This activity comes from
Music Room Book 5
Unit 1 Lesson 1

GET FUNKY

Book 5 of Music Room introduces students to four roots feels:
funk, calypso, hoedown and boogie-woogie.

This fun song is from unit 1 lesson 1 and students can learn the song,
write their own lyrics and use instruments to join in with some easy funk riffs.

A New Rhythm Pattern

Students listen to the song and clap the new syncopated rhythm pattern to the first 3 lines of the chorus;
they move freely during the verses.

You will need:
A copy of the page from the book (below);
The track from CD 5 (below);
Chart No. 1 (below)

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

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Page from the book Download the lessons from the book in pdf format. Click on the images below (or Right Click and "Save target as") Please Note: The chart below is a LOW RESOLUTION SAMPLE The chart on the CD is in pdf format and crystal clear high definition.

CD Track Get Funky Click on the play (>) button to listen. To download the track, right click on this link Select "Save target as" or similar. Bushfire Press Blog We have a Blog for our free activities and other announcements. So come an join in at http://bushfirepress.blogspot.com Back to Bushfire Press and Bushfire Press catalogues