Beat Motion Activities
Bling Blang (Movements)
Bling, Blang, Hammer with my hammer Tap one fist on the other during first line. Zingo, Zango, Cutting with my saw. With one hand held straight, "saw" back and forth on the other hand during the second line.
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Having an intuition for the beat in music is central to all later rhythm development. These activities uses beat motions to help students develop a feeling for how the beat coincides with a song or rhyme. Please have students listen to the music and perform the specific beat motions.
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Aiken Drum (Movements)
Students start by tapping the beat on their laps.
Then they should move the beat to the part of the body being sung in the song.
Bonus Projects:
After listening to the song try to draw Aiken Drum.
Students start by tapping the beat on their laps.
Then they should move the beat to the part of the body being sung in the song.
Bonus Projects:
After listening to the song try to draw Aiken Drum.