Take your chair drumming to the next level!
There are plenty of related chair drumming activities that were developed during lockdown that you can share with your students via your school home learning platform (Seesaw/Google Classroom etc) to support their development of rhythmic skills and coordination.
Here are a few to get you started!
Lesson | Activity | Link to related resources |
|---|---|---|
1 | Beatboxing | |
2 | Lap drumming and body percussion (1) | |
3 | Chair drumming play along (1) | Learn the basics at home - use this video or make your own and add to Seesaw/Google Classroom |
4 | Lap drumming and body percussion (2) | Cool4School rhythm warm ups are great for younger children |
5 | Chair drumming play along (2) | You can chair drum with any song or online tutorial – freely available on YouTube! |
6 | Review and reflect | Make this as interactive as possible using the platform allowed by the school. You might consider a google form or online quiz to get more detailed answers from individual students |
Next steps:
Consider a Junk percussion project.
Check out these links for inspiration:
- The Found Drum Challenge from Little Kids Rock
- Junk drumset from Little Kids Rock
- Various activities linked to music from around the world at Rob’s Kitchen Music
- Loads of ideas and online workshops for STOMP-style body percussion from Beat Goes On UK
Beat Goes On UK has so many cool ideas!
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