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Identify Form in Pop Music - Part SEVEN!
By Jason Litt
We're BACK and for 2021 in the follow-up to the #1 selling "Identify Form in Pop Music" series, we now bring you....
Part SEVEN!
Kids love their pop music, right? Want to integrate it into your classroom? This is great lesson to do with 4th and 5th graders that lets them listen to their favorite pop music (as always, kid friendly 100% CLEAN!) while learning about musical form!
The lesson begins with an introduction to popular music and how the music is formulated by the artists songwriters. We talk about the intro, verse, chorus, bridge, and outro, and include the collision and the channel and then go onto our activity.
I cut out cards... a whole bunch of intros, verses, chorus, bridges, outros, channels, and collisions (or you can do it with a whiteboard/marker, or even as a unison class response) and give them to each student, then have have the kids sit on the floor. I then play an mp3 of a song which has 10 second clips of each of the sections (there is about a 2 second gap in between each clip and all clips are safe for little ears -- no profanity!) and have the students identify them by spelling them out on the floor in front of them. This works great if you're putting kids into groups of 2 or 3 as they try to figure out the form of the song.
It's a great compromise to having your kids listen to their music and still satisfy a 4th and 5th grade standard in identifying the structure of music!
The 2021 hit list:
- Bang!, AJR
- Blinding Lights, The Weeknd
- Drivers License, Olivia Rodrigo
- Follow You, Imagine Dragons
- Kings & Queens, Ava Max
- Levitating, Dua Lipa
- Mood, 24kGoldn
- Save Your Tears, The Weeknd
- Selfish, Nick Jonas
- Watermelon Sugar, Harry Styles
If you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment email me at jasonlitt@gmail.com
Have fun, kids LOVE this!
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All the previous versions can be found here:
Identify Form in Pop Music
Identify Form in Pop Music PART TWO
Identify Form in Pop Music PART THREE
Identify Form in Pop Music PART FOUR
Identify Form in Pop Music PART FIVE
Identify Form in Pop Music PART SIX
Identify Form in Pop Music - Part THREE!
By Jason Litt
The #1 selling "Identify Form in Pop Music!" has multiple follow versions! In addition to the Original Version, you can download Part TWO (2014), Part FOUR (2017), Part FIVE (2018) Part SIX (2019) and Part SEVEN (2021) below:
Identify Form in Pop Music PART TWO
Identify Form in Pop Music PART FOUR
Identify Form in Pop Music PART FIVE
Identify Form in Pop Music PART SIX
Identify Form in Pop Music PART SEVEN
Tweaked from the 2014 version from the beginning to end with more eye catching layouts and updated music, the 2015 follow-up to the #1 selling "Identify Form in Pop Music / Identify Form in Pop Music - Part TWO!"...
Part THREE!
Kids love their pop music, right? Want to integrate it into your classroom? This is great lesson to do with 4th and 5th graders that lets them listen to their favorite pop music while learning about musical form!
The lesson begins with a video introduction to form and then talks about elements of pop music and how it ascribes to a specific form. We talk about the intro, verse, chorus, bridge, and outro, and include the collision and the channel and then go onto our activity.
I cut out cards... a whole bunch of intros, verses, chorus, bridges, outros, channels, and collisions (or you can do it with a whiteboard/marker, or even as a unison class response) and give them to each student, then have have the kids sit on the floor. I then play an mp3 of a song which has 10 second clips of each of the sections (there is about a 2 second gap in between each clip and all clips are safe for little ears -- no profanity!) and have the students identify them by spelling them out on the floor in front of them. This works great if you're putting kids into groups of 2 or 3 as they try to figure out the form of the song.
It's a great compromise to having your kids listen to their music and still satisfy a 4th and 5th grade standard in identifying the structure of music!
The 2015 hit list:
Style - Taylor Swift
Animals - Maroon 5
Shake it Off - Taylor Swift
Love me Harder - Ariana Grande
Centuries - Fall Out Boy
Blank Space - Taylor Swift
Heartbeat Song - Kelly Clarkson
Riptide - Vance Joy
Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson/ft. Bruno Mars
If you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment email me at jasonlitt@gmail.com
Have fun, kids LOVE this!
PS - Need more and haven't been to Part 2 and Part 1? Here are the links below!
Identify Form in Pop Music - Part TWO!
https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Identify-Form-in-Pop-Music-PART-TWO-1213858
Identify Form in Pop Music
https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Identify-Form-in-Pop-Music-677524
Turn the Beat Around, Gloria Estefan - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
By Jason Litt
Need to connect with your kids with their pop music through general music? Involve them in advanced bucket drumming with Gloria Estefan's remake of Turn the Beat Around!
There are five all-color coded slides along with the form identifiers listed next to each phrase. Discuss form with the students and teach them (by rote) the rhythms on the powerpoint with the corresponding repeats (most are repeated 2, 3, or 4 times). Then, apply it to drums!
All regular notation is to be played on the buckets (or drums, or ground, however you wish), and the X notation (with a down stem) are played as stick clicks above their head (or you could apply it to a tambourine or other auxiliary instrument)
Here's the track so you can play along...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bF\_OABETNq0
A lot of advanced rhythms on this one, lots of repeated 16th and a few syncopations scattered here and there. A lot of it mimics the electro kit on the track, it's pretty intens! ;)
Have fun with this and let us know how it goes!
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Looking for more Bucket Drumming Resources? Check out the library below!
Celebration, Kool and the Gang - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Livin on a Prayer, Bon Jovi - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Don't Start Now, Dua Lipa - BUCKET DRUMMING!
I Gotta Feeling, Black Eyed Peas - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Dynamite, BTS - BUCKET DRUMMING!
BANG! (Clean version), AJR - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Friend Like Me (Will Smith), Aladdin - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Prince Ali (Will Smith), Aladdin - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
YMCA, The Village People - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Stereo Hearts, Gym Class Heroes - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Africa, Toto - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Dance Monkey, Tones and I - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Stronger, Kelly Clarkson - BUCKET DRUMMING!
U Can't Touch This, MC Hammer - BUCKET DRUMMING!
You're Welcome, Dwayne Johnson (MOANA) - BUCKET DRUMMING!
I Love Rock 'n Roll, Joan Jett - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Don't Stop Believin', Journey - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Remember Me (Ernesto De La Cruz), Coco - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Theme from Superman, John Williams - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Hey Soul Sister, Train - BUCKET DRUMMING!
When Can I See You Again, Owl City (Wreck it Ralph) - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Pirates of the Caribbean (He's a Pirate) - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Try Everything, Shakira (Zootopia) - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Cantina Band, Star Wars - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Eye of the Tiger, Survivor (Rocky III) - BUCKET DRUMMING!
William Tell Overture, Rossini - SUPER ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
The Imperial March, Star Wars - BUCKET DRUMMING!
We're all in this Together, High School Musical - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Billie Jean, Michael Jackson - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Stars and Stripes Forever, Sousa - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Stitches, Shawn Mendes - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Beautiful People, Ed Sheeran - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Brave, Sara Bareilles - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Roar, Katy Perry - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Kids in an Adult World, Hello Sister - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Best Day of My Life, American Authors - BUCKET DRUMMING!
I Want You Back, Jackson Five - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Centuries, Fall Out Boy - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Wizards in Winter, Trans Siberian Orchestra - BUCKET DRUMMING!
ME, Taylor Swift - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Good Time, Owl City ft. Carly Rae Jepsen - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Firework, Katy Perry - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
If I Can't Have You, Shawn Mendes (CLEAN) - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Never Really Over, Katy Perry - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Sucker, Jonas Brothers - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Girls Like You, Maroon 5 (CLEAN) - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Havana, Camilla Cabello (CLEAN) - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Happy, Pharrell Williams - BUCKET DRUMMING!
This is Me, The Greatest Showman - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Party in the USA, Miley Cyrus - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Bad Romance, Lady Gaga - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Treasure, Bruno Mars - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Gangnam Style, PSY - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Life is a Highway (2018), ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Grenade, Bruno Mars - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
I Knew You Were Trouble, Taylor Swift - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
How Far I'll Go, Moana - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Natural, Imagine Dragons - BUCKET DRUMMING!
High Hopes, Panic! at the Disco - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Smooth Criminal, Michael Jackson - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Bad Blood, Taylor Swift - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Animals, Maroon 5 - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Radioactive, Imagine Dragons - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Dynamite, Taio Cruz - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Shake it Off, Taylor Swift - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Grenade, Bruno Mars - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Fight Song, Rachel Platten - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
ABC, Jackson Five - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Feel it Still, Portugal. The Man - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Thunder, Imagine Dragons - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Can't Stop the Feeling, Justin Timberlake - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Believer, Imagine Dragons - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Uptown Funk (CLEAN), Mark Ronson - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Identify Form in Pop Music - Part EIGHT!
By Jason Litt
We're BACK and for 2022 in the follow-up to the #1 selling "Identify Form in Pop Music" series, we now bring you....
Part EIGHT!
Kids love their pop music, right? Want to integrate it into your classroom? This is great lesson to do with 4th and 5th graders that lets them listen to their favorite pop music (as always, kid friendly 100% CLEAN!) while learning about musical form!
The lesson begins with an introduction to popular music and how the music is formulated by the artists songwriters. We talk about the intro, verse, chorus, bridge, and outro, and include the collision and the channel and then go onto our activity.
I cut out cards... a whole bunch of intros, verses, chorus, bridges, outros, channels, and collisions (or you can do it with a whiteboard/marker, or even as a unison class response) and give them to each student, then have have the kids sit on the floor. I then play an mp3 of a song which has 10 second clips of each of the sections (there is about a 2-4 second gap in between each clip and all clips are safe for little ears -- no profanity!) and have the students identify them by spelling them out on the floor in front of them. This works great if you're putting kids into groups of 2 or 3 as they try to figure out the form of the song.
It's a great compromise to having your kids listen to their music and still satisfy a 4th and 5th grade standard in identifying the structure of music!
The 2022 hit list:
- Enemy, Imagine Dragons
- Something in the Way, Nirvana (from The Batman)
- Good 4 U, Olivia Rodrigo
- We Don't Talk About Bruno, Encanto
- Easy on Me, Adele
- Butter, BTS
- Cold Heart, Dua Lipa/Elton John
- Ghost, Justin Bieber
- Heat Waves, Glass Animals
- Bad Habits, Ed Sheeran
If you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment email me at jasonlitt@gmail.com
Have fun, kids LOVE this!
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All the previous versions can be found here:
Identify Form in Pop Music
Identify Form in Pop Music PART TWO
Identify Form in Pop Music PART THREE
Identify Form in Pop Music PART FOUR
Identify Form in Pop Music PART FIVE
Identify Form in Pop Music PART SIX
Identify Form in Pop Music PART SEVEN
*mp3 included!* Rondo Alla Turca, Mozart (TRAP Remix) - BUCKET DRUMMING!
By Jason Litt
Need to connect with your kids with their classical music with a twist? Involve them in bucket drumming with TRAP Remix version of "Rondo Alla Turca" from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. A WIN-WIN for all of your kids while you teach about Baroque and Classical!
There are four all-color coded slides along with the form identifiers listed next to each phrase. Discuss form with the students and teach them (by rote) the rhythms on the powerpoint with the corresponding repeats (most are repeated 2, 4, or 8 times). Then, apply it to drums!
All regular notation is to be played on the buckets (or drums, or ground, however you wish), and the X notation (with a down stem) are played as stick clicks above their head (or you could apply it to a tambourine or other auxiliary instrument)
The mp3 background file is included in this
Have fun with this and let us know how it goes!
Terms of Use:
All images/photos/clip art in this resource were created by me.
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Cantina Band, Star Wars - BUCKET DRUMMING!
By Jason Litt
A departure from our typical popular music fare, we now offer you "Cantina Band" from John Williams' Star Wars franchise!
There are five color coded slides along with the form and instrumental identifiers listed next to each phrase. Discuss form with the students and teach them (by rote) the rhythms on the powerpoint with the corresponding repeats (most are repeated 3 or 4 times). Then, apply it to drums!
All regular notation is to be played on the buckets (or drums, or ground, however you wish), and the X notation (with a down stem) are played as stick clicks above their head (or you could apply it to a tambourine or other auxiliary instrument)
Note, this is in 4/4 time instead of Cut Time as originally scored -- take it easy, take it half the speed!
Here's the track so you can play along...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsvfptdFXf4
Have fun with this and let us know how it goes!
______________________
**Looking for more Bucket Drumming Resources? Check out the library below!
Pirates of the Caribbean, (He's a Pirate) - BUCKET DRUMMING!**
Try Everything, Shakira (Zootopia) - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Eye of the Tiger, Survivor (Rocky III) - BUCKET DRUMMING!
William Tell Overture, Rossini - SUPER ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
The Imperial March, Star Wars - BUCKET DRUMMING!
We're all in this Together, High School Musical - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Billie Jean, Michael Jackson - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Stars and Stripes Forever, Sousa - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Stitches, Shawn Mendes - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Beautiful People, Ed Sheeran - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Brave, Sara Bareilles - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Roar, Katy Perry - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Kids in an Adult World, Hello Sister - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Best Day of My Life, American Authors - BUCKET DRUMMING!
I Want You Back, Jackson Five - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Centuries, Fall Out Boy - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Wizards in Winter, Trans Siberian Orchestra - BUCKET DRUMMING!
ME, Taylor Swift - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Good Time, Owl City ft. Carly Rae Jepsen - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Firework, Katy Perry - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
If I Can't Have You, Shawn Mendes (CLEAN) - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Never Really Over, Katy Perry - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Sucker, Jonas Brothers - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Girls Like You, Maroon 5 (CLEAN) - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Havana, Camilla Cabello (CLEAN) - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Happy, Pharrell Williams - BUCKET DRUMMING!
This is Me, The Greatest Showman - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Party in the USA, Miley Cyrus - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Bad Romance, Lady Gaga - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Treasure, Bruno Mars - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Gangnam Style, PSY - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Life is a Highway (2018), ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Grenade, Bruno Mars - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
I Knew You Were Trouble, Taylor Swift - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
How Far I'll Go, Moana - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Natural, Imagine Dragons - BUCKET DRUMMING!
High Hopes, Panic! at the Disco - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Smooth Criminal, Michael Jackson - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Bad Blood, Taylor Swift - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Animals, Maroon 5 - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Radioactive, Imagine Dragons - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Dynamine, Taio Cruz - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Shake it Off, Taylor Swift - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Grenade, Bruno Mars - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Fight Song, Rachel Platten - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
ABC, Jackson Five - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Feel it Still, Portugal. The Man - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Thunder, Imagine Dragons - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Can't Stop the Feeling, Justin Timberlake - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Believer, Imagine Dragons - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Uptown Funk (CLEAN), Mark Ronson - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Cantina Band, Star Wars - BUCKET DRUMMING!
By Jason Litt
A departure from our typical popular music fare, we now offer you "Cantina Band" from John Williams' Star Wars franchise!
There are five color coded slides along with the form and instrumental identifiers listed next to each phrase. Discuss form with the students and teach them (by rote) the rhythms on the powerpoint with the corresponding repeats (most are repeated 3 or 4 times). Then, apply it to drums!
All regular notation is to be played on the buckets (or drums, or ground, however you wish), and the X notation (with a down stem) are played as stick clicks above their head (or you could apply it to a tambourine or other auxiliary instrument)
Note, this is in 4/4 time instead of Cut Time as originally scored -- take it easy, take it half the speed!
Here's the track so you can play along...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsvfptdFXf4
Have fun with this and let us know how it goes!
______________________
**Looking for more Bucket Drumming Resources? Check out the library below!
Pirates of the Caribbean, (He's a Pirate) - BUCKET DRUMMING!**
Try Everything, Shakira (Zootopia) - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Eye of the Tiger, Survivor (Rocky III) - BUCKET DRUMMING!
William Tell Overture, Rossini - SUPER ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
The Imperial March, Star Wars - BUCKET DRUMMING!
We're all in this Together, High School Musical - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Billie Jean, Michael Jackson - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Stars and Stripes Forever, Sousa - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Stitches, Shawn Mendes - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Beautiful People, Ed Sheeran - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Brave, Sara Bareilles - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Roar, Katy Perry - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Kids in an Adult World, Hello Sister - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Best Day of My Life, American Authors - BUCKET DRUMMING!
I Want You Back, Jackson Five - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Centuries, Fall Out Boy - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Wizards in Winter, Trans Siberian Orchestra - BUCKET DRUMMING!
ME, Taylor Swift - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Good Time, Owl City ft. Carly Rae Jepsen - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Firework, Katy Perry - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
If I Can't Have You, Shawn Mendes (CLEAN) - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Never Really Over, Katy Perry - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Sucker, Jonas Brothers - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Girls Like You, Maroon 5 (CLEAN) - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Havana, Camilla Cabello (CLEAN) - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Happy, Pharrell Williams - BUCKET DRUMMING!
This is Me, The Greatest Showman - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Party in the USA, Miley Cyrus - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Bad Romance, Lady Gaga - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Treasure, Bruno Mars - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Gangnam Style, PSY - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Life is a Highway (2018), ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Grenade, Bruno Mars - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
I Knew You Were Trouble, Taylor Swift - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
How Far I'll Go, Moana - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Natural, Imagine Dragons - BUCKET DRUMMING!
High Hopes, Panic! at the Disco - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Smooth Criminal, Michael Jackson - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Bad Blood, Taylor Swift - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Animals, Maroon 5 - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Radioactive, Imagine Dragons - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Dynamine, Taio Cruz - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Shake it Off, Taylor Swift - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Grenade, Bruno Mars - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Fight Song, Rachel Platten - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
ABC, Jackson Five - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Feel it Still, Portugal. The Man - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Thunder, Imagine Dragons - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Can't Stop the Feeling, Justin Timberlake - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Believer, Imagine Dragons - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Uptown Funk (CLEAN), Mark Ronson - BUCKET DRUMMING!
The Nutrocker (Tchaikovsky/TSO) - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
By Jason Litt
By popular request, here's an arrangement of the holiday hit that'll sure to get your bucket drumming kids fired up, The Nutrocker, based on theme from Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker performed by the Trans Siberian Orchestra!
There are five all-color coded slides along with the form identifiers listed next to each phrase. Discuss form with the students and teach them (by rote) the rhythms on the powerpoint with the corresponding repeats (most are repeated 1, 2, or 4 times). Then, apply it to drums!
All regular notation is to be played on the buckets (or drums, or ground, however you wish), and the X notation (with a down stem) are played as stick clicks above their head (or you could apply it to a tambourine or other auxiliary instrument)
The mp3 is included in this resource, so feel free to play right along!
Terms of Use:
All images/photos/clip art in this resource were created by me.
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*** Looking for more BUCKET DRUMMING resources? *** Find them here!
POKEMON Theme - BUCKET DRUMMING!
By Jason Litt
Need to connect with your kids with their game music? Involve them in bucket drumming with the famous theme that spanned last generation right into this generation - The POKEMON theme!
There are five all-color coded slides along with the form identifiers listed next to each phrase. Discuss form with the students and teach them (by rote) the rhythms on the powerpoint with the corresponding repeats (most are repeated 3 or 4 times). Then, apply it to drums!
All regular notation is to be played on the buckets (or drums, or ground, however you wish), and the X notation (with a down stem) are played as stick clicks above their head (or you could apply it to a tambourine or other auxiliary instrument)
Here's the track so you can play along...
Have fun with this and let us know how it goes!
Terms of Use:
All images/photos/clip art in this resource were created by me.
__________________________________
*** Looking for more BUCKET DRUMMING resources? *** Find them here!
By Jason Litt
Need to connect with your kids with their pop music through general music? Involve them in bucket drumming with the Imagine Dragons smash hit, "Thunder"!
There are three all-color coded slides along with the form identifiers listed next to each phrase. Discuss form with the students and teach them (by rote) the rhythms on the powerpoint with the corresponding repeats (most are repeated 2 or 4, times). Then, apply it to drums!
All regular notation is to be played on the buckets (or drums, or ground, however you wish), and the X notation (with a down stem) are played as stick clicks above their head (or you could apply it to a tambourine or other auxiliary instrument)
Here's the track so you can play along...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDOrNeBpsKs
Have a great time with this!
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Identify Form in Pop Music - Part SIX!
By Jason Litt
The #1 selling "Identify Form in Pop Music!" has multiple follow versions! In addition to the Original Version, you can download Part TWO (2014), Part THREE (2015), Part FOUR (2017), Part FIVE (2018), and Part SEVEN (2021) below:
Identify Form in Pop Music PART TWO
Identify Form in Pop Music PART THREE
Identify Form in Pop Music PART FOUR
Identify Form in Pop Music PART FIVE
Identify Form in Pop Music PART SEVEN
We're BACK and our space tech theme has taken over the layout for 2019 in the follow-up to the #1 selling "Identify Form in Pop Music" series, we now bring you
Part SIX!
Kids love their pop music, right? Want to integrate it into your classroom? This is great lesson to do with 4th and 5th graders that lets them listen to their favorite pop music (as always, kid friendly 100% CLEAN!) while learning about musical form!
The lesson begins with an introduction to popular music and how the music is formulated by the artists songwriters. We talk about the intro, verse, chorus, bridge, and outro, and include the collision and the channel and then go onto our activity.
I cut out cards... a whole bunch of intros, verses, chorus, bridges, outros, channels, and collisions (or you can do it with a whiteboard/marker, or even as a unison class response) and give them to each student, then have have the kids sit on the floor. I then play an mp3 of a song which has 10 second clips of each of the sections (there is about a 2 second gap in between each clip and all clips are safe for little ears -- no profanity!) and have the students identify them by spelling them out on the floor in front of them. This works great if you're putting kids into groups of 2 or 3 as they try to figure out the form of the song.
It's a great compromise to having your kids listen to their music and still satisfy a 4th and 5th grade standard in identifying the structure of music!
The 2019 hit list:
Lose You to Love Me - Selena Gomez
Old Town Road - Lil Nas X ft. Billy Cyrus
Memories - Maroon 5
Beautiful People - Ed Sheeran
High Hopes - Panic! at the Disco
If I Can't Have You - Shawn Mendes
How do you Sleep? - Sam Smith
Sucker - Jonas Brothers
Back to You - Selena Gomez
Senorita - Camilla Cabello, ft. Shawn Mendes
If you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment email me at jasonlitt@gmail.com
Have fun, kids LOVE this!
Among Opposites - PERFECT for EOY Review!
By Jason Litt
In AMONG OPPOSITES, students will see a musical trait on the board represented by one crewmate. Students will then have to find the EXACT OPPOSITE trait by selecting one of the crewmates... who is actually the imposter!
Students will choose the exact opposite musical trait... advance the slide and see if they were right!
After the correct answer is shown, the following slide will give a brief description of the answer and why it was the opposite of the example shown
You can have students write it down, play it team A vs team B, boys vs girls, individually as an assessment, or even assign it as distance learning!
Included in this resource are
- a PDF and PowerPoint File (with animations)
- A printout where you can replicate and cut out cards (if you want the students to place on the floor or hold up to show which one was the imposter)
- Examples of Articulation Markings, Dynamics, Instruments, Vocal Ranges, Expressions, and more
Have a great time with this!
Radetzky March, J Strauss (VADrum) - CLASSICAL BUCKET DRUMMING!
By Jason Litt
In a stark departure from our popular music series, here's a bucket drumming arranging of the Radetzky March by Johann Strauss covered by VADrum! A terrific segue into your composer unit, involve your kids in this famous piece with some drumming!
There are five all-color coded slides along with the form identifiers listed next to each phrase. Discuss form with the students and teach them (by rote) the rhythms on the powerpoint with the corresponding repeats (most are repeated in groups of 3 times and 1 time). Then, apply it to drums!
All regular notation is to be played on the buckets (or drums, or ground, however you wish), and the X notation (with a down stem) are played as stick clicks above their head (or you could apply it to a tambourine or other auxiliary instrument)
The orchestral mp3 track with background drums can be found here:
By Jason Litt
Looking for some new Orff compositions? In this pack you will get 3 different Orff compositions entitled "Spirit of the Phoenix", "A Minor Mystery" and "Pentatonic Soundscapes" for Xylophones (Soprano, Alto, and Bass), Tubanos, and Tambourines.
Detail is given on how pieces are structured so you kids can play along, and notation comes will letters below (just in case you'd like to teach them by rote).
If you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment. Enjoy these compositions!
GenreMania - Identifying Genres in Music (*Distance Learning Approved!*)
By Jason Litt
Working on identifying genres with some of your older students? This one will be a breeze with **GenreMania!
**Students will be given a short example of a genre of music, which is a category of a musical composition. Genres are in different eras, different styles, and different sounds!
Select the genre from a multiple-choice list of which you think is the genre that best describes the piece that you’re listening to. Some are easy, some get a little more difficult.
The answer will illuminate on the following screen after the example is played. There are 15 musical examples students will be able to listen to. You can run this as a class, individually, or even assign it as a Distance Learning option!
Have a great time with this and let us know how it goes in the comments :)
Thriller, Michael Jackson (TRAP Remix) - BUCKET DRUMMING!
By Jason Litt
Right in time for Halloween with your bucket drumming kids, and of course a classic anytime of year is the #1 All-Time Hit from Michael Jackson's album of the same name, "Thriller" but re-envisioned in a TRAP Remix!
There are five all-color coded slides along with the form identifiers listed next to each phrase. Discuss form with the students and teach them (by rote) the rhythms on the powerpoint with the corresponding repeats (most are repeated 4 times). Then, apply it to drums!
All regular notation is to be played on the buckets (or drums, or ground, however you wish), and the X notation (with a down stem) are played as stick clicks above their head (or you could apply it to a tambourine or other auxiliary instrument)
Here's the track so you can play along...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXKuLqBJDRo
Have some halloween fun in class or even for a performance!
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Flight of the Bumblebee, Rimsky-Korsakov - BUCKET DRUMMING!
By Jason Litt
In a stark departure from our popular music series, here's a bucket drumming arranging of the Flight of the Bumblebee by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov covered by VADrum! A terrific segue into your composer unit, involve your kids in this famous piece with some drumming!
There are five all-color coded slides along with the form identifiers listed next to each phrase. Discuss form with the students and teach them (by rote) the rhythms on the powerpoint with the corresponding repeats (most are repeated 1 or 2 times)
All regular notation is to be played on the buckets (or drums, or ground, however you wish), and the X notation (with a down stem) are played as stick clicks above their head (or you could apply it to a tambourine or other auxiliary instrument)
The orchestral mp3 track with background drums can be found here:
Carol of the Bells, Trans Siberian Orchestra - BEGINNING BUCKET DRUMMING!
By Jason Litt
By popular request, here's an arrangement of the holiday hit that'll sure to get your bucket drumming kids fired up, Carol of the Bells (Christmas Eve Sarajevo), by the Trans Siberian Orchestra!
There are six all-color coded slides along with the form identifiers listed next to each phrase. Discuss form with the students and teach them (by rote) the rhythms on the powerpoint with the corresponding repeats (most are repeated 2,3, or 6 times). Then, apply it to drums!
This version specifically targeted and tailored for beginning bucket drummers can be used for younger students who may not have the coordination for alternating hands, or who just want to step right into the drumming circuit with a bit more ease! All notation in this arrangement are quarter notes and quarter rests with a few eighth note pairs
All regular notation is to be played on the buckets (or drums, or ground, however you wish), and the X notation (with a down stem) are played as stick clicks above their head (or you could apply it to a tambourine or other auxiliary instrument)
Here's the track so you can play along...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCabI3MdV9g
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Looking for more Bucket Drumming Resources? Check out the library below!
[Geometry Dash] DJVI, Back on Track - BUCKET DRUMMING!
[Geometry Dash] Stereo Madness, Forever Bound - BUCKET DRUMMING!
What Makes You Beautiful, One Direction - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Blank Space, Taylor Swift - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Man in the Mirror, Michael Jackson - BUCKET DRUMMING!
*EARTH DAY!* Heal the World, Michael Jackson - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Bad Day, Daniel Powter - BUCKET DRUMMING!
The Lion Sleeps Tonight (mp3 included!) - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Follow You (2021), Imagine Dragons - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Sweet Child O' Mine, Guns n' Roses - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Sweet Home Alabama, Lynyrd Skynyrd - BUCKET DRUMMING!
22, Taylor Swift - BUCKET DRUMMING!
The Sign, Ace of Base - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Leave Me Alone, Michael Jackson - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Theme from "Top Gun" - BUCKET DRUMMING!
A Thousand Miles, Vanessa Carlton - BUCKET DRUMMING!
The Greatest Show, (from The Greatest Showman) - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Augie's Great Municipal Band, Star Wars Ep. I (John Williams) - BUCKET DRUMMING!
The Raiders March (Raiders of the Lost Ark, John Williams) - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Motownphilly, Boyz II Men - BUCKET DRUMMING! (mp3 included!)
Save Your Tears, The Weeknd - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Tetris Theme (Trap Remix) - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Coffin Dance Meme [Mp3 Included!] - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Build Me Up Buttercup, The Foundations - BUCKET DRUMMING!
WandaVision Ep. 3 Intro/Title Sequence - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Conga, Gloria Estefan - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Believer, Imagine Dragons - BEGINNING BUCKET DRUMMING!
Blinding Lights, The Weeknd - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Shut up and Dance with Me, Walk the Moon - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Mood, 24kGoldn (**CLEAN**) - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Rolling in the Deep, Adele - BUCKET DRUMMING!
The Black Pearl (from Pirates of the Caribbean) - BUCKET DRUMMING!
The Final Countdown, Europe - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Theme from "Ghostbusters" - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Circle of Life, Elton John (from "The Lion King") - BUCKET DRUMMING!
24k Magic, Bruno Mars (**CLEAN**) - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Theme from "The Mandalorian" - BEGINNER BUCKET DRUMMING!
Girls just wanna have Fun, Cyndi Lauper - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Surfin' USA, Beach Boys - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Be True to your School, Beach Boys Cover - BUCKET DRUMMING!
We Will Rock You, Queen - CUSTOM BUCKET DRUMMING ARRANGEMENT!
Hotline Bling, Drake - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Theme from "The Mandalorian" - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Levitating (**CLEAN**), Dua Lipa ft DaBaby - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Into to Unknown, Panic! at the Disco (from "Frozen II") - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Sunflower, Post Malone/Swae-Lee (from Spiderman) - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Penny Lane, The Beatles - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Up on the Housetop, Pentatonix (PTX) - CHRISTMAS BUCKET DRUMMING!
Last Christmas, WHAM - CHRISTMAS BUCKET DRUMMING!
Have a Holly Jolly Christmas, Burl Ives - CHRISTMAS BUCKET DRUMMING!
All I Want For Christmas is You, Mariah Carey - CHRISTMAS BUCKET DRUMMING!
Feliz Navidad, Jose Feliciano - CHRISTMAS BUCKET DRUMMING!
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree, Brenda Lee - CHRISTMAS BUCKET DRUMMING!
Santa Claus is Comin' to Town, Mariah Carey - CHRISTMAS BUCKET DRUMMING!
Underneath the Tree, Kelly Clarkson - CHRISTMAS BUCKET DRUMMING!
You're the One That I Want, Grease - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Theme from the Munsters - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Les Toreadors (from Carmen Suite), Bizet - BUCKET DRUMMING!
I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles), The Proclaimers - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Heart Attack, Demi Lovato - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Wrecking Ball, Miley Cyrus - BUCKET DRUMMING!
We are Young, Fun ft. Janelle Monae - BUCKET DRUMMING!
We Go Together, Grease - BUCKET DRUMMING!
The Thunderer, John Philip Sousa - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Break My Heart, Dua Lipa - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Watermelon Sugar, Harry Styles - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Savage Love (CLEAN), Jason Derulo, ft. Jawsh 685 - BUCKET DRUMMING!
OK Not To Be OK, Marshmello ft. Demi Lovato - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Thriller, Michael Jackson - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Baby Shark, PINGFONG - SEMI-ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
This is Halloween, The Nightmare Before Christmas - BUCKET DRUMMING!
We're Not Gonna Take It, Twisted Sister - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Beat it, Michael Jackson - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Jump, Van Halen - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Theme from Gravity Falls - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Light Calvary Overture, F. von Suppe - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Never Gonna Give You Up, Rick Astley - BUCKET DRUMMING!
I Wanna Dance with Somebody, Whitney Houston - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Party Rock Anthem (*CLEAN*) - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Turn the Beat Around, Gloria Estefan - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Bye Bye Bye *NSync - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away, Toy Story 4 - BUCKET DRUMMING
We Belong Together, Toy Story 3 - BUCKET DRUMMING!
It's the Hard Knock Life, Annie - BUCKET DRUMMING!
It's Gonna Be Me, *NSync - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Footloose, Kenny Loggins - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Celebration, Kool and the Gang - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Livin on a Prayer, Bon Jovi - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Don't Start Now, Dua Lipa - BUCKET DRUMMING!
I Gotta Feeling, Black Eyed Peas - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Dynamite, BTS - BUCKET DRUMMING!
BANG! (Clean version), AJR - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Friend Like Me (Will Smith), Aladdin - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Prince Ali (Will Smith), Aladdin - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
YMCA, The Village People - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Stereo Hearts, Gym Class Heroes - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Africa, Toto - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Dance Monkey, Tones and I - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Stronger, Kelly Clarkson - BUCKET DRUMMING!
U Can't Touch This, MC Hammer - BUCKET DRUMMING!
You're Welcome, Dwayne Johnson (MOANA) - BUCKET DRUMMING!
I Love Rock 'n Roll, Joan Jett - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Don't Stop Believin', Journey - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Remember Me (Ernesto De La Cruz), Coco - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Theme from Superman, John Williams - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Hey Soul Sister, Train - BUCKET DRUMMING!
When Can I See You Again, Owl City (Wreck it Ralph) - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Pirates of the Caribbean (He's a Pirate) - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Try Everything, Shakira (Zootopia) - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Cantina Band, Star Wars - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Eye of the Tiger, Survivor (Rocky III) - BUCKET DRUMMING!
William Tell Overture, Rossini - SUPER ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
The Imperial March, Star Wars - BUCKET DRUMMING!
We're all in this Together, High School Musical - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Billie Jean, Michael Jackson - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Stars and Stripes Forever, Sousa - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Stitches, Shawn Mendes - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Beautiful People, Ed Sheeran - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Brave, Sara Bareilles - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Roar, Katy Perry - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Kids in an Adult World, Hello Sister - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Best Day of My Life, American Authors - BUCKET DRUMMING!
I Want You Back, Jackson Five - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Centuries, Fall Out Boy - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Wizards in Winter, Trans Siberian Orchestra - BUCKET DRUMMING!
ME, Taylor Swift - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Good Time, Owl City ft. Carly Rae Jepsen - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Firework, Katy Perry - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
If I Can't Have You, Shawn Mendes (CLEAN) - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Never Really Over, Katy Perry - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Sucker, Jonas Brothers - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Girls Like You, Maroon 5 (CLEAN) - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Havana, Camilla Cabello (CLEAN) - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Happy, Pharrell Williams - BUCKET DRUMMING!
This is Me, The Greatest Showman - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Party in the USA, Miley Cyrus - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Bad Romance, Lady Gaga - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Treasure, Bruno Mars - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Gangnam Style, PSY - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Life is a Highway (2018), ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Grenade, Bruno Mars - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
I Knew You Were Trouble, Taylor Swift - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
How Far I'll Go, Moana - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Natural, Imagine Dragons - BUCKET DRUMMING!
High Hopes, Panic! at the Disco - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Smooth Criminal, Michael Jackson - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Bad Blood, Taylor Swift - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Animals, Maroon 5 - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Radioactive, Imagine Dragons - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Dynamite, Taio Cruz - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Shake it Off, Taylor Swift - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Grenade, Bruno Mars - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Fight Song, Rachel Platten - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
ABC, Jackson Five - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Feel it Still, Portugal. The Man - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!
Thunder, Imagine Dragons - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Can't Stop the Feeling, Justin Timberlake - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Believer, Imagine Dragons - BUCKET DRUMMING!
Uptown Funk (CLEAN), Mark Ronson - BUCKET DRUMMING!
GenreMania - Identifying Genres in Music (*Distance Learning Approved!*)
By Jason Litt
Working on identifying genres with some of your older students? This one will be a breeze with **GenreMania!
**Students will be given a short example of a genre of music, which is a category of a musical composition. Genres are in different eras, different styles, and different sounds!
Select the genre from a multiple-choice list of which you think is the genre that best describes the piece that you’re listening to. Some are easy, some get a little more difficult.
The answer will illuminate on the following screen after the example is played. There are 15 musical examples students will be able to listen to. You can run this as a class, individually, or even assign it as a Distance Learning option!
Have a great time with this and let us know how it goes in the comments :)
Get Ready / Dancing in the Street (Motown the Musical) - BUCKET DRUMMING!
By Jason Litt
Need to connect with your kids with their pop music through general music? Involve them in bucket drumming with Motown the Musical: "Get Ready / Dancing in the Streets"
There are five all-color coded slides along with the form identifiers listed next to each phrase. Discuss form with the students and teach them (by rote) the rhythms on the powerpoint with the corresponding repeats (most are repeated 3 or 4 times). Then, apply it to drums!
All regular notation is to be played on the buckets (or drums, or ground, however you wish), and the X notation (with a down stem) are played as stick clicks above their head (or you could apply it to a tambourine or other auxiliary instrument)
Here's the track so you can play along...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oyn42moyN4M
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