CCE 145: MUSIC &
CREATIVE EXPRESSION
Wednesday, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
IB 1409, North Seattle Community College
Candice Hoyt, Instructor
Online: http://northseattle.angellearning.com/
SESSION 1(B): 4/9
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Play with instruments
Let’s do rhythm
Your rhythm activities
What you want to learn
PLAYING WITH THE INSTRUMENTS
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Why you like the instrument /
what it is for:
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Sound is more pleasant than
kazoo
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Envy people who can play it;
would love to be able to…
Would like to play it; lots of
sounds; ROCK OUT
It’s pretty cool – socially cool
Xylophone / marimba
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Guitar
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Lots of different sounds
Piano
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Triangle
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Drum
Keyboard
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Can’t play an unappealing sound
– looks pretty
Sound really pretty & in mexico
Tenor saxophone
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Because I know how to play &
my grandfather played it
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Congas
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Dancing
Slide whistle
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As loud or soft as you want it to
be; describes me sometimes –
loud and someone you want to
hit (har har)
There are many many kinds
Hit different sections of the ONE
drum to make different sounds
You can be successful in a short
time
Taiko drumming – watching &
listening
I like hitting things with my
hands
Fun – unpredictable
Alto sax
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First instrument I ever played;
allowed me to teach myself to
learn the piano
Was able to hear my part blend
with others’
LET’S DO RHYTHM!!!
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Rhythm words
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First complex rhythm
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Ta (slow) & Ti (quick)
Ta-ta-ti-ti-ti
Call & response
(“my turn/your turn”)
“Make a ‘loud’ sound”
ice breaker
 Clapping/patting
 Rhythm sticks, other
clacking sounds
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Categories – names of
things for rhythm
(example, animals):
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Black Cap Chickadee
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Emperor Penguin
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Ta-ta-ti-ti-ti
ti-ti-ti-ta-ta-
Can use felt or other
materials that
represent the animals,
so children can begin
without teacher
YOUR RHYTHM ACTIVITIES / WAYS WE USE
Loud / Quiet
 Small group /
individual
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Bells to Greg & Steve’s
“Freeze” (circle, then
“freeze”)
“If you’re happy and
you know it”
Patty cake
BINGO
EIEIO
Hand clap to get
attention
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Counting syllables
with rhythm sticks
GROUP RESPONSE:
WHAT WE WANT TO KNOW
Teach me more
children’s songs
 Ways to use music
 What’s important
about music
 Use as a tool rather
than just amusement
 Learn about “what to
do with the children
who cover their ears”
 Patterns or rhythms
as tool
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To learn to teach it to
young children (they
just laugh at me)
 Remember about
music notation
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WRAP-UP
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Interval Papers are due EVERY week,
the night before class (Tuesday) – they
are not listed here
Assignments:
4/13:
 4/14:
 4/20:
 4/21:
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Interval Paper
Read: pp. 1-27
Interval Paper
A 4d: Found Sound
Read: pp. 70-97 & 183-189
WRAP-UP
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