Guess the Rhythm
I do not have a stem. My notehead is not colored in. I am 4 beats.
Whole note!
I come in many colors. I'm made of plastic. I look like a tube. Everyone wants to play the largest one of me which is red.
Boomwhackers!
I am the heart beat or pulse of the music. Rhythms may sometimes change, but I keep it all together. Sometimes my tempo may change, but I will stay steady.
The beat!
"Love somebody...
yes I do!"
What was the first instrument Ms. Navaretta played?
The flute!
I have a stem. My notehead is not colored in. I am 2 beats.
Half note!
I am round. You use your hands to hit me (sometimes sticks). I am loud.
Drums!
I am a pattern of sounds and silences. Sometimes, I change to keep music more interesting, but I always work with the beat.
The rhythm!
"Little girl, little boy...
yes m'am!"
What was the first instrument Mrs. Franco played?
The clarinet!
I have a stem. My notehead is colored in. I am 1 beat. I am also known as "ta."
Quarter note!
I can be small, medium, and large. My bars are made of wood. We played me when we made our own music in groups. You play me with mallets.
Xylophones!
Sometimes I like to be slow and sometimes I like to be fast. I can change the speed of the beat. I am an Italian word that begins with the letter "T."
The tempo!
"Pass the pumpkin...
round and round"
What was the first instrument Mrs. Walsh played?
The viola!
I have a stem and one tail. My notehead is colored in. I am 1/2 a beat. If there are two of me connected together, I am called "ti ti."
Eighth notes!
I am the first instrument you played in class. I come in a pair and I'm made out of wood. We played me along with "Crabrave."
Rhythm sticks!
I am known as the tune of a song. When you think of a song, you hum me and most people sing me. I can sometimes be very catchy depending on the song.
The melody!
"Jump in, jump out, and...
turn yourself around!"
What was the first instrument Ms. Fazio played?
The cello!
I have a stem and two tail. My notehead is colored in. I am 1/4 a beat. If there are four of me connected together, I am called "tika tika."
Sixteenth notes!
I come in many colors. I have a soft sound. I was the second instrument we played this year. Sometimes I have a handle, sometimes I do not.
Egg shakers!
I represent all of the different styles of music. There are thousands of me. Some examples are rock, jazz, hip hop, pop, metal, electronic, classical, blues...
"We're gonna walk, walk, walk, and...
stop!"
What instrument does our school nurse, Mrs. Cortes play?
The piano!