The Bucket Book. A Junkyard Percussion Manual

CD+ inside: Includes the book PDF and MP3 of musical exercises for easy classroom use.

"The Bucket Book. A Junkyard Percussion Manual" is a groundbreaking new resource for elementary and middle school general music classes. This inventive program is designed to help teachers and students discover the jou of creating music while using homemade or found instruments. Fully reproducible and including a Data CD for projection and enhanced classroom learning, "The Bucket Book" curriculum teaches rhythm skills and percussion techniques using easy-to-teach lessons that do not require a percussion background. Detailed information, photos, and resources are provided to acquaint educators with percussion vocabulary and techniques. The activities will engage and delight students as they explore different timbres and search for the next great sound or rhythm that their instruments can produce. For teachers wishing to provide their students with a creative, high-quality music education, "The Bucket Book" is an outstanding resource.

CONTENIDO:

Introduction

1. The instruments: gathering your sounds
-5-Gallon Bucket
-Shakers
-Scratching instruments
-Steady beat instruments

2. The technique: playing and teaching
-Beginning activities
-Echo activities
-Technique exercises
-Sequencing
-Troubleshooting

3. The music: the four modes
-Mode 1. One bucket groove
-Mode 2. Unison
-Mode 3. Group groove
-Mode 4. Movement grooves

4. Lessong planning: putting it all together
-How to design lesson plans
-Bulleted lesson plans
-Step-by-step lesson-plan sequence in detail
-More curriculum ideas

About the author and acknowledgments

CD track list