International Space Station Motifs
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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION SUITE
- I taught this lesson to 15 kids ranging ages 6-12 at the YMCA
- My lesson was part of a larger project I did with my organization to further music in my community
WATCHING THE VIDEO
- The sound where I was at didn’t work, but I was able to overcome by using my computer/projector for video and my iPad for sound
- The kids, for the most part, really enjoyed taking a tour of the ISS!
CLAPPING/STOMPING THE MOTIFS
- I split the kids into 2 groups(one clapping and one stomping)so each group had one musician with it, and I clapped a third motif over the other two motifs.
- Unfortunately, we couldn’t use all 5, but I could tell the students were enjoying the layering process regardless.
IMPROVING MY LESSON FOR THE CLASSROOM
- One issue was not having different instruments to demonstrate. We had to get pretty loud to tell the difference between the two groups.
- A second issue was that they lost interest a bit sooner because there were no instruments everyone could use to differentiate sounds.
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BRINGING IT FULL CIRCLE
- Although we didn’t have instruments for the few kids in my lesson, each child at the YMCA got to make a maraca and the chance to apply what they learned about layering rhythms and ISS motifs in a large “drum circle” with everybody.
- (Not all of the children are pictured for privacy reasons)
