I use this activity with my daughter who is taking Suzuki violin, but it could very well work for a classroom. You could substitute bowls with plastic cups, plastic containers, etc. Set up the bowls (3 different sizes for triple meter or 4 for duple meter) largest to smallest or according to timbre. For instance, I will make the first bowl a plastic tupperware container so that beat one is accented through timbre. Then while she listens to the music, she taps the beat on each bowl with a wooden spoon. This promotes parallel listening, not passive. My son even likes to jump in and play while she plays violin! If you are a music teacher, you could have students evaluate steady beat/tempo during recorder (or any other instrument) performances! The original idea came from Sarah Bylander Montzka's video on the Parents as Partners Suzuki website. I modified it to work for me :)
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
METER/BEAT
I use this activity with my daughter who is taking Suzuki violin, but it could very well work for a classroom. You could substitute bowls with plastic cups, plastic containers, etc. Set up the bowls (3 different sizes for triple meter or 4 for duple meter) largest to smallest or according to timbre. For instance, I will make the first bowl a plastic tupperware container so that beat one is accented through timbre. Then while she listens to the music, she taps the beat on each bowl with a wooden spoon. This promotes parallel listening, not passive. My son even likes to jump in and play while she plays violin! If you are a music teacher, you could have students evaluate steady beat/tempo during recorder (or any other instrument) performances! The original idea came from Sarah Bylander Montzka's video on the Parents as Partners Suzuki website. I modified it to work for me :)
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