The bucket book
Subtitle: a junkyard percussion manual
By: David Birrow
Publisher: Alfred Publishing Company, Incorporated
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 92
ISBN-13: 9781470616557
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Juvenile; Activity programs; Musical meter and rhythm; School music; Percussion instruments; Percussion ensembles; Instruction and study; Group instruction; Elementary Education; Methods (Juvenile)
Description: Aimed at music teachers in elementary and middle schools, this book gives instructions for building rhythm instruments from discarded buckets, bottles, etc., and provides guidance for forming ensembles and performing music. Includes ideas for lesson plans.
Notes: Companion data CD contains 30 MP3 tracks of musical examples and a PDF of the complete text.
Table of contents: title: The instruments : gathering your sounds. 5-gallon bucket ; Shakers ; Scratching instruments ; Steady beat instruments; title: The technique : playing and teaching. Beginning activities ; Echo activities ; Technique exercises ; Sequencing ; Troubleshooting; title: The music : the four modes. Mode 1. One bucket groove ; Mode 2. Unison ; Mode 3. Group groove ; Mode 4. Movement grooves; title: Lesson planning : putting it all together. How to design lesson plans ; Bulleted lesson plans ; Step-by-step lesson-plan sequence in detail ; More curriculum ideas.