Covid 19 has obviously changed the way we live, work and indeed teach. These rhythm workshops were designed during lockdown as a way to get children back in the music classroom playing, performing and creating music in a safe and covid secure way. Objectives To create rhythmic workshops for UK school years 7-9 (ages 11-14) for when schools re-open. To re-build confidence To develop coordination To introduce key areas to new year 7s as well as build on and development ideas studied by years 8 and 9 pre-lockdown. Challenges Students only allowed to face front in their designated seating plan. No percussive instruments to be shared or given out. No group work. Material / What you Will Need Drum Sticks Mouse mats / foam pads Drum sticks A bucket of disinfectant (to sanitise sticks at the end of lesson) Audio tracks (see list below) Lesson Format Lessons are designed to run for 90 -120 minutes but can be scaled down to two 60 minute lessons if required. Lessons are presented on a keynote / powerpoint presentation. Please note you will need to install the font ‘music sync’ (included in the zip file) BEFORE using the keynotes / powerpoints. I have done my best to correct the formatting errors caused when exporting from keynote to powerpoint but feel free to make any further adjustments as needed.

Engage your students with this fun warm up. These warmups are designed for snare drum but would work just as well on any other percussion instrument or a clapping exercise. Colour and black and white worksheets are included as well as a ‘draw your own’ version. Teacher’s notes are also included. The warmups can also be printed to hand out to students / other staff members. This course is perfect as a stand alone ‘one off’ game / exercise as well as a great addition to your existing music syllabus. The game does not have to be taught in it’s entirety, you could choose to play one level per class / week. Each level can be used as a stand alone lesson; perfect for looking at rhythm with a variety of age groups. Do please feel free to get in touch for more information and advice on how to use this course. This resource is a great addition to the Rhythm Master, Cue Card and creepy crawly colouring in worksheets. Please feel free to ask any questions. **Please note that this game was created on apple’s keynote. I have included a powerpoint version although the animations / transitions will not be the same. **

Engage your students with this fun card game. There are a number of ways to use these cards. I personally laminate the cards with letters on the back (6 sets of 6). I then get students to select a letter until we have 4 cards and then play the rhythm either on a drum or by clapping. This is perfect as a stand alone ‘one off’ game / activity as well as a great addition to your existing music syllabus. It is great for looking at rhythm with a variety of age groups. Do please feel free to get in touch for more information and advice on how to use this course. This resource is a great addition to the Creepy Crawly Rhythm Master, Warm Ups, Dominos and colouring in worksheets. Please feel free to ask any questions.

Engage your students and help them to learn note and rest names as well as their corresponding values in a game of dominos. This resource provides 2 sets of dominos which are designed to be cut out. PDFs of both text and music symbols are provided. There are several ways to incorporate this into your lesson (please feel free to share what you come up with)! I personally would go with getting students to match the musical symbols with the different creepy crawly pictures then mix them up and see if you can’t have a good game of dominos! This resource is a great addition to the Rhythm Master, Cue Card and creepy crawly colouring in worksheets. A few blank dominos are provided at the foot of each page. Please feel free to ask any questions.

New to the Rhythm Master Series comes Creepy Crawly Warmups! Rhythm master is a game is designed to be a call and response exercise for classrooms and small groups. These warm ups are designed for indviduals, small groups and individuals. Presenter / Teacher notes for each lesson are provided. Worksheets both with colour background and without are also included. The warmups can also be printed to hand out to students / other staff members. This course is perfect as a stand alone ‘one off’ game / exercise as well as a great addition to your existing music syllabus. The game does not have to be taught in it’s entirety, you could choose to play one level per class / week. Each level can be used as a stand alone lesson; perfect for looking at rhythm with a variety of age groups. Do please feel free to get in touch for more information and advice on how to use this course. **Please note that this game was created on apple’s keynote. I have included a powerpoint version although the animations / transitions will not be the same. **

Help your students learn their key signatures and scales with this basic two page hand out that gives a clear and easy list of all major keys and their relative minors. The order of sharps and flats as well as tips on how to remember them are also included. Scales include: Major Natural Minor Harmonic Minor Major Pentatonic Minor Pentatonic Blues A quiz/study aid is also included to aid students in learning their key signatures and scales. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to let me know.

Engage your students with this fun way of learning rhythms. Students can colour in a selection of creepy crawlies whose names sound like a particular rhythm. These handouts are a great supplementary resource to the Rhythm Master Creepy Crawly Edition game.

New to the Rhythm Master Series comes Rhythm Master - Creepy Crawly Edition! Rhythm master is a game is designed to be a call and response exercise for classrooms and small groups. Another variant is to play this as a last person standing game, with students taking it in turns to play each pattern and sitting down if they play the pattern incorrectly. Last student left standing is the rhythm master! Presenter / Teacher notes for each lesson are provided. Worksheets both with colour background and without are also included. The game can also be printed to hand out to students / other staff members. This course is perfect as a stand alone ‘one off’ game / exercise as well as a great addition to your existing music syllabus. The game does not have to be taught in it’s entirety, you could choose to play one level per class / week. Each level can be used as a stand alone lesson; perfect for looking at rhythm with a variety of age groups. Do please feel free to get in touch for more information and advice on how to use this course. Please note that this game was created on apple’s keynote. I have included a powerpoint version although the animations / transitions will not be the same.

New to the Rhythm Master Series comes Rhythm Master - Bucket Drumming Edition! Rhythm master is a game is designed to be a call and response exercise for classrooms and small groups. Another variant is to play this as a last person standing game, with students taking it in turns to play each pattern and sitting down if they play the pattern incorrectly. The last student left standing is the rhythm master! Presenter / Teacher notes for each lesson are provided. Worksheets both with colour background and without are also included. The game can also be printed to hand out to students / other staff members. This course is perfect as a stand-alone ‘one-off’ game / exercise as well as a great addition to your existing music syllabus. The game does not have to be taught in it’s entirety, you could choose to play one level per class / week. Each level can be used as a stand-alone lesson; perfect for looking at rhythm with a variety of age groups. Do please feel free to get in touch for more information and advice on how to use this course. Please note that this game was created on apple’s keynote. I have included a powerpoint version although the animations / transitions will not be the same.

Rhythm Master II - the new audible version of the Rhythm Master game! Based on retro computer games of the 80’s and 90’s this game is designed to be a call and response exercise for classrooms and small groups. Another variant is to play this as a last person standing game, with students taking it in turns to play each pattern and sitting down if they play the pattern incorrectly. Last student left standing is the rhythm master! Presenter / Teacher notes for each lesson are provided. This course is perfect as a stand alone ‘one off’ game / exercise as well as a great addition to your existing music syllabus. The game does not have to be taught in it’s entirety, you could choose to play one level per class / week. Each level can be used as a stand alone lesson; perfect for looking at rhythm with a variety of age groups. Do please feel free to get in touch for more information and advice on how to use this course. Please note that this game was created on apple’s keynote. I have included a powerpoint version although the animations / transitions will not be the same.

Based on retro computer games of the 80’s and 90’s this game is designed to be a call and response exercise for classrooms and small groups. Another variant is to play this as a last person standing game, with students taking it in turns to play each pattern and sitting down if they play the pattern incorrectly. Last student left standing is the rhythm master! Presenter / Teacher notes for each lesson are provided. The game can also be printed to hand out to students / other staff members. This course is perfect as a stand alone ‘one off’ game / exercise as well as a great addition to your existing music syllabus. The game does not have to be taught in it’s entirety, you could choose to play one level per class / week. Each level can be used as a stand alone lesson; perfect for looking at rhythm with a variety of age groups. Do please feel free to get in touch for more information and advice on how to use this course. Please note that this game was created on apple’s keynote. I have included a powerpoint version although the animations / transitions will not be the same.

In this fun class or individual lesson, students learn about dynamics. The Trex is a loud note and the mice are soft notes. This game was originally created for drum students both in group and one-to-one settings. However this can easily be adapted to suit other instruments and / voice. This resource can be used as a warm up or an end of lesson activity or even used for an entire lesson. This is a resource designed for drummers who are just starting out but can easily be developed to suit more advanced players. This product contains an interactive keynote and powerpoint presentation. When used on a tablet students can select the cards they want by tapping on the screen. When used on a computer a simple mouse click will suffice. A PDF of the presentation is also included should handouts be needed for students.

A collection of worksheets for individual, small group and class teaching. The worksheets range in difficulty. Worksheets include: Crosswords Musical Maths Musical Algebra Word searches Spelling Bees Drawing based worksheets Do please feel free to get in contact with me if you have any questions.

These are handouts designed to compliment the African Drumming course that can be found on my store.

Your one-stop shop for all bucket and junk drumming needs! Four keynote presentations designed to take a small group or full class through the basics of bucket drumming and beyond. The course is designed with a martial arts theme with your classroom acting as the Dojo (you can even call yourself sensei if you want to)! The course is designed for a class of buckets (1 group), buckets and bottles (2 groups), buckets, bottles and shakers (3 groups) and buckets, bottles, shakers, and scratchers (4 groups). The instruments used are designed to mimic real percussion instruments and as such these lessons can easily be transferred to a samba and or African drumming group(s). The course was designed on and for a mac but powerpoint versions of each keynote are provided (please note that animations and fonts are different when using powerpoint). Handouts for students as well as P.D.F.s are also included as well as a quick start guide outlining everything you will need to get started. The course can also be printed to hand out to students / other staff members. This course is perfect as a stand-alone look at bucket drumming as well as a great addition to your existing music syllabus. The course does not have to be taught in its entirety or indeed in the order that I have prescribed. Each lesson can be used as a stand-alone lesson; perfect for looking at rhythm with a variety of age groups. Do please feel free to get in touch for more information and advice on how to use this course.

A keynote presentation designed to take a small group or full class through the basics of African drumming and beyond. The course contains 23 lessons in total designed to be taught over 45 minutes - 1 hour. The course contains detailed descriptions and cultural context for all rhythms studied with illustrations and animations. Presenter / Teacher notes for each lesson are provided. The course can also be printed to hand out to students / other staff members. Additional hand out / worksheets that accompany this course are also available from my store. This course is perfect as a stand alone look at African drumming as well as a great addition to your existing music syllabus. The course does not have to be taught in it’s entirety or indeed in the order that I have prescribed. Each lesson can be used as a stand alone lesson; perfect for looking at rhythm with a variety of age groups. Do please feel free to get in touch for more information and advice on how to use this course Please note this course was created using Apple’s Keynote software. If being used on a PC and / Powerpoint the animations and formatting may well be different.