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will get a chance to both learn rhythms through games within a drum circle and receive
a chance to improvise. The Harvest Festival will house a variety of participants from
preschool age all the way through adult age, therefore the games will be simple enough
to learn in a quick fashion, yet relatable and family friendly. The experience will begin by
having the participants learn rhythms to the game of that group. After that, they will then
utilize some of those same rhythms to create their own improvisation to add during their
turn in the drum circle.
Rationale: Because this experience is being broadcasted to a variety of age groups, it
will be meaningful to the population in a variety of different ways. The younger children,
below school age, at the festival will find their meaning in just being able to experiment
with drums and have something both musical and fun to experience. For school age
children, it will be meaningful because they will be able to maybe learn something new
on the drum, but also apply and or recognize some of the principles they may have
learned in their general music class. The parents of the participants in this experience
will find meaning in the experience because they will not only get to experience their
child making music, but they may also be able to help them based on the experience
they could have gained from past music making experiences when they were back in
school. As a result, this experience will foster lifelong music learning by providing insight
into the various stages of music learning and making that we all experience.
Standards:
● Anchor Standard #1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.
● Anchor Standard #2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.
I Can Statements:
● I can create my own rhythm on the bucket drum.
● I can perform a rhythm on the bucket drum.
Assessment:
● Walk around the circle of participants as they play the ostinatos and listen and
watch as individuals play the rhythms.
○ Assist those struggling by playing the rhythm on the drum with them or
chanting the text for the rhythm.
Extensions:
● Have participants create the rhythms in familiar songs such as nursery rhymes or
christmas carols after picking them from a jar.
Adaptations:
○ Size: Use different size drums so they create different pitches.
○ Color: Label drums as different colors and have the different colors do
different rhythms (polyrhythm).
○ Modality: Use a different instruments such as maracas or have
participants experiment with vocal percussion if they do not wish to or are
not able to use their hands.