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Rhythm Sticks & Drum
• Calm Body
• Play the steady beat on rhythm sticks to “Punchinella”
• Sing again playing beat on the drum (S play lap drums)
• Guessing Game: Singing “Who’s That?” MM Plays either rhythm sticks or

drum, and MF sing back with the instrument MM played

Teacher Led Activity
Pause for Practice
T plays either drum or rhythm sticks; S identifies
Listen for the difference between the sound of the drum and the rhythm sticks

Resume Video

Music Cultural Guest: Koto – Japan

• MM introduces MCG
• MCG introduces the Japanese koto, an instrument that originates from China
• MCG counts the number of strings in Japanese, and changes the pitch of the
strings to play “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”

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