Rhythm Sticks Click-Click (Part 3)

Learn about rhythm sticks click-click (part 3): name the four main instrument families

🎵 Stage Brief #49

You can make instruments from things at home.

🎯 Your mission

Hold it right. Hit it clean.

⚡ The twist

Posture is half the battle.

What you'll learn

You can make instruments from things at home! A pot and a spoon make a drum.

Remember

🎧 Listen

Listen for this

🎧 Notice when the player breathes (or pauses) — that's part of the music too.

🌟 Artist spotlight

🌟 Yo-Yo Ma started playing cello at age 4. By 7, he played for two US presidents.

🤯 Mind = blown

🤯 The violin was so loud and clear when it was invented, churches banned it.

Check your understanding · 1 of 3

Is clapping a way to make music?

Check your understanding · 2 of 3

Do patterns repeat?

Check your understanding · 3 of 3

Is music fun?

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✨ More to explore

🌍 Where you hear this: Learning one instrument well teaches your brain how to learn EVERY instrument.

🏆 Try this week: Play one note (on anything) 10 times in a row. Each time, try to make it sound a little better.

👨‍👩‍👧 At dinner: “What instrument would you most want to play — and why?”

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