This could go on forever with the little ones, trust me, in your primary classrooms. You get the idea? I play it – you play it. I am going to play 4 beats and you’re going to play it right back to me. So basically is what it is, is 4 quarter notes. In music we have what we call common time or 4/4 time. Their job is to watch/listen, and then copy me when I’m done.

This way, they know that they don’t do what I’m doing, while I am doing it. Often times, to clarify, I will say to the kids, “Please be my echo.” Or sometimes I will use the terms: my turn – your turn. We’re going to begin our lesson with direct imitation – with imitation, you are essentially just going to copy me, but not at the same time. That’s all you have to know – stomp, pat, clap, snap. And by the way, if you’re working with your little ones and they ever say: “But teacher, I can’t snap.” You tell them to fake it till you make it!) They are: our feet – we’re going to stomp, pat (thighs), clap, and a snap. A gentleman by the name of Keith Terry – I highly encourage you to check out his website when you get a chance!įor the sake of simplicity, we are going to use just 4 places on our body to create our sounds for out body percussion. For those of you interested in learning more, I’ve included a link in the show notes to the website of one of the most influential musicians when it comes to body percussion. And it’s amazing how many timbres they get just by slapping, tapping, and stomping on the stage.

We are going to start with some simple body percussion.įor those of you who have been fortunate enough to see the group Stomp, you know how complex and exciting body percussion really can be. EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Building Math and Music through Phrases

Musical multiplication songs