Module: Fascinating Rhythm
15 Activities
Overview
The JALC-AC’s second module, Module 2: Fascinating Rhythm encourages students to explore the rhythms, or patterns of their lives. Students learn how to represent rhythmic patterns through symbols – both random and those used by musicians and musical educators – arranging and rearranging the symbols to create sound and movement.
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1
Acoustic Experiment
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Students learn the basic components of acoustics. They use this knowledge to build a model performance space.
Grades 3 - 8
2 Hours
Acoustic Experiment
Students learn the basic components of acoustics. They use this knowledge to build a model performance space.
Grades 3 - 8
2 Hours
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2
Build Like a Musician
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Students learn the basic elements of rhythm. They arrange and rearrange the basic elements to explore various ways to create movement in music. Students will also layer basic patterns to create complex rhythms, mimicking the sounds of jazz.
Grades 3 - 8
2 Hours
Build Like a Musician
Students learn the basic elements of rhythm. They arrange and rearrange the basic elements to explore various ways to create movement in music. Students will also layer basic patterns to create complex rhythms, mimicking the sounds of jazz.
Grades 3 - 8
2 Hours
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3
Catch that Firefly
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Students identify the 3/2 Clave Rhythm through a story. They then apply their own rhythm to an everyday act, such as washing dishes or doing laundry.
Grades 3 - 8
1 Hour
Catch that Firefly
Students identify the 3/2 Clave Rhythm through a story. They then apply their own rhythm to an everyday act, such as washing dishes or doing laundry.
Grades 3 - 8
1 Hour
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4
Strut Like an Animal
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This activity introduces the concept of musical notation through animal footprints. Using cut-out animal footprints, students practice walking through musical bars to replicate how musicians play through them.
Grades 3 - 8
2 Hours
Strut Like an Animal
This activity introduces the concept of musical notation through animal footprints. Using cut-out animal footprints, students practice walking through musical bars to replicate how musicians play through them.
Grades 3 - 8
2 Hours
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5
A Musical Comic Book
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Students create a comic story using a Comic Book Key Code. They develop an understanding of pattern and symbols, which are two key elements of writing jazz music.
Grades 3 - 8
1 Hour
A Musical Comic Book
Students create a comic story using a Comic Book Key Code. They develop an understanding of pattern and symbols, which are two key elements of writing jazz music.
Grades 3 - 8
1 Hour
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6
Dance the 8 Count Lindy
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Students learn four Lindy Hop movements through a dance instruction video. They then modernize the dance, merging old and new.
Grades 3 - 8
1 Hour
Dance the 8 Count Lindy
Students learn four Lindy Hop movements through a dance instruction video. They then modernize the dance, merging old and new.
Grades 3 - 8
1 Hour
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7
Break the Box
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Students learn basic stick notation and how to organize the notation into bars. They layer created patterns to alter the depth and complexity of the sound.
Grades 3 - 8
2 Hours
Break the Box
Students learn basic stick notation and how to organize the notation into bars. They layer created patterns to alter the depth and complexity of the sound.
Grades 3 - 8
2 Hours
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8
The Swings
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Students read a comic about the Swings, grandparents who are planning a family party. Students read and act out the comic story to understand the feel of swing and its offspring.
Grades 3 - 8
1 Hour
The Swings
Students read a comic about the Swings, grandparents who are planning a family party. Students read and act out the comic story to understand the feel of swing and its offspring.
Grades 3 - 8
1 Hour
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9
Twirl in the Wind
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Students build a Kinetic Sculpture, or a sculpture that moves in response to air, light, or sound.
Grades 3 - 8
1 Hour
Twirl in the Wind
Students build a Kinetic Sculpture, or a sculpture that moves in response to air, light, or sound.
Grades 3 - 8
1 Hour
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10
In the Groove
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Students design obstacle courses as if they are jazz musicians playing in the groove. They must complete the course together while taking time to perform an improvisational solo.
Grades 3 - 8
1 Hour
In the Groove
Students design obstacle courses as if they are jazz musicians playing in the groove. They must complete the course together while taking time to perform an improvisational solo.
Grades 3 - 8
1 Hour
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11
Dance the Shim Sham
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Students learn four basic Shim Sham movements. The combination is repeated over and over, mimicking patterns found in the dance's companion song. Students then modernize the dance, applying their own unique twists.
Grades 3 - 8
1 Hour
Dance the Shim Sham
Students learn four basic Shim Sham movements. The combination is repeated over and over, mimicking patterns found in the dance's companion song. Students then modernize the dance, applying their own unique twists.
Grades 3 - 8
1 Hour
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12
Traveling from Brazil
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Students learn the story behind Bossa Nova through a comic story. They then work with a partner to combine their two favorite songs into a new sound.
Grades 3 - 8
1 Hour
Traveling from Brazil
Students learn the story behind Bossa Nova through a comic story. They then work with a partner to combine their two favorite songs into a new sound.
Grades 3 - 8
1 Hour
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13
Rhythm and Language
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Students play with sounds to determine their ability to invoke imagery. They then create a soundscape poem using onomatopoeia.
Grades 3 - 8
1 Hour
Rhythm and Language
Students play with sounds to determine their ability to invoke imagery. They then create a soundscape poem using onomatopoeia.
Grades 3 - 8
1 Hour
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14
Weather Patterns
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Students learn how sound differs in various areas of the world and how climate and weather have impacted the development of those sounds.
Grades 3 - 8
3 Hours
Weather Patterns
Students learn how sound differs in various areas of the world and how climate and weather have impacted the development of those sounds.
Grades 3 - 8
3 Hours
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15
Dribble and Dazzle
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Students use found objects, such as basketballs, to create fun, rhythmic performance pieces.
Grades 3 - 8
1 Hour
Dribble and Dazzle
Students use found objects, such as basketballs, to create fun, rhythmic performance pieces.
Grades 3 - 8
1 Hour
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Module: Fascinating Rhythm
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Module: Fascinating Rhythm
Grades 3 - 6
10 Hours
Overview
Continue Your Journey
1
Acoustic Experiment
Not Viewed
Students learn the basic components of acoustics. They use this knowledge to build a model performance space.
Grades 3 - 8
2 Hours
Acoustic Experiment
Students learn the basic components of acoustics. They use this knowledge to build a model performance space.
Grades 3 - 8
2 Hours
Not Viewed
2
Build Like a Musician
Not Viewed
Students learn the basic elements of rhythm. They arrange and rearrange the basic elements to explore various ways to create movement in music. Students will also layer basic patterns to create complex rhythms, mimicking the sounds of jazz.
Grades 3 - 8
2 Hours
Build Like a Musician
Students learn the basic elements of rhythm. They arrange and rearrange the basic elements to explore various ways to create movement in music. Students will also layer basic patterns to create complex rhythms, mimicking the sounds of jazz.
Grades 3 - 8
2 Hours
Not Viewed
3
Catch that Firefly
Not Viewed
Students identify the 3/2 Clave Rhythm through a story. They then apply their own rhythm to an everyday act, such as washing dishes or doing laundry.
Grades 3 - 8
1 Hour
Catch that Firefly
Students identify the 3/2 Clave Rhythm through a story. They then apply their own rhythm to an everyday act, such as washing dishes or doing laundry.
Grades 3 - 8
1 Hour
Not Viewed
4
Strut Like an Animal
Not Viewed
This activity introduces the concept of musical notation through animal footprints. Using cut-out animal footprints, students practice walking through musical bars to replicate how musicians play through them.
Grades 3 - 8
2 Hours
Strut Like an Animal
This activity introduces the concept of musical notation through animal footprints. Using cut-out animal footprints, students practice walking through musical bars to replicate how musicians play through them.
Grades 3 - 8
2 Hours
Not Viewed
5
A Musical Comic Book
Not Viewed
Students create a comic story using a Comic Book Key Code. They develop an understanding of pattern and symbols, which are two key elements of writing jazz music.
Grades 3 - 8
1 Hour
A Musical Comic Book
Students create a comic story using a Comic Book Key Code. They develop an understanding of pattern and symbols, which are two key elements of writing jazz music.
Grades 3 - 8
1 Hour
Not Viewed
6
Dance the 8 Count Lindy
Not Viewed
Students learn four Lindy Hop movements through a dance instruction video. They then modernize the dance, merging old and new.
Grades 3 - 8
1 Hour
Dance the 8 Count Lindy
Students learn four Lindy Hop movements through a dance instruction video. They then modernize the dance, merging old and new.
Grades 3 - 8
1 Hour
Not Viewed
7
Break the Box
Not Viewed
Students learn basic stick notation and how to organize the notation into bars. They layer created patterns to alter the depth and complexity of the sound.
Grades 3 - 8
2 Hours
Break the Box
Students learn basic stick notation and how to organize the notation into bars. They layer created patterns to alter the depth and complexity of the sound.
Grades 3 - 8
2 Hours
Not Viewed
8
The Swings
Not Viewed
Students read a comic about the Swings, grandparents who are planning a family party. Students read and act out the comic story to understand the feel of swing and its offspring.
Grades 3 - 8
1 Hour
The Swings
Students read a comic about the Swings, grandparents who are planning a family party. Students read and act out the comic story to understand the feel of swing and its offspring.
Grades 3 - 8
1 Hour
Not Viewed
9
Twirl in the Wind
Not Viewed
Students build a Kinetic Sculpture, or a sculpture that moves in response to air, light, or sound.
Grades 3 - 8
1 Hour
Twirl in the Wind
Students build a Kinetic Sculpture, or a sculpture that moves in response to air, light, or sound.
Grades 3 - 8
1 Hour
Not Viewed
10
In the Groove
Not Viewed
Students design obstacle courses as if they are jazz musicians playing in the groove. They must complete the course together while taking time to perform an improvisational solo.
Grades 3 - 8
1 Hour
In the Groove
Students design obstacle courses as if they are jazz musicians playing in the groove. They must complete the course together while taking time to perform an improvisational solo.
Grades 3 - 8
1 Hour
Not Viewed
11
Dance the Shim Sham
Not Viewed
Students learn four basic Shim Sham movements. The combination is repeated over and over, mimicking patterns found in the dance's companion song. Students then modernize the dance, applying their own unique twists.
Grades 3 - 8
1 Hour
Dance the Shim Sham
Students learn four basic Shim Sham movements. The combination is repeated over and over, mimicking patterns found in the dance's companion song. Students then modernize the dance, applying their own unique twists.
Grades 3 - 8
1 Hour
Not Viewed
12
Traveling from Brazil
Not Viewed
Students learn the story behind Bossa Nova through a comic story. They then work with a partner to combine their two favorite songs into a new sound.
Grades 3 - 8
1 Hour
Traveling from Brazil
Students learn the story behind Bossa Nova through a comic story. They then work with a partner to combine their two favorite songs into a new sound.
Grades 3 - 8
1 Hour
Not Viewed
13
Rhythm and Language
Not Viewed
Students play with sounds to determine their ability to invoke imagery. They then create a soundscape poem using onomatopoeia.
Grades 3 - 8
1 Hour
Rhythm and Language
Students play with sounds to determine their ability to invoke imagery. They then create a soundscape poem using onomatopoeia.
Grades 3 - 8
1 Hour
Not Viewed
14
Weather Patterns
Not Viewed
Students learn how sound differs in various areas of the world and how climate and weather have impacted the development of those sounds.
Grades 3 - 8
3 Hours
Weather Patterns
Students learn how sound differs in various areas of the world and how climate and weather have impacted the development of those sounds.
Grades 3 - 8
3 Hours
Not Viewed
15
Dribble and Dazzle
Not Viewed
Students use found objects, such as basketballs, to create fun, rhythmic performance pieces.
Grades 3 - 8
1 Hour
Dribble and Dazzle
Students use found objects, such as basketballs, to create fun, rhythmic performance pieces.
Grades 3 - 8
1 Hour
Not Viewed
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