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Polyrhythms: Rhythmic Investigations for 12 years upwards.

The exhausting and sometimes over-demanding requirements of the National Curriculum programmes of study for music can leave teachers breathless. There is simply so much to cover, and sometimes the planning of a programme of study, its implementation and assessment go by the board in an attempt just to keep the children working to their potential. At other times, teachers feel de-skilled when planning a particular topic that is out of their immediate field of experience. Being sympathetic to the requirements of the classroom teacher, MusicTeachers.co.uk have developed a series of workbooks with accompanying teachers' notes, written specifically with the overworked or inexperienced teacher in mind. These ten-week projects examine aspects of music education and contain tips on assessment, recording and implementation in line with National Curriculum 2000 requirements.

Polyrhythms: Teacher's and Pupils' Workbooks Click here to download. [267K]

You will need to install Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the workbooks. Get it here.

Recorded mp3 Examples (click to download):

1. Clappers [499K]
2. Drumming Patterns [781K]
3. Sohu [1.19MB]

Details:

Polyrhythms: Programme of Study
Performing polyrhythms
Clapping Music - evaluation and performance exercises
Composing a rhythm complex
Common African drumming patterns - performance and composition

Equipment requirements :
Hand percussion
MusicTeachers.co.uk mp3s or other suitable recordings (optional)
Recordings as support material including Steve Reich: Early Works (Elektra Nonesuch 979 169-2, optional)

You will also need:
A suitable mp3 player to convert downloaded mp3 files. Click here to download.
Adobe Acrobat reader to view and print off the workbook and teachers' notes. Click here to download.