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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
• r 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
• r 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
• r 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

• f 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

• n the cultures, music history and instruments
• f 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
• ther 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
• f Environmentally Friendly Drums &

Percussion

The Rhythm Child Network

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• Drum Interaction Workshops
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