Summary
A make-music song from Hap Palmer. Children keep a steady beat and echo rhythm patterns with rhythm sticks, homemade instruments, or clapping and tapping. A hands-on introduction to beat, rhythm, and playing together.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
You made music with this song.
- What did you use to make sound — sticks, hands, or something you made?
- How did you keep the beat steady with the group?
- Can you clap back a short rhythm from the song?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: beat, rhythm, pattern, loud, soft.
Try it: Sing along and tap the steady beat. Then make up a short four-beat rhythm and tap it for a partner.