This song is a selection in World's Largest Concert March 8. Provided in partnership with MENC Objectives Students will perform with appropriate dynamics and timbre the accompaniment to a song from their repertoire using non-pitched percussion instruments.
Procedures Have students sing the selected song.
Review the concept of beat, and have students clap the beat as they sing the song. Clap the rhythm patterns of the song and have students echo them. Present simple ostinatos for the song, aurally or with notation, depending on the level of the group. Have students discuss possible timbres for the different accompaniment patterns. Then distribute the instruments to students.