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Learn about, make and use percussion instruments
Learn about, make and use percussion instruments
Student music resource developed by The Arts Unit
Years 3 to 6 Music
What will I learn?
What will I learn?
You will:
learn about the percussion family and percussion instruments
watch and listen to a variety of percussion instruments being played
create your own percussion instrument
compose and perform with your instrument.
There are 3 parts to this class. These can be done in order or as standalone classes.
Welcome to the class
Duration: 00:30Part 1 – The world of percussion
Part 1 – The world of percussion
Welcome to the wonderful world of percussion!
Learn about different percussion instruments, where they come from and how they are used.
Percussionist playing the timpani.
Part 2 – Discovering instruments
Part 2 – Discovering instruments
So many instruments and so many sounds!
In this lesson, you will learn about a variety of different percussion instruments.
A collection of percussion instruments.
Part 3 – Make it and play it
Part 3 – Make it and play it
Note: this lesson requires you to collect recycled materials to make an instrument.
STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics) challenge!
In this lesson, you will make your own percussion instrument out of recycled materials.
You will then make sounds and compose with your instrument.
Students from EA Southee Public School, playing the percussion instrument they created.
Third-party content attributions
Third-party content attributions
Students playing instrument, photograph supplied by EA Southee Public School
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