Here is a lively Hanukkah activity on the gathering drum that is great for your youngest music makers and students learning to read rhythm! Don’t have a gathering drum? Small unpitched percussion also works great! Don’t forget to use code HOLIDAY10 to get an extra 10% off all items in the shop!

Students play the steady beat on their knees and then the rhythm for the words “spin, spin, spin, win, win, win, or pat, pat, pat!” on the gathering drum. (3 quarter notes and a rest) The “Take A Potato” song is from the album Cha Cha Chanukah by the Shirettes. Members, you can find the lesson plan and recording in your Rhythm Readers curriculum!

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Happy Music Making!

Lynn