rhythm – Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts Learning Program

November 1, 2019

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, […]

October 18, 2018

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 […]

September 15, 2016

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 In 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 […]