Shake, Tap, and Bang! (Part 4)

Learn about shake, tap, and bang! (part 4): read a simple part and play it in an ensemble

🎵 Stage Brief #56

Woodblocks make a knocking sound: knock, knock, knock.

🎯 Your mission

Hold it right. Hit it clean.

⚡ The twist

If you can sing it, you can play it. Sing it first.

What you'll learn

Woodblocks make a knocking sound: knock, knock, knock! They are made of wood.

Remember

🎧 Listen

Listen for this

🎧 What does the instrument sound like at its loudest? Its softest?

🎼 Notes on the staff

Tap a note to hear it

🌟 Artist spotlight

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

🤯 Mind = blown

🤯 The guitar was invented over 4,000 years ago — it was made of turtle shell.

Check your understanding · 1 of 3

Do you tap a xylophone or blow it?

Check your understanding · 2 of 3

Is the beat of music steady or wiggly?

Check your understanding · 3 of 3

Is a drum loud or quiet?

Nice work!

You got 0 of 3 right.

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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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