Description
Body Percussion ‘On the Beat’ for age 7-11
This music resource will help learners’ develop skills in maintaining a steady beat through playing a series of Body Percussion actions.
This resource is a very useful warm up activity at the beginning of a weekly music lesson or/and could be used for a daily starter (or end) to the school day (5 mins).
This Music Resource Bundle includes: a 6 page detailed Teaching Guide and PPT Resource.
- 1.Teaching Guide:
- This teaching plan/guide has information on steps in how to teach the series of Body Percussion actions used in this resource.
- The track used for a performance of this activity which has been recorded as a ‘Play Along’ is ‘Kenny Gillies of Portnalong’ from a CD Mist in the Glen – www.kodamusic.com
- There is a link in the Teaching Plan/Guide to the video Play Along – Body Percussion actions.
- The ‘Play Along’ video will help support learners in playing and following the beat as each action is highlighted.
- 2. PowerPoint Resource: are the PPT slides which are used in the recorded ‘Play Along’.
- A super resource to have to help support learners in practising the different actions before playing along with the Body Percussion ‘On the Beat’ Play Along (Track: ‘Kenny Gillies of Portnalong’)