The online resources below include some options for this month's Rhythm Challenge and activities we'll try at group lessons.
Rhythm Practice Videos
At group lessons, students take turns choosing the movement for each of these rhythm practice videos.
Stomping your feet with a steady beat while you choose a hand motion helps you keep a steady pulse.
Do you want to
- slide hands?
- windshield wipers?
- snap?
- tap thighs?
- chopstick finger tap?
Remember to count aloud using the smallest note pattern found in each example. Eighths: 1 & 2 &, etc.Sixteenths: 1 e & a, 2 e & a, etc.
Elementary
Late Elementary
Musical Minds: Dotted Quarters and Single Eighth Notes
Intermediate
Musical Minds: Multi Level Eighths, Dotted Quarters and SixteenthsChoose your level of difficulty. (Red=Easy, Green=Moderate, Blue=Advanced)For a challenge tap one level with your left hand at the same time as you tap a different level with your right hand!
Sixteenths. Choose
Sixteenths. Choose
Advanced
Rhythm Dictation Games
Using a beat board can help dictate rhythms more easily. Place a bean or small candy on each beat (or 2 if the rhythm contains eighth notes). Then tap track the heart beats as you listen to the rhythm and remove the candy on the hearts where you don't hear a sound strike.
This example shows
Slug Beetle Dead (Half Note, 2 Eighths, Quarter Rest)
Slug---- (Whole note)
Click one of the links below to practice dictating rhythm patterns that you hear.Tone Savvy Rhythmic Dictation Hard QHDWE, DottedE
Split Second Upbeat Challenge Game
How do you count the first measure or partial measure of each example?
- Late Elementary Examples (up to 1:47)
- Intermediate Examples (from 1:47-end)
Challenge 1: Identify if the first notes in each example are pickup notes or not. Do the beats in the first bar add up to the same # of beats indicated in the time signature? If so, than it is not an upbeat!
Challenge 2: Race to write the counts of the first measure or partial measure example on your paddle. The first person to answer correctly gets a bonus point and every correct answer earns a point.
Rhythm Cups
Learn the basic cup tap with this tutorial. Then practice tapping it along with varying speeds of 4/4 time music. For a challenge choose a song that includes rubato and try to match tempo like an accompanist would.
Zildjian Rhythm Videos - Rhythm flashcards with an energetic backing track quarter, half, whole notes and rests and ties slurs
You Be the Teacher Videos
Choose a video below to watch and prepare to teach a 1-minute lesson about the musical concept at the group lesson or next private lesson. You can create a poster, a short game, or explain the concepts in a memorable way.
Beginner Rhythm Concepts
Basic Notes and Rests with the Metronome
Intermediate Rhythm Concepts
Intermediate Note Values Video
Syncopation Video/Papaya Syncopation Practice
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