Percussion instrument games children

This is the way we snap our fingers, While we sing our song. Start with the original first verse and then replace the actions as you go. This last song is also great for creating body percussion as it has a steady beat, which makes it good for getting a group of children to follow the beat together. Sing the words as normal and give your kids an instruction for each verse, such as tap, clap, stomp or click to the entire verse. The ants go marching one by one , Hurrah, hurrah.

The ants go marching one by one , The little one stops to suck his thumb , And they all go marching down to the ground to get out of the rain.

Boom boom boom. Another way to teach body percussion is to listen to music and tap, click, stamp or clap along to the beat. Play music with different tempos so children get used to speeding up or slowing down as they make sounds with their body parts. Many body percussion sounds closely resemble those of percussion instruments. Teach children to hear the similarities in the different sounds. Play a musical instrument or find the tune on YouTube if the instrument is not available , ask your kids to listen to the sound and then to make that sound with their body.

See if they can find a similar sound, then suggest one of these:. If you have real instruments available, try playing an ensemble where some children play the instrument to the beat, while others use body percussion. Or, play a tune that has an instrument playing the beat and use the body to make sounds along with it.

Here are some clapping games for all levels, from preschoolers to older kids. Substitute some of the clapping with tapping and clicking to use these songs for body percussion activities. Your musical ears will really be put to the test as you work towards being able to shout out BINGO in victory! If you want to train your ear a little more before you play, head over to our blog posts about the string and woodwind and brass and percussion families to listen to every instrument one by one. To help kids understand how musicians work alone and as a team, we have an interactive activity with some of our wonderful musicians playing from home at your command!

Since Apple will only allow one video to play at a time on an Apple device, visit this page from a non-Apple device to do the interactive activity. Skip to content Home Orchestra Games. Compose a Song. Add a small amount of rice to the tube, and glue lid in place. Create a coffee can drum by stretching a section of heavy duty garbage bag tightly over the open end of the can and securing with a rubber band. Allow your little drummer boy to tap it with a spoon, pencil or his hands.

Make a tambourine by punching holes around the rim of a plastic bowl and attaching a jingle bell with a chenille stem to each hole. Of course, remove anything fragile or breakable from the room, and make a clear "no tap" rule for objects that are too heavy to remove such as a TV.

Point out that the rubber ball sounds different than the plastic one when struck with the same stick and that certain items vibrate more than others when struck. Playing a simple game of call and response takes nothing more than your body and a little creativity. Start by producing a simple rhythm such as two hand claps followed by two foot stomps; once you have completed your rhythm, your child mimics your action.