Table of Contents Reading and Writing Grooves
Rhythm Squares On The Board
About:
A student can have great satisfaction in being able to read and write music.
If we jump in and start to teach music patterns by reading them, it will work for some students and we will loose some. If we have done the earlier steps well of walking rhythm squares and playing the notes on them, then translating that learning reading and writing notes on a white board is easy.
Purpose of this lesson:
Student learn to play a written pattern and students learn to write a pattern.
Preliminaries:
Walking Rhythm Squares
Walking Rhythm Squares Adding Tones
Count off to a start ( 1, 2, Ready, Go)
Celebration Rhythm
Materials:
White Board or Chalk Board
Directions:
Now that we have played some rhythms Walking the Rhythm Squares.
We will now write some Rhythms on the Board and then play them together.
Draw the dot
When we see the dot, what part of the drum does this tell us to play?
When we see the X , how do we play that?
"Sticks ready"
"One to ready go"
Initially point to the symbol as students play it
"Sticks Ready"
"Celebration Rhythm"
"Sticks Ready"
"Sticks Asleep"
Draw new pattern:
When we see the "0", how do we play that?
"Sticks ready"
"One to ready go"
Initially point to the symbol as students play it
"Sticks Ready"
"Celebration Rhythm"
Stop
"Sticks Asleep"
Here's another pattern,
Can anyone figure out how to play this?
Invite individuals to try it.
"Now lets all play it"
"And here is one more rhythm."
Invite individuals to try it.
"Now lets all play it"
Needs Met:
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Metaphor to Explore:
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Extensions:
Invite individual students to play the rhythm by themselves