Spring Rhythm Composition Activity

Description

Spring Rhythm Composition is a fun rhythm composition activity that will spice up your Spring music lessons! Students can create their own 4 beat spring patterns using rhythm based spring items and can practice saying their spring rhythms while keeping a steady beat. Use as a full group activity or in centers!

Included:

11 slides of spring items to teach rhythms, one per slide (on each slide are the picture, words, and music notation) in regular notation

11 slides of spring items to teach rhythms, one per slide (on each slide are the picture, words, and music notation) in stick notation

How to use composition kits slide

Beginner rhythm composition kit (quarter note, eighth notes, and half note) in color & black and white with options for regular and stick notation

Advanced composition kit (quarter note, eighth notes, half note, eighth quarter eighth notes, four sixteenth notes, eighth two sixteenth notes, and two sixteenth eighth notes) in color & black and white with options for regular and stick notation

Rhythms:

quarter note: bees, kite, clouds

eighth notes: raindops, sunshine, rainbow

half note: eggs (said over two beats)

sixteenth notes: caterpillar

eighth and two sixteenth notes: umbrella

two sixteenth and eighth notes: butterfly

eighth quarter eighth: flower pot