Play That Percussion!
Percussion instruments are anything you can hit, shake, or scrape — which means they can be a LOT of fun to play! We’ll learn about the two main categories of percussion instruments, we’ll play a game to tell them apart, and there might even be some dancing, too. *** Featured musical excerpts: Djembe solo by Master Drummer M’Bemba Bangoura Get Lucky (Daft Punk) - Steel Pan cover played by Jonathan Scales Legend of Zelda - Main Theme on marimba Die Glocke :: 12 Pieces for Glockenspiel [Part 1] by Brett William Dietz Work (Rihanna) - Steel pan cover played by Keishaun Julien Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988, Variation 1 a 1, performed by Glenn Gould Djembe Solo by Laurent Camara Send Me On My Way - Rusted Root *** *National Standards incorporated: *-Listening to, analyzing, and describing music -Understanding music in relation to history and culture *** Additional resources: Music with Ms. Faith: Hair, Hair and More Hair! Music with Ms. Faith: All About Drums Wave Drum Tutorial *** Donate to support this and future seasons of The Music Box.