Warm-Up
🕐 10 min - Body percussion
- Divide students in three groups.
- Assign different beat-boxing or body percussion sounds to the groups, for example, stomping feet, snapping fingers, clapping hands, patting thighs etc.
- Choose 2-4 measures in the song to focus on. Using the loop function, repeat a section, then teach and practice the rhythms.
- Remember that you can slow down the playing speed of the song by clicking the (-) symbol at the top of the player, if necessary.
- After students are able to produce the rhythms using sounds from the body, it’s time to move to percussion instruments.
Practice
🕐 15 min - Exercise 1 - Follow the rhythm lines!
- Divide the class into three or four groups - depending on the number of the rhythm lines in the song of choice. From the suggested songs, only 'Somebody That I Used To Know' has four rhythm lines, the other songs have three.
- Make sure to select 'Notation' under the menu 'Tools' - 'Visuals'.
- Each group should have a different set of percussion instruments and a computer to practice their part. If there is only one computer in the classroom learn all the parts together and then assign each of the rhythm lines to the groups.
- Give time for them to practice their rhythm line together focusing on rhythmic accuracy/pulse.
- Remember that the tempo/speed of songs can be adjusted by clicking the (-) symbol at the top of the player, if necessary.
- Now it's the time to start playing together! Layer the rhythm lines - invite one of the groups to start, then add another one and so on - until all the class plays together!
- Once all parts can play together, turn down all rhythm tracks under the menu 'Controls' - 'Volume' and play the song with the rest of the virtual band.
🕐 10 min - Exercise 2 - Perform your part!
- Divide the class in smaller groups with a few students playing each rhythm line - the one they practiced previously.
- Invite each group to select one part of the song, for example, Verse 1, Chorus 1, Verse 2, Chorus 2, Bridge etc.
- Play the entire song, this time each rhythm group only plays their selected part of the song while other students observe.
Reflection
🕐 5 min - Discussion
- Did you hear any differences between the song parts, for example, was the rhythm different in Verse 1 and Chorus 2?
- Why do you think there are rhythmical changes during the song?
- Which percussive sounds, in your opinion, fit the song best - which instrument or which kind of body percussion?
- Did you try a new percussion instrument or find a new body percussion sound today? What was it?
Beyond the Lesson
Challenge students to go beyond the lesson by…
- Trying to combine all three or four rhythm lines when playing alone.
- Learning the rhythm for a new song from the Song library. Don’t have instruments at home? You can always use beat-box, clapping, download a free drum app or make your own drums!
Warm-Up
🕐 10 min - Body percussion
- Divide students in three groups.
- Assign different beat-boxing or body percussion sounds to the groups, for example, stomping feet, snapping fingers, clapping hands, patting thighs etc.
- Choose 2-4 measures in the song to focus on. Using the loop function, repeat a section, then teach and practice the rhythms.
- Remember that you can slow down the playing speed of the song by clicking the (-) symbol at the top of the player, if necessary.
- After students are able to produce the rhythms using sounds from the body, it’s time to move to percussion instruments.
Practice
🕐 15 min - Exercise 1 - Follow the rhythm lines!
- Divide the class into three or four groups - depending on the number of the rhythm lines in the song of choice. From the suggested songs, only 'Somebody That I Used To Know' has four rhythm lines, the other songs have three.
- Make sure to select 'Notation' under the menu 'Tools' - 'Visuals'.
- Each group should have a different set of percussion instruments and a computer to practice their part. If there is only one computer in the classroom learn all the parts together and then assign each of the rhythm lines to the groups.
- Give time for them to practice their rhythm line together focusing on rhythmic accuracy/pulse.
- Remember that the tempo/speed of songs can be adjusted by clicking the (-) symbol at the top of the player, if necessary.
- Now it's the time to start playing together! Layer the rhythm lines - invite one of the groups to start, then add another one and so on - until all the class plays together!
- Once all parts can play together, turn down all rhythm tracks under the menu 'Controls' - 'Volume' and play the song with the rest of the virtual band.
🕐 10 min - Exercise 2 - Perform your part!
- Divide the class in smaller groups with a few students playing each rhythm line - the one they practiced previously.
- Invite each group to select one part of the song, for example, Verse 1, Chorus 1, Verse 2, Chorus 2, Bridge etc.
- Play the entire song, this time each rhythm group only plays their selected part of the song while other students observe.
Reflection
🕐 5 min - Discussion
- Did you hear any differences between the song parts, for example, was the rhythm different in Verse 1 and Chorus 2?
- Why do you think there are rhythmical changes during the song?
- Which percussive sounds, in your opinion, fit the song best - which instrument or which kind of body percussion?
- Did you try a new percussion instrument or find a new body percussion sound today? What was it?
Beyond the Lesson
Challenge students to go beyond the lesson by…
- Trying to combine all three or four rhythm lines when playing alone.
- Learning the rhythm for a new song from the Song library. Don’t have instruments at home? You can always use beat-box, clapping, download a free drum app or make your own drums!
Warm-Up
🕐 10 min - Body percussion
- Divide students in three groups.
- Assign different beat-boxing or body percussion sounds to the groups, for example, stomping feet, snapping fingers, clapping hands, patting thighs etc.
- Choose 2-4 measures in the song to focus on. Using the loop function, repeat a section, then teach and practice the rhythms.
- Remember that you can slow down the playing speed of the song by clicking the (-) symbol at the top of the player, if necessary.
- After students are able to produce the rhythms using sounds from the body, it’s time to move to percussion instruments.
Practice
🕐 15 min - Exercise 1 - Follow the rhythm lines!
- Divide the class into three or four groups - depending on the number of the rhythm lines in the song of choice. From the suggested songs, only 'Somebody That I Used To Know' has four rhythm lines, the other songs have three.
- Make sure to select 'Notation' under the menu 'Tools' - 'Visuals'.
- Each group should have a different set of percussion instruments and a computer to practice their part. If there is only one computer in the classroom learn all the parts together and then assign each of the rhythm lines to the groups.
- Give time for them to practice their rhythm line together focusing on rhythmic accuracy/pulse.
- Remember that the tempo/speed of songs can be adjusted by clicking the (-) symbol at the top of the player, if necessary.
- Now it's the time to start playing together! Layer the rhythm lines - invite one of the groups to start, then add another one and so on - until all the class plays together!
- Once all parts can play together, turn down all rhythm tracks under the menu 'Controls' - 'Volume' and play the song with the rest of the virtual band.
🕐 10 min - Exercise 2 - Perform your part!
- Divide the class in smaller groups with a few students playing each rhythm line - the one they practiced previously.
- Invite each group to select one part of the song, for example, Verse 1, Chorus 1, Verse 2, Chorus 2, Bridge etc.
- Play the entire song, this time each rhythm group only plays their selected part of the song while other students observe.
Reflection
🕐 5 min - Discussion
- Did you hear any differences between the song parts, for example, was the rhythm different in Verse 1 and Chorus 2?
- Why do you think there are rhythmical changes during the song?
- Which percussive sounds, in your opinion, fit the song best - which instrument or which kind of body percussion?
- Did you try a new percussion instrument or find a new body percussion sound today? What was it?
Beyond the Lesson
Challenge students to go beyond the lesson by…
- Trying to combine all three or four rhythm lines when playing alone.
- Learning the rhythm for a new song from the Song library. Don’t have instruments at home? You can always use beat-box, clapping, download a free drum app or make your own drums!
Warm-Up
🕐 10 min - Body percussion
- Divide students in three groups.
- Assign different beat-boxing or body percussion sounds to the groups, for example, stomping feet, snapping fingers, clapping hands, patting thighs etc.
- Choose 2-4 measures in the song to focus on. Using the loop function, repeat a section, then teach and practice the rhythms.
- Remember that you can slow down the playing speed of the song by clicking the (-) symbol at the top of the player, if necessary.
- After students are able to produce the rhythms using sounds from the body, it’s time to move to percussion instruments.
Practice
🕐 15 min - Exercise 1 - Follow the rhythm lines!
- Divide the class into three or four groups - depending on the number of the rhythm lines in the song of choice. From the suggested songs, only 'Somebody That I Used To Know' has four rhythm lines, the other songs have three.
- Make sure to select 'Notation' under the menu 'Tools' - 'Visuals'.
- Each group should have a different set of percussion instruments and a computer to practice their part. If there is only one computer in the classroom learn all the parts together and then assign each of the rhythm lines to the groups.
- Give time for them to practice their rhythm line together focusing on rhythmic accuracy/pulse.
- Remember that the tempo/speed of songs can be adjusted by clicking the (-) symbol at the top of the player, if necessary.
- Now it's the time to start playing together! Layer the rhythm lines - invite one of the groups to start, then add another one and so on - until all the class plays together!
- Once all parts can play together, turn down all rhythm tracks under the menu 'Controls' - 'Volume' and play the song with the rest of the virtual band.
🕐 10 min - Exercise 2 - Perform your part!
- Divide the class in smaller groups with a few students playing each rhythm line - the one they practiced previously.
- Invite each group to select one part of the song, for example, Verse 1, Chorus 1, Verse 2, Chorus 2, Bridge etc.
- Play the entire song, this time each rhythm group only plays their selected part of the song while other students observe.
Reflection
🕐 5 min - Discussion
- Did you hear any differences between the song parts, for example, was the rhythm different in Verse 1 and Chorus 2?
- Why do you think there are rhythmical changes during the song?
- Which percussive sounds, in your opinion, fit the song best - which instrument or which kind of body percussion?
- Did you try a new percussion instrument or find a new body percussion sound today? What was it?
Beyond the Lesson
Challenge students to go beyond the lesson by…
- Trying to combine all three or four rhythm lines when playing alone.
- Learning the rhythm for a new song from the Song library. Don’t have instruments at home? You can always use beat-box, clapping, download a free drum app or make your own drums!
