Elementary General: Rhythm Playlist
Fun play-along videos to help kids learn to play rhythm instruments!
-For elementary school students
-Starts at a beginning level and increases in difficulty
-Self-assessment rubric included in each video
-Videos rotate through 10 activities to engage students in different modes of learning
1. Warm-ups (Get Ready): Warm-ups
-Learning rhythms through patterns
2. Music Theory (Inside Info): Music theory and fundamentals
-Note names, rhythms, time signatures, etc.
3. Count & Clap: Rhythm practice
-Listening, reading rhythms, counting, clapping
4. 2-Part Layer Game: Loop 2 rhythm patterns
-Reading and playing two patterns
5. Echo Rhythms (Catch The Groove): Listening practice
-Listening, echoing, reading rhythms
6. Improvise Rhythms (Make A Beat): Rhythm improvisation
-Echo a rhythm, then play something different
7. Ensemble Practice (All Together Now): Play duets
-Play different parts of a duet
8. Count & Play: Rhythm practice
-Listening, reading rhythms, counting, playing
9. 3-Part Layer Game: Loop 3 rhythm patterns
-Reading and playing three patterns
10. Songs: Play familiar songs
-Play familiar songs with piano accompaniment
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Video 1: Warm-ups (Get Ready)
Rhythm warm-ups using:
-Quarter notes & rests
-4/4 time signature -
Video 2: Count and Clap (Sync Up)
Count and clap rhythms using:
-Quarter notes & rests
-4/4 time signature -
Video 3: 2-Part Layer Game
Learning and combining rhythm patterns using:
-Quarter notes & rests
-4/4 time signature -
Video 4: Echo Rhythms (Catch The Groove)
Echo rhythms using:
-Quarter notes & rests
-4/4 time signature -
Video 5: Improvise Rhythms (Make A Beat)
Echo and improvise rhythms using:
-Quarter notes & rests
-4/4 time signature -
Video 7: Count and Play (Sync Up)
Count and clap rhythms using:
-Quarter notes & rests
-4/4 time signature -
Video 8: 3-Part Layer Game
Learning and combining rhythm patterns using:
-Quarter notes & rests
-4/4 time signature -
Video 9: Songs (Mary Had A Little Lamb
Play along with Mary Had A Little Lamb using:
-Quarter notes & rests
-4/4 time signature -
Video 10: Warm-ups (Get Ready)
Rhythm warm-ups using:
-Quarter notes, quarter rests, & eighth notes
-4/4 time signature -
Video11: Music Theory (Inside Info)
Rhythm instrument music theory & fundamentals: 8th notes
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Video12: Count and Clap (Sync Up)
Count and clap rhythms using:
-Quarter notes, quarter rests, & eighth notes
-4/4 time signature -
Video13: 2-Part Layer Game
Learning and combining rhythm patterns using:
-Quarter notes & rests
-4/4 time signature -
Video14: Echo Rhythms (Catch The Groove)
Echo rhythms using:
-Quarter notes & rests, 8th notes
-4/4 time signature -
Video18: 3-Part Layer Game
Learning and combining rhythm patterns using:
-Quarter notes, quarter rests, & eighth notes
-4/4 time signature -
Video19: Songs (Hot Cross Buns)
Play along with Hot Cross Buns using:
-Quarter notes & rests
-4/4 time signature