Snow Day: Rhythm, Echo & Call-and-Response
From Prodigies Music
7 minPre-KK1st2nd3rdMusicBrain Breaks
Summary
A hands-on rhythm activity from Prodigies Music: Mr. Rob gets kids echo singing and call-and-response rhythms on a snow day, keeping a steady beat with their whole bodies. A great music-block starter or movement break. Free on the official Prodigies Music YouTube channel (7 min).
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Try the rhythms together, then talk about the beat.
- Where did you clap, stomp, or rest in the pattern?
- Was it easy or hard to keep the beat steady? Why?
- Could you make the same rhythm using a different body sound?
- How did the rhythm change when it sped up or slowed down?
Quick work-a-long
Music words: beat, rhythm, steady, tempo, echo.
Try it: 1) Echo the rhythm back with claps, then with stomps. 2) Make up a new four-beat pattern and teach it to the class.