An Inclusive Approach to Primary Music

Introduction
• Welcome
• Bruce Tuckman’s Stages of Group Development
• 4 Corners Model
• Ice Breakers
• Pen Drumming
• Table Rhythms
• Body Percussion
• Cups
• Goodbye
Bruce Tuckman’s
Stages of Group Development
 The 4 Corner’s Model
• Model used by the FA in Grassroots Football coaching adapted for Music Education
• A music lesson should cover all 4 corners

Skills/Knowledge – what/why? Physical - doing music

Pulse/rhythm Playing in time

Speed
Technique

Social Psychological –
engagement/motivation/well being
Learning in small groups
Peer-peer learning Gameification
Reflecting Performing
Feedback
 Storming – Ice breakers
• Disco Detective – pulse, leadership
One detective. One dance master. Everyone else copies the dance master
and the detective has to try and guess who is the dance master.

• 123 Bradford – Impulse control, flexible thinking and working memory

Continuously count to 3 in pairs taking turns to say each number. Switch
numbers for vocal/body sounds. Eg 1, 2, Clap, 1, 2, Clap…

• Rapping Rhyming Alliteration and Timing

Pen Drumming
• What is Pen Drumming
We are learning about:
• https://youtu.be/YcHLh2_tteM - Pulse
• P = Palm - Rhythm
- Composition
• T = Tip - Notation

• E = Edge
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pen Drumming tutorial link:
P T E T T P E T https://youtu.be/qq4e4v5K3Kg
Next steps:
Compose your own 8 beat pen
drumming pattern using the grid.
Mayumana Table Rhythm
• https://youtu.be/B2UcIaIe2xE We are learning about:
- Pulse
- Rhythm
1 2 3 4 - Notation
Ta Ti Tika Kidi Kidi
Mashed MP FlipFlap MP Slap Clap Slap
Potato (MP)
Body of Avlaia – Body Percussion
• https://youtu.be/lk75qDst8wE We are learning about:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Pulse
- Rhythm
Kidi Kidi Kidi Ta Kidi Ta Kidi Ta
- Notation
- Ostinato

Stamp Slap Click Clap Slap Click Slap Clap

Stamp Slap Click Slap Slap
Tutorial link:
Kidi Kidi Kidi Kidi Kidi Kidi Ta Sh
https://youtu.be/tpSCx1-RDG4

Stamp Slap Click Clap Slap Click Clap

Stamp Slap Click Chest Slap Click
Pass The Cup Game
• https://youtu.be/5ViP1P_Y6b0

• Can you create your own cup passing game?

• This can be a great way of understanding ostinato
(repeating rhythms) and exploring music of different
traditions.

Ideas:
• Offenbach - Can Can https://youtu.be/4Diu2N8TGKA
• Bach – Musette https://youtu.be/cBjjfUexPCA
Goodbye
• Rob.kitchen@sagegateshead.com
• Twitter @mrrobkitchen
• Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRzblmZainYDDQaPaOnDX8
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