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 Advanced
Rhythm Activities
Rhythmic
Counting
Do
not underestimate the benefits
of reinforcing your child’s
counting abilities with
the FUN involved
in creating music! When
demonstrating and inviting
them to play their own rhythms,
prompt them to notice the
numbers involved in the
process. Fostering an appreciation
for numbers and numerical
relationships now will enhance
their skill and appreciation
for mathematics later.
Prompt
your child to pay specific
attention to the number
of beats in the following
rhythms:
 LP RhythMix® Egg Shakers,
Chick-Itas,
Box Shakers and/or Animal
Shakers:
Hold
a Shaker in each hand, and
alternate between them.
Repeat.
| 1 |
an |
2 |
an |
1 |
an |
2 |
an |
| Shake |
Shake |
Shake |
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Shake |
Shake |
Shake |
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If
you have the LP RhythMix® Box Shakers,
note the different sounds
in each of the three Shaker
sizes: low, medium, and
high.
LP
RhythMix® Drums:
Use
the mallets or hands to
tap the center of the drum
head three times, and then
the outer drum shell once,
and repeat.
| 1 |
an |
2 |
an |
1 |
an |
2 |
an |
| Boom |
 |
Boom |
Boom |
Boom |
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Boom |
Boom |
 If
you have the LP RhythMix® Mini Bongos,
note the different sounds
of each of the two head
sizes: high and low.
LP
RhythMix® 5-Piece Rhythm Kit with Backpack:
Complex rhythms can be played
with multiple players using several different instruments.
Try this:
LP
RhythMix® Frame Drum with Drumstick
Strike the center of the
drum head twice, and the
edge of the drum head once,
then repeat to achieve the
two different sounds from
this single instrument.
Repeat.
| 1 |
an |
2 |
an |
1 |
an |
2 |
an |
| Boom |
Boom |
Boom |
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Boom |
Boom |
Boom |
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LP RhythMix® Tone Block:
Strike
the “bell shaped”
area of the tone block on
its outer edge, once, then
twice, and then repeat.
| 1 |
an |
2 |
an |
1 |
an |
2 |
an |
| Snap |
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Snap |
Snap |
Snap |
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Snap |
Snap |
LP
RhythMix® Triangle:
Count
and repeat.
| 1 |
an |
2 |
an |
1 |
an |
2 |
an |
| Ding |
Ding |
Ding |
Ding |
Ding |
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Ding |
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Music
is the answer to the mystery of life. The most
profound of all the arts, it expresses the deepest
thoughts of life.
-Arthur Schopenhauer
(German author and philosopher, 1788 - 1860)
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