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A Simple Pitch Activity You Can Do At Home (VIDEO)

May 6, 2020 Alyson Swihart

For other pitch activities you can do at home check out this one! Kids guess what object they hear!

In Science, Kids Teach Kids, Literacy Tags Percussion, Ms. Ami
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Percussion Ear Training That You Can Do At Home (VIDEO)

April 11, 2020 Alyson Swihart

Ear training is the method of learning to recognize specific notes or chords just by hearing an interval.  Percussion ear training is going to test your student’s ability to recognize sounds they hear every day as well as some that may or may not be unique depending on what you select. 

Ear training is the method of learning to recognize specific notes or chords just by hearing an interval.  Percussion ear training is going to test your student’s ability to recognize sounds they hear every day as well as some that may or may not be unique depending on what you select.  Here is a fun way to do this activity at home!

For other resources of Ear Training, check out this post!

In Instrument Making, Science, Instrument Families Tags Percussion, Ms. Ami
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Making Drum Mallets at Home! (VIDEO)

April 10, 2020 Alyson Swihart

Want to bring out the pots and pans and drum with your young learner during Covid19 Shelter in Place? Let's help YOUR ears and muffle the sound by making those wooden spoons or sticks into a mallet!

To learn more about different types of percussion mallets click HERE!

In Instrument Making Tags Percussion, Ms. Ami
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How To Make A Rhythm Wand

February 20, 2019 Alyson Swihart
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Rhythm Wands are super fun.  Who doesn’t like twirling them around while dancing or listening to music? You can make these with your students and use them in multiple ways to teach literacy, mathematics and science.  Here is how you can make them.

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In Instrument Making, Celebrate Cultures Tags rhythm, Percussion
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