Bucket drumming elementary

I'm David Birrow. I teach and play percussion. This blog is a companion to The Bucket Book . Contact me at : David@TheBucketBook.com or learn more about me at: www.DavidBirrow.com

So, I've seen bucket drumming videos all over YouTube. It got me really excited so I decided to do a bucket drumming unit in 6th grade to end the year. The only thing....where to start??? My middle school students are difficult to say the least so I knew this might be a challenge; however, they are the most capable for this kind of activity. I was hoping that they would catch a bit of success early and run with it. We started this unit in April. I wanted to write a post about what has worked…

Every good idea I've heard in one place. Your ears will thank you.

Ms Cecchini | Music Teacher and Choral Director on Instagram: "First day back from break, first day with bucket drums! 🥁 If you’re interested in checking out my bucket drumming essentials, click the link in my bio for my Amazon storefront! Fourth grade did super well for their first go with this High Hopes play along video (if you search for “high hopes bucket drum play along” by Madame Tan on YouTube, you’ll find it!). 🙌🏼 The rhythms are just tricky enough with some sixteenth and…

Alessandra | Elementary Music Teacher 🎶 on Instagram: "PSA: if you teach bucket drumming🥁 make sure you do this before handing out those drumsticks for the first time! Having a full class of students on the bucket drums can get LOUD… not to mention the sensory overload it can cause for your students (and you). So dampen the sound! I got these little pencil top erasers in a pack from Amazon and they make the world of difference. Have you tried this hack?🎶"

All the reasons you'll want to include bucket drumming for music in your homeschool. Includes tips and even videos to try bucket drumming now.

The kids and I are now HOOKED on bucket drumming. I went to a PD session on it last year and I noticed the similarities between teaching bucket drumming and actual drumming. As a drummer, I was ins…

Enliven your elementary music classroom with cheap and mobile bucket drums -- your students will have fun and learn about percussion, marching and more!

For the sheet music visit https://bucketdrumming.net/famous-call-and-response-rhythm-lets-go/Is the orignal rhythm from the cars song "Let's Go" ?Comment bel...