Elementary School

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By Chapter

  1. Violin

    Dr. Elly Toyoda introduces the violin and performs the fiddle tune "Tom and Jerry."

    1 minute

  2. Cello

    Clare Monfredo introduces the cello and performs Amatista by the composer Omar Surillo with Robert Rocheteau.

    1 minute and 30 seconds

  3. Piano

    Nathan Ben-Yehuda introduces the piano and the different sounds he can make on the piano.

    2 minutes

  4. Clarinet

    Dr. Eric Schultz introduces the clarinet, the alto saxophon, and the flute (another classical sound). Eric performs in the clarinet the piece Hora Staccato by composer Grigoras Dinicu.

    3 minutes and 30 seconds

  5. Flute

    Dr. Giovanni Perez introduces the flute performing Peter and the Wolf, and different effects with Hip Hop.

    1 minute and 30 seconds

  6. Percussion

    Robert Rocheteau introduces the percussion playing the snare drum.

    1 minute

  7. Introduction to bomba

    Jose Peña Aguayo introduces what the bomba is.

    2 minutes and 30 seconds

  8. Learn how to play the bomba rhythm

    Get your students to clap along while the composer demonstrates the bomba rhythm.

    2 minutes

Additional Activities

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  1. How to make a mini DRUM with Brendaliz Cepeda

    Materials needed:

    40 seconds

  2. How to make a MARACA with Brendaliz Cepeda

    Materials needed:

    • Spoons

    • Easter eggs

    • Decorative tape

    • Rice or dry beans

    1 minute