Rhymoe & English Rhythm Movement
May, 2019 Yoshimi Ishikawa

Differences between English and Japanese
Lloyd James (1940)(1) Rhythm of Language
EnglishJapaneseStress-timing‘Morse-code rhythm’

Syllable(Mora)-timing'machine-gun rhythm’

Where are you going tomorrow?
あしたどこにいきますか？

Succession of Strong / weak

Equally spaced impulse

Stressed sound higher/longer

same strength, high / low pitch

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Differences between English and Japanese(2) Rhythm of Language with sense of space
Natsue Washizu（1992)••••EnglishJapanese

BOUNCING RHYTHMSTOMPING RHYTHM

Periodical rhythm with down / up
Bouncing
Skippingjumping

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Single down beat only, not periodical
Same length, same strength“Gu-ri-ko” game
Making Haiku(count on fingers)Differences between English and Japanese(2) Rhythm of Language with sense of space
EnglishJapanese

Where are you going tomorrow?
あBouncing Rhythm

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したどこにいきます

Stomping Rhythmか？

Linguistic Interference- Sound System(Weinreich,1955)

1. Can’t hear some L2 sounds
which is not used in L1 refrigerator?

[Differentiation]

2. Use similar sounds of L1
to say L2 words[Substitution]

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ruleルール

Linguistic Interference- Rhythm Perception
Bouncing Rhythm(High / low pitch)

Where are you going tomorrow?

Where are you going tomorrow?

(Strong / weak stress)

Japanese
NativeSpeaker‘Stomping’
Body Mode

Where are you going tomorrow?
Stomping Rhythm

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Rhythm Interference in music Music has Up beat / Down beat Many songs start from upbeat

Pick-it up,pick it up…

 Always starts from downbeat instomping rhythm mode

Bouncing Rhythm

Stomping Rhythm♩♩♩♩♩♩♩ ♩♩４４(pause) Pick-it up, pick-it up, pick-it…

♩♩♩ ♩♩♩ ♩♩♩４４Pick-it up, pick-it up, pick-it up…

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What is Rhymoe®?
*Rhymoe Logo: Registered trademark #5852633

 Unique English Program which is combined

Rhythm, Movement, Music and English

 Use “English Rhythm Movement” method Learn “Bouncing rhythm” body mode

to listen English / express in English

 Improve basic skills of music / dance / sports

 Rhymoe has been practiced over

4000 people of age 0-80 (from Nov. 2015)

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What is “English Rhythm Movement”?
Teaching method which synchronize
Rhythm of English,
Rhythm of music
and Body movements
What’s this?

*Registered trademark #5994851

It’s a book.

EnglishJazz Chants
Nursery Rhyme

RhythmBring to“Bouncing-Rhythm” Body mode

Sing /Chant in English With
Body Movements
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Bouncing Rhythm
Verbo-Tonal method
TPR; Total Physical Response
ASL; American Sign Language
Jolly Phonics
Musical Therapy
Dance Fitness

Music

Linguistics
Phonology
Neuro SciencePsychology
Flow theory

Dalcrose, OrffMovement

Verbotonal (VT) Method
 Stimulus-response therapy technique For hearing impaired person
 For foreign language learners (SGAV) Body as a Transmitter and a Receiver

Dr. Petar Guberia (1913-2005)
Founder of Verbotonal method Body Movements
 to develop perception of the parameters of speech(tension, intensity, time, space, direction etc.)

 Use from macro movements to micro movements
 Nursery rhymes and Musical stimulation can be used to train rhythm and intonation patterns
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Rhymoe Activity

EnglishLap Play

Egg Shakers

Circle Song,Action Song

RhythmMusicRead Aloud
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Sensory Play

Jump Rope / Hand
Clapping GameMovement

YOSHIMI ISHIKAWA
Rhymoe® creator
Representative Director of English Rhythm Movement Association (ERMA)Apr 1991 – Mar 1995 Kyoto University, Japan - Bachelor of Education

Lived in the US for 8 years and raised 3 kids from preschool to highschool

Apr 2003- Mar 2006 Kindergarten teacher at Princeton Japanese
school,NJ, USADec 2014 – Present, Zumba® fitness instructor (JP licenced)

Certified Japanese language teacher on Oct.2014



Trumpet experience over 20 years and played at symphonic band /OrchestraStarted teaching Rhymoe from Nov. 2015

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Established English Rhythm Movement Association (ERMA) on Feb.
2017

July 2017 – Present, Zumbini® instructor