Rhythm Sticks CD Teacher Notes

Rhythm Sticks - Teacher Notes 2000 Adele Voice 1 Rhythm Sticks CD Teacher Notes Rhythm Sticks CD The Rhythm Sticks resource is based around the Rhythm Sticks CD. It is designed to be used in a group with teacher guidance and for student directed learning, individually or in small groups. The CD contains a variety of activities for the development of skills in rhythm, listening and instrumental sounds (tone colour). The activities can be used sequentially or they can be mixed and matched to your own selection. All you have to do is have the appropriate charts and instruments ready to accompany the CD. The activities are outlined in the Unit Plan and below. Resources, Instruments And Preparation Charts The following charts will need to be printed from the Sing A Song, Activities and Instruments sections. All the songs can be printed from the Sing A Song section, the Symbol Flashcards and Rhythm Flashcards can be printed from the Activities section. These flashcards are to be used as charts for the CD activities but can be reprinted and cut as flashcards for use in the Learning Centre. The Instrument Picture Charts and Name Cards can be printed from the print friendly versions in the Instruments section. These songs and flashcards can be enlarged, as they are, onto A3 paper or coloured card. The charts needed for each activity are listed on the Rhythm Sticks Unit Plan. Instruments Although percussion instruments are preferred for most activities they are not essential. If instruments are not available the prerecorded sounds can be used alongside the visual resources (pictures and labels). The following instruments are the main instruments used throughout the unit. Check the pictures in the Instruments section to see what they look like. You will be able to make use of any percussion instruments you have in your school. Bongo Drums Cymbals Maracas Cabassa Guiro Tambourine Claves/Rhythm Sticks Hand Drum Triangle Cowbell Jingle Bells Woodblock

Rhythm Sticks - Teacher Notes 2000 Adele Voice 2 Musical Terms Used In Rhythm Sticks Beat: The rhythmic pulse of music (one note value is continually repeated). Like a heart beat, it occurs repeatedly but can speed up or slow down. Call and Answer: A soloist plays and a group or second soloist answers. Found Sounds: Improvisation: Notation: Percussion: Rhythm: Tone Colour: Sounds created from everyday objects (e.g sticks, cans, paper). Spontaneous musical creation. Conventional - Formal written music. Symbolic - Pictures, lines and shapes representing music. Musical instruments that are struck, hit or shaken. Untuned percussion is used for rhythmic parts (long and short notes) not melodic parts (high and low notes). Patterns of varying note values (long and short notes). Rhythmic patterns can repeat or they can be continually changing. The specific tone or sound of particular instrument e.g a triangle has a different tone or sound quality compared to a drum. CD The spoken commentary on the Rhythm Sticks CD introduces each activity. There is a written copy of the commentary and details for each section below to help you prepare for the lesson.

Rhythm Sticks - Teacher Notes 2000 Adele Voice 3 Section One Activity 1 (Track 1) `Match the Sound Instruments Optional: rhythm sticks (claves), triangle, tambourine, maraca, jingle bells, cymbals, guiro, woodblock, bongo drum It is ideal for children and the teacher to be seated in a circle on the floor. If you have access to the instruments above, display them for all to see in the middle of the circle. If you do not have these instruments, you can make use of the Instrument Picture Charts and Instrument Name Cards from the Instruments section. Place the pictures in one group and the names in another group in the middle of the circle. Track 1 Kia Ora, welcome to Rhythm Sticks. Track 1 `Match the Sound Listen carefully to each of the instrument sounds. If you think you know what instrument is being played, put your hands on your knees. Your teacher will choose someone to point to the instrument, or the picture. You could also play the instrument. Here is the first instrument. Listen carefully. (tambourine is played) Can you recognise the sound? See if you can point to its Name Card as well. Listen carefully to the next eight sounds. Pause the CD after each sound so that you can point to or play the instrument. (drum, rhythm sticks (claves), triangle, maraca, guiro, cymbals, woodblock and bells are played) Activity 2 (Track 2)` Copy the Sound Instruments Optional: rhythm sticks (claves), triangle, tambourine, maraca, jingle bells, cymbals, guiro, woodblock Each child can choose or be given an instrument to sit in front of them. Children can take turns if there are not enough instruments to go around. Instrument pictures and name cards can be used. Track 2 `Copy the Sound If you have instruments put one, on the floor, in front of each person, or take turns. If you don t have instruments today then get ready to clap the pattern and look for the picture of the instrument. Listen for the instrument sound. If you have that instrument then pick it up and play the pattern. Remember you only play your instrument if it is the sound you heard on the CD. Let s listen for the first sound. (drum is played) If you have this instrument pick it up. Listen to the sound again and get ready to play the pattern. (drum is played) Remember you can clap the pattern if you don t have an instrument. Listen to the next eight sounds. Pause the CD after each sound so that you can play the pattern or point to the picture or name card. (maraca, triangle, guiro, tambourine, rhythm sticks (claves), cymbals, woodblock and bells are played)

Rhythm Sticks - Teacher Notes 2000 Adele Voice 4 Activity 3 (Track 3) ` Rhythm Sticks Song Version 1 No Instruments. The word charts are all that you need to have ready. Activity 4 (Track 4)` Rhythm Sticks Song Version 2 Instruments Needed: rhythm sticks (claves), triangle, tambourine, maraca, jingle bells, cymbals, guiro, woodblock, bongo drum The word charts are needed as well as percussion instruments. You can use the instruments listed or any percussion instruments you have available. Section Two Activity 1 (Track 5) `Group the Sounds Instruments Optional: triangle, woodblock, cymbal, hand drum, bongo drum, jingle bells, guiro, cowbell, tambourine You may need pictures and name cards. Track 5 `Group the Sounds Put the instrument pictures, the instruments and the instrument group and name cards into the middle of your circle. Pause the CD after each sound and group the instruments into wood sounds, metal sounds, or skin sounds. You could name the instruments as well. Here we go. (triangle, bongo drums, cowbell, guiro, cymbals, rhythm sticks (claves), hand drum, tambourine, cabassa and woodblock are played) Have you got all of the instruments into the three groups? Let s check to see if you have them in the right places. The triangle, cowbell, cymbals, tambourine and cabassa are all metal sounding instruments. The bongo drums, and hand drum are skin sounding instruments. Some tambourines have skin on them too, so they could be in that group as well. The guiro, rhythm sticks or claves, and woodblock should all be in the wood group. Activity 2 (Track 6)`Copy the Rhythm Instruments Optional: triangle, woodblock, cymbal, drum, jingle bells, guiro, cowbell, tambourine Track 6 `Copy the Rhythm Get your instruments ready to play or your hands ready to clap. Is your instrument quiet? Listen to the rhythms played on the rhythm sticks. I will play the pattern twice. Listen the first time and join in the second time. Are you ready? Listen for the first pattern. (rhythm is played) How did you go? Let s try it one more time. (rhythm is played) Here are some more patterns. This time I ll play first and you copy. (rhythm is played) You can stop the CD and make up some patterns of your own. Have turns at copying.

Rhythm Sticks - Teacher Notes 2000 Adele Voice 5 Activity 3 (Track 7) `Sing And Play Song Version 1 Instruments Optional: triangle, woodblock, cymbal, drum, jingle bells, guiro, cowbell, tambourine Activity 4 (Track 8) `Sing And Play Song Version 2 Instruments: triangle, woodblock, cymbal, drum, jingle bells, guiro, cowbell, tambourine Section Three Activity 1 (Track 9) `Walk Running Song Version 1 No Instruments You will need a space to move to the music. Activity 2 (Track 10) ` Walk Running Song Version 2 Activity 3 (Track 11) ` Walk Running Rhythms Track 11 `Walk Running Rhythms Listen to these walk, running patterns and then see if you can clap them or play them on your instruments. (1) walk walk walk running (2) running walk running walk (3) walk walk running walk (4) running running walk walk (5) running walk walk walk (6) walk running walk walk. Stop the CD and make up some of your own patterns. Play it on your instrument while you say it in your head. Activity 4 (Track 12) `Walk Running Symbols You will need the `Symbol Flashcards. Track 12 `Walk Running Symbols Look at the patterns on the symbol flashcards. Let s say them together using walk and running. Someone can point to the patterns on the chart. (Walk Running Patterns) Now let s clap the patterns while we say it in our heads. (Walk Running Patterns Clapped) Stop the CD and use your instruments to play the patterns. You could play them all without stopping.

Rhythm Sticks - Teacher Notes 2000 Adele Voice 6 Section Four Activity 1 (Track 12) `Walk Running Symbols You will need the `Rhythm Flashcards for further rhythm activities. Activity 2 (Track 13) `Oma Rakau No Instruments This is a song for children to sing and tap the beat to, in preparation for `Oma Rakau Improvisation. Rhythm sticks and instruments can be used to play the beat. Activity 3 (Track 14) `Oma Rakau Improvisation Instruments Needed (any selection) Place the instruments in the middle of the circle, for example a drum, woodblock, tambourine and triangle. Track 14 `Oma Rakau Improvisation Place a selection of instruments in the middle of your circle. Sing Oma Rakau and pass the rhythm sticks around. When the singing stops, the two people with the rhythm sticks move into the middle of the circle and make up their own call and answer rhythm (one plays and the other replies) along to the music on the CD. When the singing starts again continue passing the rhythm sticks around until the singing stops again.