3rd Grade Other (Music) Resources

In Own the Beat or Take a Seat the teacher will play a four to eight beat rhythm (as displayed on the powerpoint). After teaching them the rhythm, the entire class will perform the rhythm back in unison

Then, the teacher will ask the class to repeat the rhythm a certain amount of times (1 time, 2 times, 4 times, etc)

What do students have to do? OWN THAT BEAT...!

• Students will perform the rhythm on rhythm sticks, drums, Orff instruments, their hands, their laps, however you do it!

• Students will have to focus on performing that rhythm exactly how it is written

• ... and of course, focus on repeating the rhythm for the EXACT many times as stated ... or else...

TAKE A SEAT! If a student plays an extra beat or an extra part of the rhythm after the class has ended playing it, they have to take a seat (either on the floor, in the circle, on their chair, however you want to do it)

The class will then repeat the rhythm again the amount of times listed until it is played without an extra beat or part of the rhythm. The ones who took a seat are allowed to stand back up again and join the game already in progress

...Then you go to the next level!

Play the rhythm 5 times....
Play the rhythm 6 times...

_Play the rhythm 7 times....
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(but of course if there's an extra beat... that student takes a seat, and you go back to performing where you left off to get that student back in!)

THEN ONTO THE NEXT LEVEL

Dependent on how fluent your class is, you can use this as part of a lesson, a good chunk of it, or even continue it onto the next weeks lesson to see how good they really are (and what level they can get to)

Play it with a ten minute time and keep score of which class can get the highest by the 3rd week or the 4th week?

Possibilities are endless!

Play it as is or some background music (I like to throw on some 80s, 90s, or clean pop just to get a groove going). Enjoy this game

The all-encompassing Solfege mastermix!

Solfege Back-to-Basics includes 55 separate solfege etudes which range from 3 to 6 solfege syllables all arranged colorfully on a 5-lined staff!

Below each exercise has highlight syllable names so your students can focus on the syllables that will be displayed on the screen

Sing along with this ear training exercise, accompany the students on piano, or just perform it acapella!

There are 7 levels included in this powerpoint from 3 solfege syllables all the way to 7

If you have any questions, leave them in the comments -- ENJOY!

A game that will keep your students entertained, engaged, and competitively charged with identifying chord quality, here's One "Minor" Imposter inspired by "Among Us"!

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IN ONE MINOR IMPOSTER, YOU WILL LISTEN TO 2, 3, 4 EVEN 5 CREWMATES PLAY MAJOR CHORDS ONE BY ONE. ONE OF THE MAJOR CHORDS IS ACTUALLY NOT THE MAJOR CHORD PERFORMED!

YOUR TASK IS TO DECIDE WHICH CREWMATE IS THE IMPOSTER BY SELECTING THE CREWMATE WHO PLAYED THE MINOR CHORD INSTEAD OF THE MAJOR CHORD

HERE WILL BE ONLY ONE CREWMATE WHO IS THE IMPOSTER

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In each example is a piano/guitar/harpsichord mix with different background percussion tempos to keep the kids engaged. Each crewmate, lined up on the powerpoint (1, 2, 3, etc) will be representative of the musical example played.

Included in this resource are

• Mp3 examples embedded in each question (15 questions)
• A printout where you can replicate and cut out cards (if you want the students to place on the floor or hold up to show which one was the imposter)
• 3 levels of rhythms with 3 crewmates (2 major crewmates, 1 minor imposter), 4 crewmates (3 major crewmates, 1 minor imposter), and 5 crewmates (4 major crewmates, 1 imposter)

Have a terrific time with this while your kids study chord quality!

A brand new approach to the Recorder System! I use original and simple compositions for this one which I use this with my 3rd graders. We start off simple and get into more technical things along the way -- scaffolding made simple!. I find it's more beneficial than just teaching them 3 or 4 notes as I like to cultivate them a little more by discovering new notes, rhythms, and phrases. This includes 12 original songs for all of your students and have fingering charts and tips and hints included on every slide! After you download this Powerpoint, please email me at jasonlitt@gmail.com and I will send you mp3 accompaniment files for all of the pieces (so you don't have to play along on the piano, and you can concentrate on assessing) :)

The objective of this fun 8-bit game styled in powerpoint format is to have students name notes on the treble clef staff. Students each take turns naming notes as fast as possible, all in the spirit of a collaborative effort for their class. The slide carries the note in question, with a block [?]. When the student states the correct answer, the answer appears on the next slide, and repeat from there on out through the rest of the class. The faster they do this, the more they see the gameplay progress and go through different levels. We start out on the line notes, EGBDF, get into the FACE notes in the second world, and then do a mix of them in the 3rd world until the class reaches the end at 100000 points! Don't worry, a follow up product is coming soon, this is just Part 1 :) There's a 3 minute 8-bit mashup background track included in this download to play for the students to make it feel like a real video game. When the 3 minute track is over, the game ends and you can tally up their score and continue the next time in music class. Concerning management, it'd be up to the teacher to allow students to pass the note in question, or have a neighbor help them out. If you'd like to see a sped-up version of this game (don't worry, this will go slowly unless your kids are blazing fast at naming notes!), please view the link below http://youtu.be/xMufSSTh6FQ This lesson can span weeks and months depending on how often you play it and the level of mastery of notation with your kids. If you have any questions, please let me know. Have fun with this!

This is a curriculum I use in grades 3, 4, and 5. We have a full set of violins at our school and we learn notation, rhythms, and notes through an original curriculum called "Lightning Violin". The students all learn the songs together and then an individual student plays the song by themselves for assessment. If they play it correctly, I give them a "bolt" on their chart. It gets very competitive and the students really respond well and practice as hard as they can to get their next bolt. You can make a powerpoint chart or a physical chart and draw a bolt or create one in powerpoint. Included with this are the mp3 files accompaniment files that go along with the powerpoint. Please email me after purchase and I will send you the mp3 files! jasonlitt@gmail.com Enjoy!

In a fast-paced game geared up to get your upper level elementary school students excited, we present to you "Write the Room - EMOJI Edition!"

The game is simple as ever. Scattered around your music room are 12 rhythms (which you can cut out and affix anywhere you'd like) with a corresponding emoji attached to the rhythm.

You will make teams (or play individually!) and a pair of students from each team.

You will then play a sound clip for all of the students to hear. Their job is to listen to the clip, think of the rhythm in their head, and race around the room to find the emoji with the rhythm that they just heard!

The students race back to the board and presses on the emoji they think they heard (there will be a multiple choice of three rhythms, which one of them is the correct on). You will advance the slide and the correct emoji rhythm will turn green.

Play this through 12 rounds and keep score of which team wins or you can do it as an individual assessment. The kids LOVE this as they are assessing themselves by listening to the rhythm, remembering it, and identifying it somewhere in the room.

Have a great time with this one!

With “Rhythms Around the Horn”, students will see four rhythm squares on the powerpoint (or PDF), all of them containing different rhythms.

For starters, have the entire class perform rhythm 1 (with instruments, vocalizing, clapping, patting, etc), then rhythm 2, then 3, and then finally 4.

After students understand the rhythms, then you can have the rhythms all be performed several different ways...

• Assign an instrument to each number and have them repeat their rhythm
• Example: #1 will be shakers, #2 will be tambourines, #3 will be hand drums, #4 will be guiros
• Example: #1 will be bass xylo, #2 will be soprano xylo, #3 will be alto xylo, #4 will be glockenspiel
• Example: #1 will be C and D boomwhackers, #2 will be E and F boomwhackers, #3 will be G and A boomwhackers, #4 will be B boomwhacker
• Assign an instrument to each number and have them rotate throughout the numbers (1, 2, 3, 4)
• Assign an instrument to each number and have them repeat the rhythm 2 times, 4 times (or however long you wish) and move to the next number to do the same thing
• Assign all instruments to start at the beginning, but at different times (a canon or a round).
• Example: Instrument 1 will play #1 first, then #2 consecutively, then the second instruments begin on #1 when the first are on #2, and so forth
• Go backwards, 4, 3, 2, 1
• Or maybe a free for all – have students pick their favorite number and repeat

There are 4 levels of rhythms all with increasing difficulty

• Quarters and Eighths
• Half Notes
• Eighth Note Rests
• Triplets

Have a great time with this!

A twist on the "Poison Pattern" game we all know and love, Boom-ong us, will have students all have 1 (or 2 to make it a little more engaging!) boomwhackers.

They will be shown a pattern of 3 or 4 boomwhackers that will be known as the

imposter. The boomwhackers, from left to right, will be played as quarter notes one by one. Then, students will play an assortment of boomwhacker notes one by one on the following slides.

If the IMPOSTER Boomwhacker melody is shown, do not play it! If the students play it (either 1 note, or the entire melody), they will receive a strike. Play the game until all the students receive 3 strikes (or 5 strikes if you wish) as a class or until they get to the end.

There is a countdown meter on the bottom to show the class how many rounds they have to complete before the end. If they finish it without using all 3 of their strikes, they win!

Play by itself, with you accompanying, or with the background drum beats provided (tempos in the 80s to 110s)

Have a great time with this!

Need to connect with your kids with their pop music through general music? Involve them in bucket drumming with Justin Timberlakes smash hit, "Can't Stop the Feeling"!

There are three all-color coded slides along with the form identifiers listed next to each phrase. Discuss form with the students and teach them (by rote) the rhythms on the powerpoint with the corresponding repeats (most are repeated 4, 6, or 8 times). Then, apply it to drums!

All regular notation is to be played on the buckets (or drums, or ground, however you wish), and the X notation (with a down stem) are played as stick clicks above their head (or you could apply it to a tambourine or other auxiliary instrument)

Here's the track so you can play along...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru0K8uYEZWw

Have a great time with this!

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Looking for more Bucket Drumming Resources? Check out the library below!

[Geometry Dash] DJVI, Back on Track - BUCKET DRUMMING!

[Geometry Dash] Stereo Madness, Forever Bound - BUCKET DRUMMING!

What Makes You Beautiful, One Direction - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Blank Space, Taylor Swift - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Man in the Mirror, Michael Jackson - BUCKET DRUMMING!

*EARTH DAY!* Heal the World, Michael Jackson - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Bad Day, Daniel Powter - BUCKET DRUMMING!

The Lion Sleeps Tonight (mp3 included!) - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Follow You (2021), Imagine Dragons - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Sweet Child O' Mine, Guns n' Roses - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Sweet Home Alabama, Lynyrd Skynyrd - BUCKET DRUMMING!

22, Taylor Swift - BUCKET DRUMMING!

The Sign, Ace of Base - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Leave Me Alone, Michael Jackson - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Theme from "Top Gun" - BUCKET DRUMMING!

A Thousand Miles, Vanessa Carlton - BUCKET DRUMMING!

The Greatest Show, (from The Greatest Showman) - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!

Augie's Great Municipal Band, Star Wars Ep. I (John Williams) - BUCKET DRUMMING!

The Raiders March (Raiders of the Lost Ark, John Williams) - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Motownphilly, Boyz II Men - BUCKET DRUMMING! (mp3 included!)

Save Your Tears, The Weeknd - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Tetris Theme (Trap Remix) - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Coffin Dance Meme [Mp3 Included!] - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Build Me Up Buttercup, The Foundations - BUCKET DRUMMING!

WandaVision Ep. 3 Intro/Title Sequence - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Conga, Gloria Estefan - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Believer, Imagine Dragons - BEGINNING BUCKET DRUMMING!

Blinding Lights, The Weeknd - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Shut up and Dance with Me, Walk the Moon - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Mood, 24kGoldn (**CLEAN**) - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Rolling in the Deep, Adele - BUCKET DRUMMING!

The Black Pearl (from Pirates of the Caribbean) - BUCKET DRUMMING!

The Final Countdown, Europe - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Theme from "Ghostbusters" - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Circle of Life, Elton John (from "The Lion King") - BUCKET DRUMMING!

24k Magic, Bruno Mars (**CLEAN**) - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Theme from "The Mandalorian" - BEGINNER BUCKET DRUMMING!

Girls just wanna have Fun, Cyndi Lauper - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Surfin' USA, Beach Boys - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Be True to your School, Beach Boys Cover - BUCKET DRUMMING!

We Will Rock You, Queen - CUSTOM BUCKET DRUMMING ARRANGEMENT!

Hotline Bling, Drake - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Theme from "The Mandalorian" - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Levitating (**CLEAN**), Dua Lipa ft DaBaby - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Into to Unknown, Panic! at the Disco (from "Frozen II") - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Sunflower, Post Malone/Swae-Lee (from Spiderman) - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Penny Lane, The Beatles - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Up on the Housetop, Pentatonix (PTX) - CHRISTMAS BUCKET DRUMMING!

Last Christmas, WHAM - CHRISTMAS BUCKET DRUMMING!

Have a Holly Jolly Christmas, Burl Ives - CHRISTMAS BUCKET DRUMMING!

All I Want For Christmas is You, Mariah Carey - CHRISTMAS BUCKET DRUMMING!

Feliz Navidad, Jose Feliciano - CHRISTMAS BUCKET DRUMMING!

Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree, Brenda Lee - CHRISTMAS BUCKET DRUMMING!

Santa Claus is Comin' to Town, Mariah Carey - CHRISTMAS BUCKET DRUMMING!

Underneath the Tree, Kelly Clarkson - CHRISTMAS BUCKET DRUMMING!

You're the One That I Want, Grease - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Theme from the Munsters - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Les Toreadors (from Carmen Suite), Bizet - BUCKET DRUMMING!

I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles), The Proclaimers - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Heart Attack, Demi Lovato - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Wrecking Ball, Miley Cyrus - BUCKET DRUMMING!

We are Young, Fun ft. Janelle Monae - BUCKET DRUMMING!

We Go Together, Grease - BUCKET DRUMMING!

The Thunderer, John Philip Sousa - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Break My Heart, Dua Lipa - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Watermelon Sugar, Harry Styles - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Savage Love (CLEAN), Jason Derulo, ft. Jawsh 685 - BUCKET DRUMMING!

OK Not To Be OK, Marshmello ft. Demi Lovato - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Thriller, Michael Jackson - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Baby Shark, PINGFONG - SEMI-ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!

This is Halloween, The Nightmare Before Christmas - BUCKET DRUMMING!

We're Not Gonna Take It, Twisted Sister - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!

Beat it, Michael Jackson - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Jump, Van Halen - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!

Theme from Gravity Falls - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Light Calvary Overture, F. von Suppe - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Never Gonna Give You Up, Rick Astley - BUCKET DRUMMING!

I Wanna Dance with Somebody, Whitney Houston - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Party Rock Anthem (*CLEAN*) - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Turn the Beat Around, Gloria Estefan - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!

Bye Bye Bye *NSync - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!

I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away, Toy Story 4 - BUCKET DRUMMING

We Belong Together, Toy Story 3 - BUCKET DRUMMING!

It's the Hard Knock Life, Annie - BUCKET DRUMMING!

It's Gonna Be Me, *NSync - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Footloose, Kenny Loggins - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Celebration, Kool and the Gang - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Livin on a Prayer, Bon Jovi - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Don't Start Now, Dua Lipa - BUCKET DRUMMING!

I Gotta Feeling, Black Eyed Peas - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Dynamite, BTS - BUCKET DRUMMING!

BANG! (Clean version), AJR - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Friend Like Me (Will Smith), Aladdin - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Prince Ali (Will Smith), Aladdin - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!

YMCA, The Village People - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Stereo Hearts, Gym Class Heroes - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!

Africa, Toto - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Dance Monkey, Tones and I - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Stronger, Kelly Clarkson - BUCKET DRUMMING!

U Can't Touch This, MC Hammer - BUCKET DRUMMING!

You're Welcome, Dwayne Johnson (MOANA) - BUCKET DRUMMING!

I Love Rock 'n Roll, Joan Jett - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Don't Stop Believin', Journey - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Remember Me (Ernesto De La Cruz), Coco - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Theme from Superman, John Williams - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Hey Soul Sister, Train - BUCKET DRUMMING!

When Can I See You Again, Owl City (Wreck it Ralph) - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Pirates of the Caribbean (He's a Pirate) - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Try Everything, Shakira (Zootopia) - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Cantina Band, Star Wars - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Eye of the Tiger, Survivor (Rocky III) - BUCKET DRUMMING!

William Tell Overture, Rossini - SUPER ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!

The Imperial March, Star Wars - BUCKET DRUMMING!

We're all in this Together, High School Musical - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Billie Jean, Michael Jackson - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Stars and Stripes Forever, Sousa - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Stitches, Shawn Mendes - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Beautiful People, Ed Sheeran - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Brave, Sara Bareilles - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Roar, Katy Perry - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Kids in an Adult World, Hello Sister - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Best Day of My Life, American Authors - BUCKET DRUMMING!

I Want You Back, Jackson Five - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Centuries, Fall Out Boy - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Wizards in Winter, Trans Siberian Orchestra - BUCKET DRUMMING!

ME, Taylor Swift - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Good Time, Owl City ft. Carly Rae Jepsen - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!

Firework, Katy Perry - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!

If I Can't Have You, Shawn Mendes (CLEAN) - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Never Really Over, Katy Perry - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Sucker, Jonas Brothers - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!

Girls Like You, Maroon 5 (CLEAN) - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Havana, Camilla Cabello (CLEAN) - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Happy, Pharrell Williams - BUCKET DRUMMING!

This is Me, The Greatest Showman - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!

Party in the USA, Miley Cyrus - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Bad Romance, Lady Gaga - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Treasure, Bruno Mars - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!

Gangnam Style, PSY - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Life is a Highway (2018), ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!

Grenade, Bruno Mars - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!

I Knew You Were Trouble, Taylor Swift - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!

How Far I'll Go, Moana - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Natural, Imagine Dragons - BUCKET DRUMMING!

High Hopes, Panic! at the Disco - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!

Smooth Criminal, Michael Jackson - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Bad Blood, Taylor Swift - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!

Animals, Maroon 5 - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!

Radioactive, Imagine Dragons - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!

Dynamite, Taio Cruz - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Shake it Off, Taylor Swift - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!

Grenade, Bruno Mars - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!

Fight Song, Rachel Platten - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!

ABC, Jackson Five - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!

Feel it Still, Portugal. The Man - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!

Thunder, Imagine Dragons - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Can't Stop the Feeling, Justin Timberlake - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Believer, Imagine Dragons - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Uptown Funk (CLEAN), Mark Ronson - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Want a great way to entice some of your boys in your general music class? Try GAME ON!, a gaming themed rhythm challenge that will suit all of your students, especially some of those gamers out there!

In “GAME ON!”, students will see a popular game or game series for multiple consoles (Xbox, PlayStation, etc)

They will then use rhythm cards provided in their “bank” of cards to build out the name of the game in a rhythm they feel best fits the name. There will be a series of one beat spaces to give the students a clue on which cards fit in which beats – be very specific as only a few cards will be chosen out of the bank

Advance the slide and find out the students’ rhythm and see if it matches the rhythm on the screen.

You can use this an assessment for all students or even see if they can identify it in a certain amount of time (10 seconds, 15 seconds, etc). Even try a boys vs girls or team vs team to see who can get it the fastest!

Included are 12 game titles and a printout of triplets, quarters, and eighth note pair cards for your students.

Have a great time with this and GAME ON!

Looking for a great beginning of the year activity that'll get some of your older kids involved?

In "Rhythm Star", students will see eight boxes stacked vertically. The box on the left is for their left hand, the box on the right is for their right hand. In each box will be a series of dots, either filled in, or blank.

A dot that is filled in will be one sound to the beat, a dot that is left blank will be no sound (read as a rest).

Students will read the rhythm from the top to bottom (vertically) with assigned instruments on their left hand and right hand. For this activity, Artie's stickstations come in handy, so have the students use a pad as their left implement and a tambourine as their right.

Read down the rhythms from top to bottom, and advance the slides once the class masters the rhythms with their left and right hand simultaneously! As the students progress through the game, there are 5 levels of difficulty

1. Quarter notes

2. Eighth notes

3. Quarter rests

4. Poly-rhythms (this one is FUN!)

5. Triplets

Play this with some music in the background, either an instrumental track 100-120bpm or some of their favorite pop music as they play along and master the rhythms only to continue to advance in the level.

The class is awarded 50 points each time an example is playing correctly in unison. A fun and competitive way for your younger kids to practice sight reading rhythms!

Looking for a great anytime of the year activity to get your upper grade level kids engaged? In Rhythm Star, students will see eight boxes stacked vertically. The box on the left is for their left hand, the box on the right is for their right hand. In each box will be a series of dots, either filled in, or blank (counted as a rest).

Each box represents one beat and each dot represents one sound.

Students will read the rhythm from the top to bottom (vertically) with both hands simultaneously performing the rhythms.

For this activity, Artie's stickstations come in handy, so have the students use a pad as their left hand percussion instrument and a tambourine as their right hand percussion instrument. You can situate these on the floor, table, or desk (completely adaptable!)

Read down the rhythms from top to bottom, and advance the slides once the class masters the rhythms with their left and right hand simultaneously! As the students progress through the game, there are 5 levels of difficulty:

Level 1: Quarter Notes

Level 2: Eighth Notes
Level 3: Quarter rests
Level 4: Poly-rhythms (this one is FUN!)
Level 5: Triplets

Play this with some music in the background, either an instrumental track 100-120bpm or some of their favorite pop music as they play along and master the rhythms only to continue to advance in the level.

The class is awarded 50 points each time an example is played correctly in unison. A fun and competitive way for younger kids to practice sight reading rhythms and gain independence in both hands!

RHYTHM FOUR CORNERS!

· To play Four Corners, ensure all students understand quarter notes, eighth note pairs, half notes, and quarter rests.

· Number each side of the room 1, 2, 3, and 4 (or alternatively, color code it green, blue, red, or purple with floor tape)

· They will hear a 9 second timer. Students will have a chance to walk to one of four corners and stay there for the duration of the round.

· On the next slide, the rhythms will appear in each corner and you will play back one of four the rhythms (provided on the Teacher Guide powerpoint). You can use that or you can play a rhythm of your choice (up to you!)

· The students will have to guess which rhythm the teacher played by showing it with their fingers (1, 2, 3, or 4)

· The teacher then reveals to the students which rhythm it was (#1, #2, #3 or #4) and the students who are in that corner are OUT!

· Keep repeating until no kids are left!

Included are 18 examples (you can switch it up each time and do different rhythms each time), the teacher guide, the 9 second timer embedded in the powerpoint file, and instructions

Need something to get your Orff ensemble, class Orff, or individual students going? Give Orff Warmups a try and you'll have them reading rhythms, notes, and patterns with the best of them!

Our Orff Warmup package contains 3 different levels of warmups

• 4 beat patterns with rests and eighth notes

• Half note rolls

• Intervals (played with 2 mallets, 1 in each hand)

• 8 beat patterns

There are 50 total warmup exercises for your students with notes and bars displayed throughout. Also included are 3 (optional) percussive background tracks with various tempi if you need to reinforce steady beat while doing the warmups

Have a great time with this!

A game that will keep your 4th and 5th graders entertained, engaged, and competitively charged, here's INSTRUMENT IMPOSTER inspired by "Among Us"!

In Instrument Imposter, you will see 2 or 3 "crewmates" assigned with different woodwind, brass, percussion, or string instruments

A musical example will be played where all of the crewmates will play their assigned their instruments (either separated or together).

During the example, You, along with your students, will soon find out that the one of the instruments was the the wrong instrument played (the FLUTE crewmate shown actually played the CLARINET... or maybe the SNARE DRUM crewmate played the XYLOPHONE)

Your task is to decide which crewmate is the IMPOSTER by selecting the one crewmate instrumentalist who didn't play the correct instrumenr). Advance the slide and check your answer and go through the rounds!

Included in this resource are

• Mp3 examples embedded in each question
• A printout where you can replicate and cut out cards (if you want the students to place on the floor or hold up to show which one was the imposter)
• 3 levels of rhythms with 2 and 3 imposters (last one is a duet!) :)

Have a terrific time with this while your kids study timbre and the instrument families!

In Holly Jolly Rhythms, your kids will be challenged to body percussion like never before!

Students will see familiar Christmas characters and items along with body percussion that go along with the characters. They will use a series of claps, pats, stomps, and snaps indicated by clip art in beat boxes read from left to right
If everyone in class performs the body percussion PERFECTLY, you will move onto the next character… and then… A Present will drop into Santa’s sleigh if the students perform a certain number of the Holly Jolly Rhythms correctly!

You will control the amount of time the students can do this. You can put on a holiday song (2, 3, or 4 minutes long) or set a timer, and upon the conclusion, see how many presents they've amassed at in Santa's Sleigh!

It gives the kids an ending goal to get as many presents as they can along with aligning syllabic language to modified notation.

Have a great time with this a cheers!

Reviewing the Percussion chapter with your kids and have discussed unpitched instruments? Pitched instruments and the accessory effects and how to play?

Try this interactive powerpoint that's full of fun with Percussion Jeopardy!

All new categories, all new answers! An authentic jeopardy game board with categories for:

Pitched Percussion

Unpitched Percussion

Percussion FX

Percussion Techniques (How to Play)

Students can elect to pick $200, $400, $600, $800, or $1000 answers. After clicking on the amount, the answer will appear on the next slide. Students (keeping in true Jeopardy! fashion) can answer in the form of a question

"What are Timpani Drums?"

"What are mallets?"

"What is a Piano"

After the money is awarded (You can split sides of your class, boys vs girls, class vs class, however you want it!), there is a link in the bottom right hand corner to go back to the title screen and game board.

After extracting the ZIP file, make sure to install the Jeopardy! font included, or else you'll see random characters all over -- not good eats!

Email me at jasonlitt@gmail.com or leave a comment if you have any questions. Happy Jeopardy...ing!

This is a great resource to get your kids to work collaboratively as a team (or by themselves if you wish) to identify rhythms as they hear them!

In BlockChain Rhythm, students are given a set of 4 cubes with quarter notes, eighth note pairs, and quarter rests written on them (this is optional, but if you have these, it makes it a challenge for them if you have time to write them out!).

After hearing the rhythm example, they must "rubix cube style" arrange the rhythm that they heard in the right order that it is played. However, the first one to do it the fastest WINS!

Alternatively, you could play this by having the students write it down, have notation cards, or any other method you prescribe. Students can work together in teams of 1, 2, 4, or however may you wish.

To do it as a race: if you have a large and elongated classroom, try setting the blocks 10-15 feet away from the students. Students then have to run one by one and build each beat, go back and tag the next student, and build the second beat, and on and so forth until all four beats are completed.

There are 12 4-beat rhythm examples included in this. All you need to do is play the example and advance the powerpoint slide to show the correct answer!

Have a great time with this!

Focusing on the timbres of the Trumpet, Trombone, Horn, and Tuba? Try "Brass with Class" on and let your kids zero in on differentiation between each... and more!

In "Brass with Class!" will hear the brass instruments in all sorts of orders (immediately following each other's segment) and their goal is to put them in order they hear them. Students will get a brief review in the beginning by playing the examples of a Trumpet, Trombone, Horn, or Tuba.

After reviewing the timbres, go onto the game where the options will be shown at the top and blank spots at the bottom for the instruments to go. Students can either have printed cards with the instruments, write it in on the whiteboard, call it out, or however you wish! I like to do the printed cards on the floor so the students can line them up and I can assess from the top.

Included are

• Reprintable cards with a clip art of a Trumpet, Trombone, Horn, and Tuba on them
• 12 musical examples with synthetic brass instruments
• Easy, moderate, and difficult modes in the examples (2 instruments to 4 instruments)

Have some class -- Brass with Class!