Simple techniques and rhythmic exercises gradually move on through a series of progressively more challenging stages, allowing students of any level to get a strong understanding of the principles of ensemble playing. By incorporating the principles of the Orff Schulwerk teaching method, this book is meant to bridge the gap between a traditional Western music education program and the very foreign language of African rhythm.
A unique resource for making and using instruments in the classroom. Includes reproducible pages and multicultural units based on countries around the world, each contains step-by-step pictorial guides to making simple, inexpensive instruments representative of the featured country. Also included is a background music information sheet designed to give the music teacher a brief introduction to the unique styles of music synonymous with each country. Each unit features a play based on an authentic, indigenous folktale that may be performed in conjunction with the music included in each unit.
(Grades 4-8) Grab your mallets and R.O.C.K. to some pop classics! Easy-to-follow, scripted lesson plans will help you teach the Orff instrument and percussion parts in a flash! Just open the book and go! Optional guitar and /or piano accompaniment parts are also provided. Songs: Don't Worry Be Happy · Oye Como Va · Limbo Rock · R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. · La Bamba · Rock and Roll Part II (The Hey Song) · Somewhere Out There · Footloose.