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Reading & Rhythm

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Artist: Jeff Berman

Jeff Berman Reading and RhythmChildren will discover the rhythm in music and in language as percussionist Jeff Berman guides them in expressing themselves by improvising rhythmic patterns and chants in the book Max Found Two Sticks by J. Brian Pinkney. Jeff is a multi-instrumentalist and composer who has performed internationally. He has a BS in Music from the City University of New York.

Maximum # of students:

20 (with help from a teacher)

Requirements:

Story or circle-time area; percussion instruments, if available; chart paper

Minimum sequential workshops:

4

 
 
 

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