Need to connect with your kids with general music from different eras or genres? Involve them in bucket drumming with the smash hit from the 70s, Sister Sledge's "We are Family"!

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 1, 4, or 5 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 X notation that is stacked with quarter notes are played as shots (think like a marching band snare drum -- playing the drum and stick simultaneously as a rimshot or on top of each other -- whatever will you get you the best accent!)

Here's the track of the piece so you can play right along:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBpYgpF1bqQ

Have fun with this and let us know how it goes!

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