Description
Give your students a fun way to practice notating and performing rhythms with this winter composition activity! Students will spin the spinner to complete each measure with the appropriate number of beats, based on the time signature. Then they can enjoy performing their rhythm composition for the rest of the class or for you!
What is included in this winter composition activity?
- Full color pages
- Black and white pages
- Eight pre-made winter spinners
- Five notations sheets
- Blank spinner pages so you can add any rhythms you like to suit your students’ current needs.
- Plastic spinners are not included, but I use these plastic spinners and they work beautifully with card stock. Paperclips spun around a pencil tip and fidget spinners work great too!
Using this winter composition activity in group piano or music class
This winter rhythm activity is great for private lessons as well as groups! Students can complete the activity on their own, or as a team.
- Each group needs only one spinner page (plastic spinners must be purchased separately).
- Each person in the group needs his own notation page.
- A variety of time signatures is included, as well as a page without time signatures.
- The students take turns spinning the spinner, then notating the rhythm onto their notation sheet.
- After the rhythms have been notated, the students take turns performing their rhythms for their peers.
- To sum up, students Spin, Notate, and Perform!
Using this winter composition activity in private piano lessons
- Student needs one spinner page and one notation sheet.
- The student spins the spinner, notates the rhythm, and the performs the completed rhythm for the teacher.
Using the winter composition activity to write music!
- After students build their rhythm patterns, they can use the rhythms to create a truly unique and special piece of sheet music!
- Click here to learn how to easily turn their rhythm patterns into a fun and unique piece of sheet music!
Performance tips for the winter composition activity
- Students should be creative when performing!
- Marching, tapping, snapping, performing in the style of the Cup Game, using Boomwhackers, classroom percussion instruments, the piano, and playing a clapping game are only a few of the many ways students can move to their newly created rhythm patterns.
- Most importantly, have fun!
Teachers like you are saying…
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Rachel S. says, “My students loved doing this activity. Being a music teacher in Montessori classrooms, I’m always looking for activities that can be used with multiple grades. This activity fit perfectly. Thank you! ”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Deborah M. says, “My students loved these spinners for composing with small groups. Thanks for providing such a motivational resource!“
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