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Arts in Education Grant-Spring 2014-15 McDougle Elementary School PTA <br /> r*�'�'�'V�'�►'�►"ti.''4*!�►'�w*v�r'�►�V'�'!�r'�►�►�+�►*V►"�y►'�.'�'"4►�v�r'�'4'�►'+w�i.*�w'�*4'+�►�4'�rv'4*�*v'4'4'b'� <br /> the students to think about things in their world that have regular and <br /> irregular rhythms. A list below can help you get started,or keep things going , <br /> if they get stuck. It is interesting to think about differences in rhythmic sounds <br /> in the city, as compared to the country,or indoor sounds compared to <br /> S outdoor sounds. <br /> Windshield wipers Dripping faucet Church bells <br /> Bird calls Cars honking Hammer or saw <br /> Clock ticking Phone ringing Oars on a rowboat <br /> Body rhythms <br /> The body can be used as an instrument to make many rhythmic sounds. An <br /> activity that is silly and fun,yet also Instructive,is to let the children <br /> �► experiment with different ways to make these sounds. Many sounds can, of <br /> course, be made using the mouth,such as lip smacking,tongue clicking. <br /> Different sounds can be made by clapping the body in different ways.A <br /> hand thumped on the chest will sound different than a hand thumped <br /> against the thigh. Using the body as a percussive instrument is sometimes <br /> referred to as playing the"hambone" or"patting Juba." <br /> Start with having the children repeat back a rhythm that you clap with your <br /> + hands,using their hands. Then ask them to repeat the same rhythm clapping ' <br /> against their leg, then their chest,to notice how the sounds of the rhythmic <br /> pattern are the same, but the tone is different. , <br /> Repeat this with mouth sounds (whooshing,whistling, purring through the lips). <br /> Instead of the teacher setting the rhythms,the children could take turns <br /> Sclapping or vocalizing a rhythm that the class then mimics. <br /> Finally,an "improv jam" would allow kids to improvise their own body <br /> rhythms,one at a time, or as a group.They could repeat a set rhythm, using �1 <br /> their own "instrument," or everyone could devise their own rhythmic patterns <br /> that fit within a dominant beat that you provide by clapping your hands. <br /> Tap dancers have a tradition of"challenging" each other to repeat a <br /> rhythmic pattern that one person sets. The person repeating the pattern then <br /> tries to return the challenge by changing the pattern and making it more <br /> difficult. If this listening exercise is working well,you might let them try a <br /> "challenge"with either yourself or some of the students leading off. <br /> North Carolina Y Tap Ensemble-Guide for teachers <br /> '��►,+r`.+"�.�'+t" +�.r >ir.�"+�""+�*•r+�"al►�"�+"�`a++".�!"�+►.I"�#+�!�I'►�,r+"�+�".�""d`.�+�'"v!'��''aw""�'►�r.�".I" .+�"+�` <br /> Page 21 of 23 <br />