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abigailsummer
- Jul 7, 2014
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Beat Blocks were highlighted at the GCAOSA session in February 2014 with Jean Hersey
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abigailsummer
- Jul 7, 2014
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Use the blank base blocks to let little ones practice matching a beat and conducting
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abigailsummer
- Jul 7, 2014
- 1 min
Note subdivisions within 4/4 time
This was part of a rhythm decoding-lesson my second graders learned.
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abigailsummer
- Jul 7, 2014
- 1 min
Chicagoans! Hawks fans! Teach Chelsea Dagger on Beat Blocks!
This spring during the NHL playoffs, my fourth graders learned "Chelsea Dagger" (the Blackhawks' goal song) on xylophones to learn sharps and flats. They learned the melody quickly, so we then added this ostinato beneath it.
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abigailsummer
- Jul 7, 2014
- 1 min
Engine Engine, Number 9
Here's a quick video on how to teach the notation for Engine, Engine Number 9 using Beat Blocks.
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