<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#" > <channel> <title> Comments on: Teaching Eighth and Sixteenth Notes </title> <atom:link href="https://www.theplayfulpiano.com/teaching-eighth-and-sixteenth-notes/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://www.theplayfulpiano.com/teaching-eighth-and-sixteenth-notes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=teaching-eighth-and-sixteenth-notes</link> <description>Helping you become everyone's favorite piano teacher!</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2015 23:56:41 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1</generator> <item> <title> By: Ana Smith </title> <link>https://www.theplayfulpiano.com/teaching-eighth-and-sixteenth-notes/#comment-192</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ana Smith]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:43:14 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theplayfulpiano.com/2010/09/teaching-eighth-and-sixteenth-notes.html#comment-192</guid> <description><![CDATA[~I do the lego game from Jen's blog all the time with students. I like to combine them with the rhythm charts from Wendy Stevens blog. I have the student build a line at a time from the chart, then we set the chart aside and clap or tap and count the "lego rhythms" out loud. This has worked so well for learning syncopation and dotted rhythms, because they see the extra "eighth" note lego right next to the quarter and aren't tempted to skip over the dot or tie.<br /><br />~With competitive boys, I've had them race to see who can build a rhythm line out of legos the fastest. They love it!<br /><br />~Another way I've used Wendy's rhythms is with partner lessons or in between sibling's lessons. With a group of 3, me and the 2 students, I assign one of the following to each of us: clap, tap, or stomp. We choose a line for all of us to read and individually do our motion. Then all three of us do the different motions together for the same line, ie. me clapping, student #1 tapping on the keyboard lid, and #3 stomping his foot. This makes the students pay attention to the rhythm instead of just copying what the other person is doing. Then, we reassign the motions for the next line or rhythm.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>~I do the lego game from Jen's blog all the time with students. I like to combine them with the rhythm charts from Wendy Stevens blog. I have the student build a line at a time from the chart, then we set the chart aside and clap or tap and count the "lego rhythms" out loud. This has worked so well for learning syncopation and dotted rhythms, because they see the extra "eighth" note lego right next to the quarter and aren't tempted to skip over the dot or tie.</p> <p>~With competitive boys, I've had them race to see who can build a rhythm line out of legos the fastest. They love it!</p> <p>~Another way I've used Wendy's rhythms is with partner lessons or in between sibling's lessons. With a group of 3, me and the 2 students, I assign one of the following to each of us: clap, tap, or stomp. We choose a line for all of us to read and individually do our motion. Then all three of us do the different motions together for the same line, ie. me clapping, student #1 tapping on the keyboard lid, and #3 stomping his foot. This makes the students pay attention to the rhythm instead of just copying what the other person is doing. Then, we reassign the motions for the next line or rhythm.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>