A Musical Joke

Grade Two and Three students have been working hard on rhythms for the last couple of weeks.  Students have been reading, speaking and clapping notation, including:

Ta                             Ti Ti                                          Rest

Ta - one sound on a beat

Ti Ti - two sounds on a beat

Rest - zero sounds on a beat.




In our Rhythm Erase Game, some notation disappears after every performance until students finally clap the whole piece from memory!  It's nerve-wracking, but so much fun!

The police officer says, "Stop! You're under a rest!"

Speaking of fun . . . 

Today one of our students in Ms. Rutland's Grade Three class brought this musical joke to class.  Warning:  It's only funny if you understand rhythmic notation, so ask your child(ren) for help if you need to!