Introduce rhythmic beat and melodic beat with a upbeat activity that asks young musicians to clap the beat to their favorite nursery rhyme. To introduce the rest beat, class members use small drums or other percussion instruments to play "Hickory Dickory Dock."

Concepts

nursery rhymes, children's literature, rhythm, rhythm patterns, percussion

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Additional Tags

kodaly beat, nursery rhyme, visual and performing arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Have groups select a nursery rhyme, tap it out for the class, and ask the class to identify the rhyme

Classroom Considerations

• Presumes class members have previously studied Kodaly notation
• Introduces the notation for the one beat rest as Sah and Z
• Requires a percussion instrument for each class member
  
  

Pros

• Includes the lyrics for and the rhythm pattern for "Hickory Dickory Dock"
• Individuals use Kodaly notation to add the Ta's and Ti-ti's to their copy of the lyrics

Cons

• None