled with beans/rice/rocks) Create a 4 or 8 beat ostinato that you can perform while singing your favorite song or play along while listening to your favorite song. Draw your ostinato for other family members to play along with you! You can use shapes or letters to make your graphic representation. Ms. Jones’ Virtual lesson-Ostinato Ms. Jones’ feedback: click the link below for your grade level to submit a photo/video of your ostinato activity 3rd grade ostinato activity 4th grade ostinato activity 5th grade ostinato activity OPTIONAL EXTENSIONS: Challenge--Write a different ostinato pattern for each member of your family. Assign instruments (or use body percussion), put on a favorite song, and jam with the fam! Practice your rhythm skills with this super cool fun body percussion video! from Alpha Four Go to Try your hand at rhythm composition Musicplayonline.com is free to students right now! Try out all the rhythm games--choose your level and see how far you can go! FOCUS: Rhythm patterns Create your own rhythm patterns and play them using body percussion or homemade percussion instruments (buckets, trash cans, plastic eggs or water bottles filled with rocks/beans/rice. Write your rhythm patterns using standard notation (ta, ta-di, rest, etc.), with pictures or symbols, or using items from around your house (stickers, legos, etc.) Ms. Jones’ Kinder and First Grade Video Part 1 Kinder and First Grade Video Part 2 Second Grade Video Part 1 2nd Grade Video Part 2 Ms. Jones’ feedback: click the link below for your grade level to submit a photo/video of your game (Kinder and 1st) or rhythm activity (2nd grade) Kindergarten game 1st grade rhythm game 2nd grade rhythm activity OPTIONAL EXTENSIONS: Poison Rhythm game/practice 3rd-5th grade FOCUS: Ostinato patterns Ostinato: a repeated pattern O X O X Create an ostinato, then play it using something from your house (water bottles, trash cans, buckets, plastic eggs filled with beans/rice/rocks) Create a 4 or 8 beat ostinato that you can perform while singing your favorite song or play along while listening to your favorite song. Draw your ostinato for other family members to play along with you! You can use shapes or letters to make your graphic representation. Ms. Jones’ Virtual lesson-Ostinato Ms. Jones’ feedback: click the link below for your grade level to submit a photo/video of your ostinato activity 3rd grade ostinato activity 4th grade ostinato activity 5th grade ostinato activity OPTIONAL EXTENSIONS: Challenge--Write a different ostinato pattern for each member of your family. Assign instruments (or use body percussion), put on a favorite song, and jam with the fam! Practice your rhythm skills with this super cool fun body percussion video! from Alpha Four Go to Try your hand at rhythm composition Musicplayonline.com is free to students right now! Try out all the rhythm games--choose your level and see how far you can go! |