Sound Shapes, Rhythms and More!

Sound Shapes, Rhythms And More! (Activities for the Music Classroom). By Tom Anderson. (Book and CD pak). Expressive Art (Choral). 40 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

Set the groove with Remos Sound Shapes and other percussion instruments! These professional quality pretuned drums are colorful building blocks for performance, education, recreation and FUN! Creative arrangements (This Old Man) and partner songs (Pay Me My Money Down and Hey Lolly, Lolly) are combined with exciting and authentic rhythms for hours of percussive ensemble playing. Students will be their own drum sets as they play along with original pieces written specifically for them. Ask for volunteers to be a Rock Drummer or play surfin drums with Hang Ten! Its easy with the professionally-produced play along tracks on the enclosed CD that sound like the "real deal". Specific instructions for introducing each piece and suggestions for alternate instruments provide ultimate flexibility. AND there are even Bonus Traxthat let you set the groove for march, rock, 6/8 and Meter Mix-up. Let the creative juices flow! 8 songs. Available: Book/CD Pak (with reproducible pages). For Gr. 2-5.

Contents: This Old Man * Gathering Drum * Hang Ten * Im My Own Drum Set * Pay Me My Money Down, Lolly! * Rock Drummer * Swing Swing Swing! * Unbroken Circle.