VH1 CIC Programming Lesson Plan Text Format Lesson Plan PDF Format Download Acrobat PDF Reader Objectives Students will clap four-beat rhythm patterns containing whole, half, dotted half, quarter, and eighth notes and rests in a given tempo. Materials Videotape of Storytellers for Kids starring Tony Bennett, featuring The Backstreet Boys. Familiar song that includes the rhythms students are learning.
Students can identify note names and note values using both standard notation and stem notation.
Procedures Play the third segment of the VH1 Storytellers videotape. Have students pay attention to the drummer Clayton Cameron as he talks about rhythm. Have students pay attention to his drum break. Tell students they are going to put math to work in some rhythm games. Lead students in echo clapping as a warm-up.