Drumming Unit Grade 3

3rd graders have spent the last two weeks learning about body percussion and drumming. Here are some videos of 3rd grade classes performing the poem "If you See a Monkey." They work on using the high notes on the edge of the drum and the low notes in the middle of the drum.

Students also learned about what an "Ostinato" is. It is a rhythmic pattern that is repeated. In this case, the ostinato is the poem that they repeated 3 times.

Mrs. Normadin's Class

Ms. Peternell's Class

"Tiny Surfer" Performed by Mrs. Wilson's Class. This is a different poem that also uses "high" and "low" notes on the drum.

Composing their own ostinato of their favorite candy.