Engaging Children with Rhythm • Today’s Speaker is Norm Jones from The Rhythm Child Network Develop Imagination, Inspiration & Motivation … One Beat at a Time
The Rhythm Child Network www.rhythmchild.net info@rhythmchild.net 310-575-9372 Norm Jones – Drum Circle Facilitator Heather Jones - Management
Norm’s Background • 20 Years Coaching Experience • 30 Years as Professional Musician & Performer • 11 Years as Children’s Drum Circle Facilitator • 14 Years Parenting Experience
Affiliations & Achievements • White House Easter Egg Roll Performer • John Lennon Songwriting Contest Children’s Music Grand Prize Winner • Putumayo Kids World Music Artist • REMO™ Endorsed Drum Facilitator • Academics Choice Media Award Winner • NAPPA Gold Children’s Music Award Winner
Rhythm • A regular, repeated pattern of events, changes or activities, etc. • A movement, fluctuation or variation marked by the regular recurrence or natural flow of related elements
Child • A young person between infancy & youth • One strongly influenced by another or a place or state of affairs
5 Foundations of Drumming • Respect – Understanding that I am not the only one • Self Regulation – Having the ability to start or stop • Listening – Becoming aware of my surroundings • Sharing – Being able to offer what I have • Cooperation – Realizing that I can accomplish more by working together with others
Confidence • Belief in own abilities - self assurance or a belief in your ability to succeed • Faith in somebody to do right - belief or trust in somebody or something, or in the ability of somebody or something to act in a proper, trustworthy, or reliable manner
Creativity • The use of imagination or original ideas • The ability to make new things or think of new ideas
Expression • The act of making your thoughts, feelings, etc., known by speech, writing or some other method • The look on someone’s face that conveys a particular emotion
Importance of Music • Listening skills – understanding layers • Body movement - connecting to emotions • Brain function – stimulating math, language & memory
Benefits of Drumming • Phonics - breaking down words into playable patterns • Creativity - convey emotions, express ideas, confidence • Health - active engagement, mind/body coordination • Social Skills - self regulation, group interaction • Elements of Music - pulse, tempo, dynamics • Lessons of Sound - vibration, geography, technique • Math Concepts - recognizing numbers, forming groups, counting in rhythmic sets
Social Development • Cultural Discovery • Behavior Modification • Group Dynamics • Essential Life Skills • Cause & Effect
Literacy Development • Non-Verbal Communication • Call & Response Technique • Word Patterns As Beats • Spelling Becomes Rhythms
Approach To Learning • Accessible Building Blocks • Uses Multiple Areas Of The Brain • Starts With Pattern Recognition • Identifies Common Elements • Simple Interaction Goes A Long Way
Cognitive Awareness • Easily Work With Numbers • Create Parts To Build Patterns • Understand Sound Differences • Creative Experimentation • Actions Produce Results • Discover Materials
Physical Development • Whole Body Activity • Develops Coordination • Muscle Memory • Endurance • Requires Ability To Multi-Task
Family Engagement • Healthy Activity • Whole Family Engagement • Allows Child Leadership • Social Dynamic Benefits
7 Good Drums For Children • Bongo • Sound Shape • Shaker • Djembe • Versa Drum • PVC Frame Drums
Classroom Drum Time • Let your inner-rhythm child come out • Allow your students to be leaders • Adapt to different styles of learning • Have fun with the experience
New Words • Pulse – a steady count (can usually group into 4 beats) • Tempo – the speed that we play those counts • Tone – the difference between high & low sounds • Dynamics – changing between loud & soft sounds • Vibration – the movement of air that creates sound • Pattern – arranging the sounds to repeat over & over • Melody – using alternating tones in a pattern • Call & Response – 2 groups taking turns playing patterns that fit together
Basic Exercises • Simply listening to music as a group and pointing out specific parts of the recording to follow and mimic (for example … clapping with the snare or humming with the horn part) • Everyone can do the “We Will Rock You” drum beat … practice that with body percussion (for example … LAP LAP CLAP, LAP LAP CLAP) • Using a 4 Count time- keeping pulse … have each child say their name to the pulse (for example … NOR -MAN can be said can be said on counts 1 & 2 of a 4 Count beat or HIL-A-RY would be on counts 1,2,3)
Advanced Exercises • Have the children get in the middle of the circle or in front of the class and conduct a rumble … getting quiet & loud then ending with a big stop • Ask the class to demonstrate simple drum beats … saying a pattern & then playing it • Using a 4 Count time- keeping pulse … have each child spell their name to the rhythm of the pulse (for example … N O R M A N can be spelled over the pulse)
Making Music Instrument-making to promote that music can be made with whatever is available. • Creative thinking • Practical applications • Connection with nature By Ann Sayre Wiseman & John Langstaff
The Power of Music Using the latest technology to study the effects of music & brain function • Language • Tones • Rhythm Written by Elena Mannes
Roots of Rhythm • Roots of Rhythm: World Drumming For All Ages takes teachers and students on a journey to explore different cultures, music and instruments from around the world. www.rootsofrhythmchild.net
Developmental Drumming • The Percussion Marketing Council’s Early Childhood Music Program offers information on the cultures, music history and instruments of North America, West Africa, Northern Europe, the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, India, Japan & Brazil. www.playdrums.com/programs/devlopmental-drumming
Putumayo Kids • Children’s music label introduces children to other cultures through its best-selling CD collections that entertain, educate and inspire curiosity about the world www.putumayo.com/putumayo-kids
Recreational Drumming • REMO Inc. – Valencia, California Manufacturer of Environmentally Friendly Drums & Percussion
The Rhythm Child Network Products & Services • Drum Interaction Workshops • Rhythm Child Music • Children’s Drums • Education Resource • Putumayo World Music • Family Entertainment
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