Wow! What an exciting Superbowl game between the Patriots and the Giants. I am not a big sports buff but even
I got drawn into the excitement of the game. Well, this week my students in addition to playing a Valentine's Day game (in anticipation of next Tuesday) will be swatting notes to help further develop their sense of rhythm. All you need is poster board, magic markers, and a fly swatter. It's so easy and fast to create. Laminate it, store it, and bring it out every once in a while for total fun! Purchase a few extra sheets of poster board and create new patterns. I wrote out patterns on the front and back of the poster board as you see on the left hand side of this entry to fit different stages of rhythmic development. My more advanced students will be swatting dotted quarter and eighth note patterns while my newer students will be swatting quarter, half, and whole note patterns. I taped the board onto my front door. Hand your student a fly swatter, turn the metronome on, and let them swat through the pattern you choose for them. I tell them to swat as hard as they can and they love it! You can have them swat a few different note patterns that you create and speed up or slow down the metronome beat. Until next time.........
Wow! What an exciting Superbowl game between the Patriots and the Giants. I am not a big sports buff but even I got drawn into the excitement of the game. Well, this week my students in addition to playing a Valentine's Day game (in anticipation of next Tuesday) will be swatting notes to help further develop their sense of rhythm. All you need is poster board, magic markers, and a fly swatter. It's so easy and fast to create. Laminate it, store it, and bring it out every once in a while for total fun! Purchase a few extra sheets of poster board and create new patterns. I wrote out patterns on the front and back of the poster board as you see on the left hand side of this entry to fit different stages of rhythmic development. My more advanced students will be swatting dotted quarter and eighth note patterns while my newer students will be swatting quarter, half, and whole note patterns. I taped the board onto my front door. Hand your student a fly swatter, turn the metronome on, and let them swat through the pattern you choose for them. I tell them to swat as hard as they can and they love it! You can have them swat a few different note patterns that you create and speed up or slow down the metronome beat. Until next time.........
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