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This activity comes from
Music Room Book 4
Unit 1 Lesson 6

Rhymers' Waltz


Working in Threes



  • Students learn a ¾ body percussion rhythm pattern to use with a simple song.
  • Students learn how to rhyme – using only 2 words - and use their own rhymes in the song.
There is also a simple tuned and untuned percussion arrangement for them to add to the song. and vocal and backing tracks. A video track is available with Book 4 showing how to perform the simple body percussion rhythm pattern.

Your students will have a lot of fun with this lesson.

 

Musical Elements:
Beat, rhythm, pitch, tempo

Objectives:
Students gain a feel for groups of 3 beats ('3 beats in the bar').

Activities:
Listening, rapping, singing, moving,
playing, creating (organising sound),
composing

Useful vocab:
Beat, rhythm, rap, rhyme, break,
rhythm pattern, threes, waltz,
accent, bar, pitch, performance

You will need:
A copy of the pages from the book (below);
The tracks from CD 4 (below);
drum, triangle, tuned percussion

Download the activity sheet,
which includes the words and music,
and the track from the CD below.

  

 

Pages from the book


Download the lessons from the book in pdf format.
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Music Room Book 4 Unit 1 Lesson 6 first page from Bushfire Press
Music Room Book 4 Unit 1 Lesson 6 second page from Bushfire Press

CD Tracks and Video


Rhymers' Waltz Rap

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Rhymers' Waltz

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Rhymers' Waltz Backing

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We have uploded the video from this lesson to YouTube.
You will find all the music tracks and videos on the CD that accompanies Book 4.
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