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I love using body percussion activities in my classes. I am sharing some ways to use body percussion activities, and tips on how to implement them into your existing curriculum.
Although not an expert, I’ve grown in my understanding and application through workshops and experiences in the classroom.
If you’re interested in learning more about how to implement it into your curriculum, check out your local ORFF organization.
AMERICAN ORFF-SCHULWERK ASSOCIATION
Using the human body as an instrument. Making sounds from low to high- stomp, pat knees, clap hands, and snap (click). Though you can use other parts of the body to make sounds.
The thing I stress with my students is that it’s a gentle tapping and not a slapping.
No one should ever get hurt using body percussion.
Try beginning your class with a body percussion activity. They make great transition activities and help students get engaged as they enter the classroom.
I began with one activity at the beginning of the school year. When I began, the kids didn’t know what was really going on.
But as time passed and grades rotated up, I was able to use it more and expand on it’s use as the kids “got” the hang of it and were comfortable doing body percussion.
Here’s a fun Back to School Body Percussion activity you can do with your students to kick off a new school year!
Imagine a 300 student choir on the stage and a NOISEY audience!
Instead of saying anything, I have the choir COPYCAT my body percussion patterns.
We start off with feet stomping, then patting, clapping, then snapping, then some patterns.
Next, I then mix in some funny actions like patting heads and rubbing bellies, or tapping foreheads with a look of despair and tapping cheeks as if in alarm and then patting bellies with a huge grin on my face.
Honestly, I do it until everyone in the room is SILENT.
Teacher Tip: I never have my students perform when there is talking or noise going on in the audience (unless it’s like babies and can’t be helped!)
It’s ALWAYS been successful. And, everyone starts copying the choir and stops talking…I love it!
Another great way to use body percussion is to connect the movements with rhythms.
The best part is that once the students understand this connection, you can then use any rhythm pattern and ask your students to create body percussion moves to show it instead of just clapping.
I’ve found that my kinesthetic and active children LOVE doing these types of activities.
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Body Percussion Activities for Elementary Music
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Hi there! I’m Sandra, one of the authors behind Sing Play Create. My goal is to provide teachers with interactive resources and activities to improve the effectiveness of their teaching and enhance student learning.
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