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Body Percussion in the Classroom

  Remote teaching?  
​Hey Teachers, use one of these rhythms and make your own video singing songs from your class.   
When you have the class sing and do the body percussion for you online as a group, maybe you can't hear it, but you can certainly see what they are performing.
  Let me know if I can help.  --Michelle    clapsnap@yahoo.com
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Teacher workshop day?
Michelle Wirth, B.M., M.Ed
​New Hampshire, USA
clapsnap@yahoo.com


       I've devoted many years to the study and practice of teaching with Body Percussion. I've presented workshops for NAfME and Universities in NH, Maine, Connecticut, New York and the National Convention in Nashville. 
     Add body percussion to your choral music and make your a cappella singing dynamic and fun!
     These are fun Body Percussion patterns I've created for use as accompaniments and solo or ensemble pieces.  Kids love to clap, tap, and stomp their way around the world.  We learn form, dynamics, timbre, rhythm, articulation, listening and performance skills.
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Clips from NAFME Workshop

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​Juba

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Simple three part  rhythm

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You Are My Sunshine

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Cup Rhythms

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Another three part rhythm

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 Bolero Ostinato

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Son clave and Cascara

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​Rock Rhythm

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Jazzy Rock Rhythm

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Boom, Snap Clap

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Paradiddle Warmup

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Loopy Body percusion
4 parts...experts only

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Choral Warmup #1

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Fanga (African)

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Easy ostinatos

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Cindy

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Vocabulary of sounds

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3 5 3 5 3 5 7  
​from Keith Terry

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L'il Liza Jane ​

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Hambone

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Samba

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Sit Down
You're Rockin the Boat

How to write your own rhythms

Resources and books

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Beautiful Creatures video by Barbatuques (so cool!)

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Gumboot dancing

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So you Think You Can Dance  Step Dancing