Percussion Resources for the Classroom Monday, November 25, 2019
recommended by Jen Sper and Lora Moore, School Choral and Classroom Music Specialists
Teach valuable rhythm and drumming skills in the general music classroom with these great new resources – and have some fun at the same time!
Beat Blast by Tom Anderson
Well, “All Right Now,” here’s all you need for jamming along on percussion instruments! Everything is provided from helpful warm-ups, grooves and specific playing suggestions. Styles from rock, pop, and alternative are explored with these authentic play-along tracks. You just add the extra spice of percussion. Full scores are provided for the teacher, along with digital access to play-along audio recordings and separate PDFs of the percussion instrument parts. Grab your cowbell, shakers, tambourines and drums. It’s time to get “Happy!”
Rhythm-O-Rama! by Mari Schay
Raise the curtain on blockbuster theme songs from “Star Wars,” “Rocky,” “Little Shop of Horrors,” “Mamma Mia!,” and more, plus hits from Bruno Mars, American Authors, Katy Perry, and Miley Cyrus. These age-appropriate, skill-building arrangements reinforce rhythmic concepts, note reading, playing techniques, and so much more! Along the way, master teacher Mari Schay highlights specific challenges and rehearsal strategies for all 12 tunes. Full teacher scores appear in the book, and access to online student parts (for printing and projecting) is included.
Woods, Metals, Shakers, Skins by Artie Almeida
Have you ever wondered how to use all of the various percussion instruments you’ve picked up throughout the years to deliver rigorous music education? This book has the answer! Artie Almeida shares her best strategy for classroom percussion instruments: using plastic hoops to organize the class! Hoop Group Stations give students the chance to play instruments from a specific percussion family, and students can easily rotate stations to play a new set of instruments. Students will have the time of their lives as they experience different timbres and playing techniques, and with Artie’s 22 in-depth lessons, they will be focused on learning at the same time.
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About the Authors:
Jen Sper has been with Stanton’s since 2006. A former middle school and high school choral director, she holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Baldwin Wallace College Conservatory of Music. An active choral singer and accompanist throughout the Central Ohio area, she also enjoys good food, running (to counteract the good food…) and the Muppets.
Lora Moore joined the Stanton’s choral staff in July 2018. A former middle school and high school director of 32 years, she holds a Bachelor of Arts in Choral Music from Capital University and a Master’s of Arts in Choral Music from The Ohio State University. Currently she is a church choir director, operates a private voice/piano studio and is active as a clinician and accompanist. During the off hours, Lora enjoys scouting out new day trips in Ohio to balance what her budget allows for her frequent trips to New York City to visit family and take in a Broadway show or two!