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DocuSign Envelope ID:06711178-0E3F-4541-A834-A91 FC422F4D1 <br /> is <br /> is <br /> l <br /> S the students to think about things in their world that have regular and 1 <br /> irregular rhythms. A list below can help you get started, or keep things going 1 <br /> 5 if they get stuck. It is interesting to think about differences in rhythmic sounds 1 <br /> S in the city, as compared to the country, or indoor sounds compared to 1 <br /> outdoor sounds. 1 <br /> SWindshield wipers Dripping faucet Church bells 1 <br /> 5 Bird calls Cars honking Hammer or saw 1 <br /> 5 Clock ticking Phone ringing Oars on a rowboat 1 <br /> > Body rhythms 1 <br /> 1 The body can be used as an instrument to make many rhythmic sounds. An 1 <br /> S activity that is silly and fun, yet also instructive, is to let the children 1 <br /> S experiment with different ways to make these sounds. Many sounds can, of 1 <br /> 1 course, be made using the mouth, such as lip smacking, tongue clicking. 1 <br /> 5 Different sounds can be made by clapping the body in different ways. A 1 <br /> 5 hand thumped on the chest will sound different than a hand thumped 1 <br /> S against the thigh. Using the body as a percussive instrument is sometimes 1 <br /> 1 referred to as playing the "hambone" or "patting Juba." 1 <br /> SStart with having the children repeat back a rhythm that you clap with your 1 <br /> S hands, using their hands. Then ask them to repeat the same rhythm clapping 1 <br /> S against their leg, then their chest, to notice how the sounds of the rhythmic 1 <br /> > pattern are the same, but the tone is different. 1 <br /> 1 <this with mouth sounds (whooshing, whistling, purring through the lips). 1 <br /> 1 Instead of the teacher setting the rhythms, the children could take turns 1 <br /> 1 clapping or vocalizing a rhythm that the class then mimics. 1 <br /> 1 Finally, an "improv jam" would allow kids to improvise their own body 1 <br /> 5 rhythms, one at a time, or as a group. They could repeat a set rhythm, using 1 <br /> 1 their own "instrument," or everyone could devise their own rhythmic patterns 1 <br /> > that fit within a dominant beat that you provide by clapping your hands. 1 <br /> Tap dancers have a tradition of "challenging" each other to repeat a 1 <br /> 1 rhythmic pattern that one person sets. The person repeating the pattern then 1 <br /> 1 tries to return the challenge by changing the pattern and making it more 1 <br /> 1 difficult. If this listening exercise is working well, you might let them try a 1 <br /> s "challenge" with either yourself or some of the students leading off. 1 <br /> S 1 <br /> > ti, <br /> 1 <br /> a ql Is 1 <br /> S North Carolina Y Tap Ensemble -Guide for teachers 1 <br /> r <br />