Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts Learning Program

Tag: rhythm

  • Music Maker

    Josh Roberts, BTSALP Music Specialist, makes musical magic on a daily basis at Blackridge Elementary School in Jordan School District. The music making starts before school and continues after school with Recorder Club and Ukulele Club.

    Students eagerly get out their Orff instruments and start the class session practicing rhythm.

    Rhythm, beat, teamwork, coordination and concentration all come into play with this musical activity.

    Friends of Job

    Oh the friends of Job are quickly passing by,

    They can take, they can leave,

    They can take, they can go,

    They go tiga-taga tiga-tag tiga-taga toe,

    They go tiga-taga tiga-tag tiga-taga toe,

    Third graders take a musical trip around the world getting their passport “stamped” along the way. To finish up their South American music unit, students were treated to a video clip of Samba fire dancers of Brazil. Caution: Do NOT try this at home!

  • African Music

    Maurya Fox, BTSALP Specialist, is a music teacher extraordinaire. She teaches before and after school programs, conducts and accompanies 60 participants in the “Soaring Singers” chorus, and directs a musical theater group that has 55 participants. But the “real magic” happens when you walk through the doors of her classroom at Riverside Elementary School in Jordan School District.  

    Her classroom is filled with instruments, artifacts and treasures from countries all over the world.  

    Ms. Fox uses African instruments to teach sixth grade students about the culture and music of African nations. 

    Agogo Bells – Nigeria, Ghana

    Background:  The agogô may be the oldest samba instrument  based on West African Yoruba single or double bells. The agogô has the highest pitch of any of the bateria instruments. It is used in the ceremonial music of religions in Yorubaland as well as in their new world practice, which is based on beliefs such as Candomblé brought by slaves from Africa. Forged from iron, they feature a larger a low-pitched barrel (the parent bell) and a smaller high-pitched barrel (the child bell), said to rest on the bosom of the protective parent.

    Also known as Yoruba Priest’s Bell, Yoruba Gong, Gangokui Double Bell, kpanlogo (Ghana) and Cha Cha Bell 

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    Bottle Cap Instruments – North Africa

    Background: Bottle cap instruments come in many shape and sizes. They are found in many forms of music. Turkish, Greek and Italian folk music. Also classical, Persian, samba, gospel, and rock music.

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    The African instruments were played by students focusing on rhythm –  whole notes, half notes, quarter notes and eighth notes. 

  • Drums Alive!

    BYU Arts Express featured Carrie Ekins and her Drums Alive program for students as part of their summer 2016 workshop for classroom teachers and specialists.

    The Drum Beat Chemnitz Drumming Research Project with Drums Alive

    Drummer-150x150In 2010 Drums Alive® took part in a scientific study THE DRUM BEAT Chemnitz Drumming Project a worldwide, unique research project that was created to answer scientific questions as well as derive and evaluate social and medical measures using the characteristics of drumming and movement. The Drum Beat was inspired by a research project of the University of Gloucestershire and University of Chichester, titled the “Clem Burke Drumming Project” where for the first time worldwide investigations on the physical demands of drumming/percussion

    were established. The Chemnitz University of Technology [CUT] was invited to participate in this collaborative research thus extending the research focus by using cognitive parameters alongside many others.

    The Drum Beat strives to investigate the broader application of drumming, movement and exercise with an interdisciplinary team of scientists, musicians, teachers, physicians, therapists and communal authorities. The teams are working towards establishing interventions and structures to provide positive effects using the common language of drumming and movement. Drums Alive®, the first fitness trend that combines drumming and movement through a multi-modular approach was identified as one of the key interventions of study for its practicality and holistic approach. The Drum Beat is investigating and applying all aspects of drumming in one inter-disciplinary project to benefit of society in the context of physical and mental health, social challenges, inter- cultural aspects, music and education