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DocuSign Envelope ID:06711178-0E3F-4541-A834-A91FC422F4D1 <br /> N guii. e 1 <br /> class A 1 <br /> 1 <br /> S Your students may be itching to do some rhythm activities after the 1 , <br /> S performance, and we have a number of ideas that you might consider trying. 1 <br /> S Some are noisier than others, but we hope you'll not let that deter you. 1 <br /> S Although these activities could be done either before or after the show, in 1 <br /> 5 some cases we've indicated a recommendation. 1 <br /> Scat-singing 1 <br /> s "Scat" singing can be done in a spoken tone or sung, rather than using lyrics. 1 <br /> S A few nonsense syllables replace all the words, but in the same rhythm as the 1 <br /> S words would have been sung. For example, "Row, row, row your boat," might 1 <br /> 1 become Shoo, Shoo, Shoo, Be Doo." 1 <br /> 1 Choose a song that is known to the class. Younger grades might choose a < <br /> S nursery rhyme (e.g., Mary had a Little Lamb), while middle-school or high- 1 <br /> S schoolers might use an American folk song or patriotic song (e.g. Row Your 1 <br /> 1 Boat, My Country `tis of Thee), or even a current popular song from the radio or 1 <br /> S movies that the kids know. Have them choose a few syllables that they'll use 1 <br /> S to scat the song, and write them on the board. Examples: Shoo, Be, Doo, 1 <br /> 5 Wah, Bop 1 <br /> SAsk them to "sing" the song together, replacing the syllables in the original 1 <br /> 4 song with the agreed-upon scat syllables. They can use them in whatever 1 <br /> combination of syllables they choose, but at first should keep the same rhythm 1 <br /> S as the original song. Then they can experiment with doubling up the rhythm, 1 <br /> 1 or adding sounds on the off-beat. 1 <br /> Point out that the tap dancers are making similar rhythmic sounds with their 1 <br /> S feet. There are a variety of sounds that can be made with the tap shoes, but 1 <br /> S they are more limited than speech. Some steps make a sliding sound, some 1 <br /> have a hard slap, some are soft, etc. 1 <br /> Students could take this exercise a step further and experiment with making 1 <br /> 5 different types of rhythmic sounds with their feet. 1 <br /> S Make your own tap shoes 1 <br /> Children who are keen to take tap dancing a step further could make their 1 <br /> S own tap shoes by gluing several pennies near the toe and heel of some old 1 <br /> Zik shoes (with parents' permission and help). 1 <br /> 1 l <br /> 0 t <br /> S North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble-Guide for teachers 8 1 <br />