9MUO

Advanced Percussion and Drum Circle

Goal for the unit: In a small group perform Arriba on a variety of
instruments as shown below

XYLOPHONE
● Play the notes of Arriba shown accurately
● Play a call and response pattern D/E followed by GAB.
● Call a response rhythms are similar to the selection shown

WOODBLOCK/CLAVES
● Play the 2 bar rhythm pattern shown to accompany Arriba
● Play a call and response pattern
● Call a response rhythms are similar to the selection shown

TAMBOURINE
● Play the 2 bar rhythm pattern shown to accompany Arriba
● Play a call and response pattern
● Call a response rhythms are similar to the selection shown

MARACAS/SHAKERS
● Play the 2 bar rhythm pattern shown to accompany Arriba
● Play a call and response pattern
● Call a response rhythms are similar to the selection shown

COWBELL/BELLS
● Play the 2 bar rhythm pattern shown to accompany Arriba
● Play a call and response pattern
● Call a response rhythms are similar to the selection shown

DJEMBE/BONGO
● Play the 2 bar rhythm pattern shown to accompany Arriba
● Play a call and response pattern
● Call a response rhythms are similar to the selection shown

GRADES FOR THIS UNIT

EXCELLENCE - Perform Arriba accurately on Xylophone and 3 other instruments

MERIT - Perform Arriba accurately on Xylophone and 2 other instruments

ACHIEVED - Perform Arriba accurately on Xylophone

XYLOPHONE
WOODBLOCK/CLAVES

TAMBOURINE
 MARACAS/SHAKERS

COWBELL/BELLS

The cowbell is made of metal and played with a drumstick. It is held in the
palm of one hand with the index finger at the back. When this finger is
touching the cowbell, the sound is dampened.
 DJEMBE/BONGO

The bongo drums consist of a pair of small open bottomed hand drums of different sizes.
They are struck with both hands, most commonly in an eight-stroke pattern called martillo.

The djembe is a rope-tuned skin-covered goblet drum played with bare hands, originally from
West Africa.
 CALL AND RESPONSE RHYTHMS (QUESTION AND ANSWER)

Beginner

a)

b)

c)

Intermediate

d)

e)

f)

Advanced

g)

h)

i)