CLASSICALPLAY-ALONGS
CUPS DRUM STICKS
PENS
BUCKETS
TABLES
BODY PERCUSSION
PAPER PLATES
36 CLASSICAL PLAY-ALONG PIECESFOR PRIMARY & MIDDLE SCHOOL KIDS
WELCOME!This pack contains 36 percussion pieces you can play-along to classical music. The pieces are for everyday objects such as cups, buckets, paper plates, sticks, pens and tables as well as body percussion. They break down into three levels of difficulty (beginner, intermediate and advanced).
ABOUT THE PACK
This pack does not contain any audio tracks for the play-along pieces however you can easily find them for free on YouTube or purchase them through your favourite music service. Alternatively, simply play along to our performance videos and you can listen to the music that way.
SONGS
Each play-along comes with two videos: a performance and a tutorial. You can use these to teach yourself the patterns or to teach your students directly. At the bottom of each page you will see two video links that look like this:
These links will take you directly to the videos (you will need to open the PDF in a program such as Adobe Acrobat to do this). Alternatively, you can access them through our website: www.kaboompercussion.com. Head to the MEMBERS section, click on the CLASSICAL PLAY-ALONGS link and enter the password beethoven. We have also provided all of the direct YouTube links to the videos at the end of this pack.
VIDEOS
Watch the TUTORIAL Watch the PERFORMANCE
Each piece comes with a suggested structure. You can follow this or feel free to create your own. A great extension activity is to ask your students to create their own patterns along to a piece of music.
STRUCTURE
EQUIPMENTWe use sturdy plastic tumblers rather than the disposable kind. All of the cups pieces can be played either on a table or on the floor. A number of the pieces can be played with partners or in a circle. If you are playing in pairs, students should simply pass the cup across to their neighbour when needed. If playing in a circle (this can either be the whole class or smaller groups), students should pass the cup to their right when needed.
CUPS
If you have a class set of drumsticks, great! If not, feel free to use rhythm sticks, pieces of dowel, chopsticks or rolled up magazines.
DRUMSTICKS
We use sturdy paper or plastic plates. If you are finding your plates aren’t strong enough, simply tape two plates together - that is what we did when filming these videos and it worked a treat!
PAPER PLATES
We use sturdy painters buckets (15L or 20L buckets produce a great sound). They can be quite expensive when new so we recommend buying them second hand from somewhere like Facebook Marketplace. You can even ask your local bakery, hardware store or plasterer to donate some. If you don’t have buckets, alternatives include:• plastic tubs• washing baskets• tupperware containersSee below for drumstick alternatives.
BUCKETS
We use regular sharpies for pen drumming but most pens will work fine. If you have any issues with the lids coming off, simply tape or glue them shut.
PENS
PIECESCUPS
BODY PERCUSSION
BUCKETS
PENS TABLESPAPER PLATES
DRUMSTICKS
BEGINNERComedians’ Galop
March of the ToreadorsHabanera
BEGINNERTritsch-Tratsch-Polka
Nutcracker MarchGymnopedie No. 1
BEGINNEREntry of the Gladiators
Radetzky MarchTrepak
BEGINNERPlates - Can-Can
Plates - Sugar Plum Fairy
BEGINNERIn the Hall of the Mountain King
INTERMEDIATETrepak
Can-CanIn the Hall of the Mountain King
INTERMEDIATEComedians’ Galop
Sabre DanceRadetzky March
INTERMEDIATEWaltz No. 2William TellHabanera
INTERMEDIATEPlates - Hungarian Dance
Plates - O Fortuna
INTERMEDIATENutcracker March
ADVANCEDNutcracker March
Tritsch-Tratsch-PolkaWilliam Tell
ADVANCEDWaltz No. 2
Radetzky MarchMoonlight Sonata
ADVANCEDCan-Can
Hungarian Dance No. 5O Fortuna
ADVANCEDMarch of the Toreadors
ADVANCEDPens - Bolero
Tables - Sabre Dance
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LEGEND
tap the side of the cupon the table or floor
tap your hand onthe table or floor
pass the cup toyour other hand
clap your hands
TAP TABLE HAND PASS CLAP SIDE
pass
tap on the topof the cup
TOP
tap the cup onthe table or floor
DOWN TAP
lift the cup up
CUP UP
pass cup to the rightor across to partner
PASS
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12
LEGEND
hold the cup horizontallyand tap on the side
SIDE TAP
tap edge of the cupon the table or floor
EDGE
rub hand on theside of the cup
SIDE SWIPE
tap the top of the cupon the table or floor
UPSIDE DOWN
click your fingers
CLICK
COMEDIANS’ GALOP by kabalevsky
PATTERNS
PATTERN 1
24/I I I I I I I I I Iœ œ œ Œ œ œ œ Œ œ
œœœ
œœ
œ Œ
24/ ‚ Œ ‚ Œ ‚ Œ ‚ Œ ‚ Œ ‚ Œ ‚ Œ ‚ Œ
BEGINNER
STRUCTURE
- 12 bars restintroduction
PATTERN NUMBER OF REPEATSMUSIC
1
1
2
1
x2 then 10 bars rest
x2 then 6 bars rest
x2 then 7 bars rest
x2 then 10 bars rest
x2
main theme
main theme
xylophone solo
main theme
main theme 1
Watch the TUTORIAL Watch the PERFORMANCE
PATTERN 2back
to the side to the side in front
forward
MARCH OF THE TOREADORS from carmen by bizet
PATTERNS
PATTERN 1 - PASSES24/
_ _œ
œœ
œ
24/œ Œ œ œ
24/ 2 Œ 2 2
BEGINNER
Watch the TUTORIAL Watch the PERFORMANCE
PATTERN 2 - TAPS
PATTERN 3 - SWISHES
STRUCTURE
1 x7 then 2 bars restmain theme
PATTERN NUMBER OF REPEATSMUSIC
1
2
1
3
x7 then 2 bars rest
x8 then 2 bars rest
x7 then 6 bars rest
x11 then 2 bars rest
x9 then 4 bars rest
x9 then stop
main theme
soft theme - flute & triangle
main theme
toreador theme - cello
toreador theme - violin
main theme
2
1
HABANERA from carmen by bizet
PATTERNS
PATTERN 1
24/I Iœ ™
œ œ œœ ™
œ œ œ
24/
I¿ ™ œ œ œœ ™
œ œ œ
24/I I I Iœ ‚ œ ‚ œ ‚ œ Œ
BEGINNER
Watch the TUTORIAL Watch the PERFORMANCE
TWIST PATTERN
PATTERN 2
STRUCTURE
- 4 bars restintroduction
PATTERN NUMBER OF REPEATSMUSIC
1
twist
2
1
x4
x3.5 then stop on a down
x2 swap hands on 2nd time through
x4
x3 then 2 bars rest
x3 then stop
x2 swap hands on 2nd time through
lift cup up - put down on final note
main theme - strings
main theme - clarinet
tambourine
secondary theme - strings
secondary theme (after the forte)
secondary theme (after the forte)
tambourine
ending
twist
1
2
-
TREPAK from the nutcracker by tchaikovsky
PATTERNS
PATTERN 1
24/I I I I I Iœ Œ œ œ œ
œ Œ œ œ œ œœ
œ œ œœ
œ œ
24/I _ I _œ
œœ
œ
INTERMEDIATE
STRUCTURE
1 x4main theme
PATTERN NUMBER OF REPEATSMUSIC
2
1
1 (last four bars only)
x12
x2
x3
secondary theme
main theme
ending
Watch the TUTORIAL Watch the PERFORMANCE
PATTERN 2
CAN-CAN by offenbach
PATTERNS
PATTERN 1
24/I Iœ Œ ‚ Œ ¿ ‚ œ Œ
24/¿ ¿ ¿ Œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ
24/F I F Iœ Œ œ Œ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ œ Œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ
INTERMEDIATE
Watch the TUTORIAL Watch the PERFORMANCE
PATTERN 2
PASSING PATTERN
STRUCTURE
- 15 bars restintroduction
PATTERN NUMBER OF REPEATSMUSIC
1
2
passing
1
x4
x4 then 8 bars rest
x4
x5 then 2 bars rest
x4 then 6 bars rest
x11 then roll to stop
first theme - strings
brass
can-can theme
first theme - strings
can-can theme
ending
passing
passing (first two bars only)
passpass
played in pairs or a circle
IN THE HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN KING
by grieg
PATTERNS
PATTERN 1™™
™™
44/
F I F Iœ œ
¿œ œ œ œ œ Œ
INTERMEDIATE
STRUCTURE
1 x18main theme
PATTERN NUMBER OF REPEATSMUSIC
1 (last two bars only)
1 (last two bars only)
-
roll (hands on table)
2 bars rest then last 2 bars of pattern 1
2 bars rest then last 2 bars of pattern 1
4 bars rest
2 bars
loud notes
loud notes
ending
ending
Watch the TUTORIAL Watch the PERFORMANCE
x3 pass
played in pairs or a circle
NUTCRACKER MARCH by tchaikovsky
PATTERNS
PATTERN 1
44/
F_ I
3
œ¿
œ œœ
œ ¿ œ œ Œ
44/
3
¿ œ ‰ œœ œ
44/
I I I‚ g ‚ œ
œœ ‚ g ‚ œ Œ
ADVANCED
Watch the TUTORIAL Watch the PERFORMANCE
PATTERN 2
PATTERN 3
STRUCTURE
1 & 2 pattern 1 x2 then pattern 2 x4main theme
PATTERN NUMBER OF REPEATSMUSIC
1 & 2
1 & 2
1 & 2
1 & 2
pattern 1 x2 then pattern 2 x4
pattern 1 x1 then pattern 2 x2
pattern 1 x1 then pattern 2 x2
pattern 1 x2 then pattern 2 x4
pattern 1 x2 then pattern 2 x4
2 bars rest then pattern 3 x1
2 bars rest then pattern 3 x1
repeat first six steps, as above
main theme
secondary theme
secondary theme
main theme
main theme
bridge - soft flutes
bridge - soft flutes
recapitulation
1 & 2
3
3
-
TRITSCH-TRATSCH-POLKA by strauss
PATTERNS
PATTERN 1
24/I I I I Iœ Œ œ Œ œ œ œ Œ
24/
I I I¿ ¿ ¿ Œ œ œ œ Œ 1 1 1 Œ œ œ œ Œ
™™
™™
24/
_ _ I I Iœ
œœ
œœ œ œ Œ
ADVANCED
Watch the TUTORIAL Watch the PERFORMANCE
PATTERN 2
PATTERN 3
STRUCTURE
1 x4main theme
PATTERN NUMBER OF REPEATSMUSIC
2
3
1
2
x2
x2
x4
x4
x2
x4
x2 then 2 bars rest
x2
x2
pattern 1 x4 then 1 bar rest then pattern 2 x1
secondary theme - loud
build
main theme
secondary theme - soft
build
main theme
secondary theme - soft
secondary theme - loud
build
main theme & ending
3
1
2
2
3
1 & 2
pass
pass
pass pass pass
x3
played in pairs or a circle
WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE finale by rossini
PATTERNS
PATTERN 1™™
™™
24/
F I F I¿ ¿œ œ œ
¿œ œ Œ
24/
_ _œ Œ œ ‰ œ
jœ œ
œ Œ
24/
_ _œ
1 œ ‰ œj
œ1 œ Œ
ADVANCED
Watch the TUTORIAL Watch the PERFORMANCE
PATTERN 2
PATTERN 3
STRUCTURE
- 18 bars restintroduction
PATTERN NUMBER OF REPEATSMUSIC
1
1
2
3
x4 then 8 bars rest
x4
x3
x4
x4 then 8 bars rest
x8 then 8 bars rest
x2 then 7 bars rest
x8 then 10 bars rest
x10
main theme
main theme
soft violins
soft violins with clarinets
full orchestra - loud!
ending
main theme
ending
ending
1
1 (first two bars only)
1
1 (last two bars only)
1 (first two bars only)
x3 pass
played in pairs or a circle
tap hands on lap cross your arms to tap your elbows
tap your handon your chest
stomp quietlyon your tippy-toes
clap with handscupped for alower sound
clap your hands
LEGENDLAP CLAP ARM CROSS CLOSED CLAP
clap hands with your partner
swipe handon lap
swipe handon arm
swipe hands
HIGH FIVE LAP SWIPE ARM SWIPE HAND SWIPE
CHEST TIPPY-TOES
click your fingerstwist your hips
CLICKTWIST
LEGENDSTOMP
stomp your foot clap both handswith your partner
HIGH TEN
cross your arms overand tap your knees
LAP CROSS
tap your shoulders
SHOULDERS SHOULDERCROSS
cross your arms overand tap your shoulders
HEAD
tap your head
clap under your leg
UNDER LEG CROSS HAND TAP
tap hand on oppositeknee (one hand only)
tap hand on top ofopposite hand
TRITSCH-TRATSCH-POLKA by strauss
BEGINNER
Watch the TUTORIAL Watch the PERFORMANCE
STRUCTURE
1 x4main theme
PATTERN NUMBER OF REPEATSMUSIC
2
3
1
2 & 3
x4
x4
x4
pattern 2 x4 then pattern 3 x4
x3 then 4 bars rest
pattern 1 x4
pattern 3 x4 then 2 bars rest
pattern 2 x4 then pattern 3 x4
pattern 1 x4 then 3 bars rest
pattern 4 x3
secondary theme - loud
build
main theme
secondary theme - soft
build
main theme
secondary theme - soft
secondary theme - loud
main theme
ending
4 (start with 2 bars of rest each time)
1
3
2 & 3
1
4
PATTERNS
24/¿ Œ œ Œ ¿ Œ œ Œ
24/ 6 6 6 Œ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ
24/ 6 6 6
Œ 1 1 1 Œ
24/ 6 6 6 6 6 Œ
PATTERN 1
PATTERN 2
PATTERN 3
PATTERN 4 - FAST RUNS
clap clapcross cross
stomp
tippy-toes tippy-toes tippy-toes
stomp stomp clap clapclap
twist twist twist
stomp stomp stomp stomp stomp
NUTCRACKER MARCH by tchaikovsky
PATTERNS
PATTERN 1
44/œ Œ œ Œ œ œ œ Œ
44/‹ ‹ ‹ Œ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ
44/œ œ œ œ
BEGINNER
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PATTERN 2
PATTERN 3
STRUCTURE
1 & 2 pattern 1 x2 then pattern 2 x2main theme
PATTERN NUMBER OF REPEATSMUSIC
1 & 2
1 & 2
1 & 2
1 & 2
pattern 1 x2 then pattern 2 x2
pattern 1 x1 then pattern 2 x1
pattern 1 x1 then pattern 2 x1
pattern 1 x2 then pattern 2 x2
pattern 1 x2 then pattern 2 x2
2 bars rest then pattern 3 x2
2 bars rest then pattern 3 x2
repeat first six steps, as above
main theme
secondary theme
secondary theme
main theme
main theme
bridge - soft flutes
bridge - soft flutes
recapitulation
1 & 2
3
3
-
laphead shoulders laplap
cross
closedclap
closedclap
closedclap clap clap clap
shoulders shouldersshoulder
crossshoulder
cross
GYMNOPEDIE NO. 1 by satie
PATTERNS
PATTERN 1 - LAPS
34/ œ h h
34/ œ
h h
34/ œ h h
BEGINNER
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PATTERN 2 - ARMS
PATTERN 3 - HANDS
STRUCTURE
- 4 bars restintroduction
PATTERN NUMBER OF REPEATSMUSIC
1
2
1
3
x8
x9
x10
x7
main theme
main theme
secondary theme
secondary theme
lap
lap
lap
lap swipe
arm swipe
hand swipe hand swipe
arm swipe
lap swipe
COMEDIANS’ GALOP by kabalevsky
PATTERNS
PATTERN 1
24/
/
œ¿ œ Œ œ
¿ œ Œ
œ¿
œ¿
œ¿ œ Œ
24/ œ œ
6 Œ œ œ6 Œ
INTERMEDIATE
STRUCTURE
- 12 bars restintroduction
PATTERN NUMBER OF REPEATSMUSIC
1
1
2
1
x2 then 10 bars rest
x2 then 6 bars rest
x4 then 7 bars rest
x2 then 10 bars rest
x2
main theme
main theme
xylophone solo
main theme
main theme 1
Watch the TUTORIAL Watch the PERFORMANCE
PATTERN 2
lap
lap lap
lap
lap
clap
clap clap
clap
clap
shouldercross
shouldercross
lap laplap laphandtap
handtap
shouldercross
SABRE DANCE by khachaturian
INTERMEDIATE
Watch the TUTORIAL Watch the PERFORMANCE
STRUCTURE
1 4 bars rest then pattern 1 x7intro & main theme
PATTERN NUMBER OF REPEATSMUSIC
2
1
2
3
x7
x9
x7
x16
x15 then 4 bars rest
x11
x9
x12
x2 then 6 bars rest
x2
main theme
timpani & main theme
main theme
secondary theme - soft
secondary theme - with flutes
main theme
trumpets
main theme
ending
ending
4
1
2
2
1
1
PATTERNS
44/ 6 œ œ Œ
44/ 6
¿ œ Œ
34/¿
œ œ
34/¿ œ œ
PATTERN 1
PATTERN 2
PATTERN 3
PATTERN 4
stomp laplap
cross
stomp
clap lap lap
clap
clap chest chest
armcross
RADETZKY MARCH by strauss
PATTERNS
PATTERN 1
24/ œ
¿ ¿ ¿ ¿
24/ œ
¿œ œ
¿
24/¿ ¿ ¿
Œ¿ ¿ ¿
Œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ
INTERMEDIATE
Watch the TUTORIAL Watch the PERFORMANCE
PATTERN 2
PATTERN 3
STRUCTURE
- 4 bars restintroduction
PATTERN NUMBER OF REPEATSMUSIC
1
2
1 & 2
-
x8
x7 then 2 bars rest
pattern 1 x4 then pattern 2 x4
4 bars rest
x6
repeat first four steps, as above
main theme
secondary theme
main theme
-
bridge
recapitulation
3
-
lap
lap
clap
clap cross cross clap
highten
highten
highten
highfive
highfive
highfive
highfive
highfive
highfive lap lap lap lap lap clap clap
highten
played in pairs
right hand left hand
WALTZ NO. 2 by shostakovich
ADVANCED
Watch the TUTORIAL Watch the PERFORMANCE
STRUCTURE
1 4 bars rest then pattern 1 x12intro & main theme
PATTERN NUMBER OF REPEATSMUSIC
2
1
2
3 & 4
x12 then stomps only for 2 bars
x12
x12
pattern 3 x8 then pattern 4 x8
pattern 3 x8 then pattern 4 x8 then stop
x12
stomps only for 4 bars
x12
x12
x11
secondary theme - woodwind
main theme - strings
secondary theme - woodwind
new theme - cymbal crash
new theme continued
main theme - trombone
introduction
secondary theme - woodwind
main theme - strings
secondary theme - woodwind
3 & 4
1
-
2
1
2
PATTERNS
34/ 6
¿ œ6 œ œ œ
34/ 6
3 3
34/ 6
¿ ¿ 6¿
œ
34/ 6
¿ œ6
¿œ
PATTERN 1
PATTERN 2
PATTERN 3
PATTERN 4
stomp
stomp
stomp
stomp
stomp
stomp
stompchest lap lap lapclap
click click
clap
clap
clap
clap
underleg
armcross
lap
lap
RADETZKY MARCH by strauss
ADVANCED
Watch the TUTORIAL Watch the PERFORMANCE
STRUCTURE
- 4 bars restintroduction
PATTERN NUMBER OF REPEATSMUSIC
1
2
1 & 2
1 & 2
x8
x7 then 2 bars rest
pattern 1 x3 then pattern 2 x1
pattern 1 x3 then pattern 2 x1
4 bars rest
pattern 3 x2 then pattern 4 x2
pattern 3 x4 then pattern 4 x2
x2
repeat first five steps, as above
main theme
secondary theme
main theme
main theme
-
bridge
bridge
bridge
recapitulation
-
3 & 4
3 & 4
3
-
PATTERNS
24/ 6
¿œ 6
¿œ 6
24/ 6 ™ 6
¿œ
¿ œ ¿
24/ 6 œ œ 6 œ œ 6 œ œ
œ œ ¿ ¿
24/ 6 6 œ œ 6 6 œ œ 6 6 œ œ
œ œ ¿ ¿
PATTERN 1
PATTERN 2
PATTERN 3
PATTERN 4
stomp
stomp
stomp
stomp stomp stompstomp stomp stomp
stomp stomp
stomp
stomp stomplap lapclap clap
clap clap claplap chest
lap
lap lap lap
lap laplap
lap lap lap
lap lap chest chest clap clap
chest chest clap clap
MOONLIGHT SONATA by beethoven
ADVANCED
Watch the TUTORIAL Watch the PERFORMANCE
STRUCTURE
1 4 bars rest then pattern 1 x4
PATTERN NUMBER OF REPEATS
2
3
4
1
x6
x8
x12 then 2 bars rest
x4
x5
x9
x4
x6
x2
2
4
3
2
1
PATTERNS
44/
3 3 3 3
œ 3 3 ¿ 3 3 œ 3 3 ¿ 3 3
44/
3 3 3 3
œ 3 3 ¿ 3 3 3 œ œ 3 3 ¿ 3 3 3 œ
44/
3 3 3 3
œ ‰ œ ¿ ‰ œ œ ‰ œ ¿ œ œ œ œ
44/
3 3 3 3
œ 3 œ ¿ 3 œ œ 3 œ ¿ œ œ œ œ
PATTERN 1
PATTERN 2
PATTERN 3
PATTERN 4
chest
chest
chest
chest click click click
chest
chest
chest
chest
chest
chest
chest
chest
chest
chest
chest
chest
chest
chest
chest
chest
chestchest chest
chestclick
click click
clickclick
click clickclick click
clickclick
click click
clickclick
click click
clickclap
clap
clap
clap
clap
clap
clap
clap
the structure of this piece is very flexible, feel free to follow our example structure below or create your own!
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¿ f
LEGEND
play in the middle
TOP
play on the side
SIDE
click your sticks together
CLICK STICKS
play on the rim
RIM
tap your stickon the ground
lay stick flat and play the rim
GROUND RIM CLICK
ENTRY OF THEGLADIATORS
by fučíkPATTERNS
PATTERN 124/ œ œ
f Œ
24/¿ Œ ¿ Œ
24/ h Œ h Œ
BEGINNER
Watch the TUTORIAL Watch the PERFORMANCE
CLICKS PATTERN
SIDES PATTERN
STRUCTURE
- 12 bars restintroduction
PATTERN NUMBER OF REPEATSMUSIC
1
clicks
sides
1
x16
x8
x8
x18
x5
x16
main theme
low brass theme
low brass theme
secondary theme
bridge
secondary theme
clicks
1
RADETZKY MARCH by strauss
PATTERNS
PATTERN 124/ œ œ
œ œ œ
24/¿ ¿ ¿ Œ h h h Œ
24/ ¿ Œ h Œ ¿ ¿ h Œ
BEGINNER
Watch the TUTORIAL Watch the PERFORMANCE
PATTERN 2
PATTERN 3
STRUCTURE
- 4 bars restintroduction
PATTERN NUMBER OF REPEATSMUSIC
1
2
1
-
x8
x4
x8
4 bars rest
x12
repeat first four steps, as above
main theme
secondary theme
main theme
-
bridge
recapitulation
3
-
TREPAK from the nutcracker by tchaikovsky
PATTERNS
PATTERN 124/ œ Œ ¿ ¿ ¿
24/œ œ œ œ
24/ œ Œ h Œ
BEGINNER
Watch the TUTORIAL Watch the PERFORMANCE
EDGES PATTERN
PATTERN 2
STRUCTURE
1 & edges pattern 1 x2 then edges x2main theme
PATTERN NUMBER OF REPEATSMUSIC
1 & edges
1 & edges
1 & edges
2
pattern 1 x2 then edges x2
pattern 1 x2 then edges x2
pattern 1 x2 then edges x2
x12
pattern 1 x2 then edges x2
pattern 1 x2 then edges x8
main theme
main theme
main theme
secondary theme
main theme
main theme & ending
1 & edges
1 & edges
WALTZ NO. 2 by shostakovich
INTERMEDIATE
Watch the TUTORIAL Watch the PERFORMANCE
STRUCTURE
1 4 bars rest then pattern 1 x12intro & main theme
PATTERN NUMBER OF REPEATSMUSIC
2
3
2
4 & reverse
x3 then 2 bars rest
x12
x3
pattern 4 x4 then reverse x4
pattern 4 x4 then reverse x4
x3
4 bars rest then pattern 1 x12
x12
x3
secondary theme - woodwind
main theme - strings
secondary theme - woodwind
new theme - cymbal crash
new theme continued
secondary theme - woodwind
intro & main theme - trombone
main theme - strings
secondary theme - woodwind
4 & reverse
2
1
3
2
PATTERNS
34/ œ
œ œ œ Œ Œ
34/ ∑h Œ Œ h Œ Œ h Œ Œ
34/ œ
¿ ¿ ¿ Œ Œ
34/ œ Œ Œ œ Œ Œ h h h h Œ Œ
34/ h Œ Œ œ Œ Œ œ œ œ œ Œ Œ
PATTERN 1
PATTERN 2
PATTERN 3
PATTERN 4
PATTERN 4 - REVERSE
STRUCTURE
1 18 bars rest then pattern 1 x4intro & main theme
PATTERN NUMBER OF REPEATSMUSIC
2 & clicks
1
2
clicks
pattern 2 x4 then clicks x4
x4
x4
x14
pattern 2 x8 then clicks x4
x2 then 1 bar rest
x2
clicks x5 then ending x3
clicks x6 then ending x3
10 bars rest then ending x5
secondary theme
main theme
full orchestra - loud!
soft violins
full orchestra - loud!
main theme - loud
main theme
ending
ending
ending
2 & clicks
2
1
clicks & ending
clicks & ending
ending
WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE finale by rossini
INTERMEDIATE
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PATTERNS
24/œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ Œ
24/ œ œ œ Œ h h h h Œ
24/¿ ¿ ¿ Œ
24/ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ
PATTERN 1
PATTERN 2
CLICKS PATTERN
ENDING PATTERN
HABANERA from carmen by bizet
INTERMEDIATE
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STRUCTURE
- 4 bars restintroduction
PATTERN NUMBER OF REPEATSMUSIC
1
2
3
1 & 4
x8
x8
x8
pattern 1 x7 then pattern 4 x1
pattern 1 x3 then pattern 4 x1
pattern 2 x8 then pattern 4 x1
x2 then stop
pattern 2 x3 then pattern 4 x1
x2 then stop, one big note to finish
main theme - strings
main theme - clarinet
tambourine
secondary theme - strings
secondary theme (after the forte)
tambourine
secondary theme (after the forte)
secondary theme (after the forte)
ending
1 & 4
2 & 4
1
2 & 4
2
PATTERNS
24/ œ ™
œ œ œ
24/ œ ™ h h h
24/ œ ™ ¿ ¿ ¿
24/ œ ™ œ œ œ
PATTERN 1
PATTERN 2
PATTERN 3
PATTERN 4
CAN-CAN by offenbach
PATTERNS
PATTERN 1
PATTERN 2
24/ h Œ h h h h h h Œ
24/ œ
œ h œ
™
™
™
™
™
™
™
™
24/
/
œœ
hœ
œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œœ
hœ
œ œ œ Œ
ADVANCED
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PATTERN 3
STRUCTURE
- 15 bars restintroduction
PATTERN NUMBER OF REPEATSMUSIC
1
2 (stop for two bars after each one)
3
1
x4
x4 then 9 bars rest
x2
x5 then 2 bars rest
x2 (cut out the last 2 bars on the 2nd time through)
x13
x1 then roll to finish
first theme - strings
brass
can-can theme
first theme - strings
can-can theme
ending
ending
3
2
2 (half-speed)
x3
x3
HUNGARIAN DANCE NO. 5 by brahms
ADVANCED
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STRUCTURE
1 & ending pattern 1 x6 then ending x1main themePATTERN NUMBER OF REPEATSMUSIC
1 & ending
1
2
1
pattern 1 x6 then ending x1
x4
x1 then 3 bars rest
x4
x1 then 3 bars rest
pattern 1 x6 then ending x1
pattern 3 x4 then pattern 4 x4
x4
x1 then 3 bars rest
pattern 1 x4 then pattern 2 x1
3 bars rest then pattern 1 x1
main theme
secondary theme
slower tempo
secondary theme
slower tempo
main theme
faster tempo
secondary theme
slower tempo
main theme
main theme
2
1 & ending
3 & 4
1
2
1 & 2
1
PATTERNS
24/ œ
œ ¿ Œ
24/ h h h h h h h h h h h h h h
24/
æææH h Œ
æææ˙ œ Œ œ Œ
24/œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ
24/æææ¿ ¿
æææ¿ ¿
æææ¿ ¿
æææ¿ ¿
¿ ¿ ¿ ¿
PATTERN 1
PATTERN 1 - ENDING
PATTERN 2
PATTERN 3
PATTERN 4
O FORTUNA from carmina burana by orff
ADVANCED
Watch the TUTORIAL Watch the PERFORMANCE
STRUCTURE
- 3 rollsintroduction
PATTERN NUMBER OF REPEATSMUSIC
1
2
3
4
x8
x12
x8
x16
ending x4 then roll to finish
soft choir
choir sings ‘egestatem’
choir sings ‘obumbrata’
suddenly louder
ending ending
PATTERNS
34/ œ
œ h
34/ œ
œ œ œ h
34/ œ
œ œ œ h h h
34/ œ
œ œ œ h h h œ œ
34/ œ
¿ œœ
¿ œ
PATTERN 1
PATTERN 2
PATTERN 3
PATTERN 4
ENDING
/ œ¿
1 ¿‚ ¿ ¿¿
click stickstogether
cross hands over andput sticks down
LEGEND
STICK CLICK CROSSDOWN
IN
play on the ground play with the backend of the stick
tap on yourpartner’s stick
GROUND BACK PARTNERTAP
OUT
outin
from ‘in’ position move both sticks out to
click with neighbours
twist your right stickaround to click ina cross formation
IN THE HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN KING
by grieg
PATTERNS
PATTERN 144/ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ Œ 1 1 1 Œ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ
BEGINNER
STRUCTURE
1 x18main theme
PATTERN NUMBER OF REPEATSMUSIC
1 (last two bars only)
1 (last two bars only)
-
-
2 bars rest then last 2 bars of pattern 1
2 bars rest then last 2 bars of pattern 1
6 bars rest
one big note to finish
loud notes
loud notes
ending
final bar
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to the side to the side
NUTCRACKER MARCH by tchaikovsky
PATTERNS
PATTERN 1
44/
3
œ œ œ œ œ œ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ
44/ 1
¿¿ Œ
44/ œ
¿œ
¿
INTERMEDIATE
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PATTERN 2
PATTERN 3
STRUCTURE
1 & 2 pattern 1 x2 then pattern 2 x4main theme
PATTERN NUMBER OF REPEATSMUSIC
1 & 2
1 & 2
1 & 2
1 & 2
pattern 1 x2 then pattern 2 x4
pattern 1 x1 then pattern 2 x2
pattern 1 x1 then pattern 2 x2
pattern 1 x2 then pattern 2 x4
pattern 1 x2 then pattern 2 x4
2 bars rest then pattern 3 x2
2 bars rest then pattern 3 x2
repeat first six steps, as above
main theme
secondary theme
secondary theme
main theme
main theme
bridge - soft flutes
bridge - soft flutes
recapitulation
1 & 2
3
3
-
MARCH OF THE TOREADORS from carmen by bizet
PATTERNS
PATTERN 1
24/ œ
¿œ
¿œ
¿ ¿¿ ¿
24/ œ 1 œ
¿
24/ œ 1 œ
‚
ADVANCED
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PATTERN 2
PATTERN 3
STRUCTURE
1 x8main theme
PATTERN NUMBER OF REPEATSMUSIC
2
1
2
3
x9
x4 then 4 bars rest
x12
x11
x4
first 2 bars of pattern 1 then put sticks down
soft theme - flute & triangle
main theme
toreador theme - cello
toreador theme - violin
main theme
ending
1
1
outinin in in
all with left hand
all with left hand
hit stick of neighbour to your left
played in a circle
/ œ¿ ¿
6h
LEGEND
tap plateson your lap
LAP
clap plates togetherunder your leg
UNDER LEG
swish plates togetherin a circular motion
SWISH/CIRCLES
clap plates together
CLAP
make a snappingmotion like a crocodile
CROCODILE
/3 œ
¿4
2
LEGEND
tap plates togetherin a rainbow motion
RAINBOW
clap plates togetherbehind your back
BEHIND BACK
clap plates togetherto the side
SIDE CLAP
cross arms and tapplates on your shoulders
SHOULDERCROSS
clap plates togetherover your head
OVER HEAD
STRUCTURE
- 15 bars restintroduction
PATTERN NUMBER OF REPEATSMUSIC
crosses & laps
crocodile (start with 2 bars rest each time)
-
sides
x2
x4
7 bars rest
x8
2
x8
crosses only then 2 bars rest
6 bars rest
x5
2 crocodile snaps then roll to finish
first theme
brass
-
can can theme
first theme - soft
can-can theme
end of first theme
ending
ending
ending
crosses & laps
sides
crosses
-
crocodile (half-speed)
crocodile (half-speed)
CAN-CAN by offenbach
BEGINNER
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PATTERNS
CROSSES & LAPS
24/œ Œ œ Œ œ Œ œ Œ œ Œ œ Œ œ Œ œ Œ
24/ 6 6 6 6
24/ 2 Œ 2 Œ
6 6 6Œ
CROCODILE
SIDES
start up high - go down low
DANCE OF THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY
from the nutcracker by tchaikovsky
PATTERNS
PATTERN 1 - BIG RAINBOWS
24/ ‰
3 3 3 3 3 3h h h
6 6 6
24/ ‰
3 3 3 3‰3 3 3 3
‰3 3 3 3
6 6 6
BEGINNER
STRUCTURE
- 4 bars restintroduction
PATTERN NUMBER OF REPEATSMUSIC
1
2
-
1
x3
x1
swishes & waves to the music
x3
x1
main theme
main theme ending
bridge
main theme
main theme ending 2
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PATTERN 2 - LITTLE RAINBOWS
HUNGARIAN DANCE NO. 5 by brahms
INTERMEDIATE
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STRUCTURE
1 & 2 pattern 1 x3 then pattern 2 x1main themePATTERN NUMBER OF REPEATSMUSIC
1 & 2
3
4
repeat previous two steps
pattern 1 x3 then pattern 2 x1
x4
x1 then 3 bars rest
x4
pattern 1 x3 then pattern 2 x1
x4
x4
x1 then 3 bars rest
x1
main theme
secondary theme
slower tempo
faster tempo
main theme
slower tempo
secondary theme
slower tempo
ending
2 (first 3 bars only)
1 & 2
5
3
4
repeat previous two steps
3
PATTERNS
24/¿ ¿ ¿ Œ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ
24/3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Œ
24/¿ ¿ ¿ Œ
24/ H H H H ¿ Œ
24/ H H H H
3 3 3 3
PATTERN 1 - FRONT & BACK
PATTERN 2 - BIG RAINBOWS
PATTERN 3 - UNDER LEG
PATTERN 4 - CIRCLES & CLAP
PATTERN 5 - CIRCLES & QUICK RAINBOW
O FORTUNA from carmina burana by orff
INTERMEDIATE
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STRUCTURE
- 3 rollsintroduction
PATTERN NUMBER OF REPEATSMUSIC
1
2
1
2
x4
x6
x2
x2
x4
x4
roll to finish
soft choir
choir sings ‘egestatem’
choir sings ‘obumbrata’
choir sings ‘nuc per ludum’
suddenly louder
choir sings ‘hac in hora’
ending
3
4
-
PATTERNS
34/ œ
¿ ¿ ¿ ¿œ
¿ ¿ ¿ ¿
34/ œ
¿ ¿¿
¿œ
¿ ¿ 4 ¿
34/ œ
¿ ¿ ¿ ¿œ œ œ
¿ ¿ ¿ ¿œ œ
34/ œ
¿ ¿¿
¿œ œ œ
¿ ¿ 4 ¿œ œ
PATTERN 1
PATTERN 2
PATTERN 3
PATTERN 4
/ œœ
œ ¿¿
LEGEND
play with theheels of the hands
HEEL
play with the tipof the pen
TIP
click penstogether
CLICK
with pens flatplay with side of pen
FLAT
with pens verticalplay with back of pen
UP
BOLERO (final 2 minutes)
by ravel
ADVANCED
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STRUCTURE
1 x10
PATTERN NUMBER OF REPEATS
2
3
4
5
x8
x10
x8
x13
the structure of this piece is very flexible, feel free to follow our example structure below or create your own!
PATTERNS
34/ œ
œ¿
34/ œ
œœ
¿
34/
3
œ
œ œ œœ
¿
34/
3
œ
œ œ œœ
¿ œ
34/
3
œ
œ œ œœ ¿
¿ œ
PATTERN 1
PATTERN 2
PATTERN 3
PATTERN 4
PATTERN 5
clap yourhands
/ œ 6
¿ ‚1 ¿
LEGEND
tap an open handon the table
TAP CLAP
tap one hand ontop of the other
HAND TAP
cross arms over andtap on table
CROSS
click yourfingers
CLICK
tap a closedfist on the table
FIST
SABRE DANCE by khachaturian
ADVANCED
Watch the TUTORIAL Watch the PERFORMANCE
STRUCTURE
1 4 bars rest then pattern 1 x7intro & main theme
PATTERN NUMBER OF REPEATSMUSIC
2
3
4
5
x7
x9
x7
x15
first bar of pattern 5 then 4 bars rest
x10
x6
x9
x9 then 6 bars rest
x2
main theme
timpani & main theme
main theme
secondary theme - soft
end of secondary theme
timpani & main theme
trumpets
main theme
main theme & ending
ending
5
2
1
3
4
4
lap
chest
PATTERNS
44/ 6 œ
¿Ó
44/ 6 œ
¿œ 1
Œ
44/ 6 œ
¿œ 1 œ
44/ 6 œ
¿œ 1
¿
34/ œ ¿ œ
¿ ‚ ¿
PATTERN 1
PATTERN 2
PATTERN 3
PATTERN 4
PATTERN 5
YOUTUBE LINKSCUPS
BODY PERCUSSION
BEGINNERComedians’ GalopMarch of the ToreadorsHabanera
BEGINNERTritsch-TratschNutcracker MarchGymnopedie No. 1
PERFORMANCEhttps://youtu.be/MkxLFwZDQIwhttps://youtu.be/-EMZJQl2jqMhttps://youtu.be/2udHpZfeGec
PERFORMANCEhttps://youtu.be/-3tzakcVEsIhttps://youtu.be/Ffboz3vgXo0https://youtu.be/OyBB-UpaUQs
TUTORIALhttps://youtu.be/8WVSXyNVBeshttps://youtu.be/An3hPcJGhHwhttps://youtu.be/t33peRCpfKE
TUTORIALhttps://youtu.be/bz0Z45407Ighttps://youtu.be/09DDXoCWq10https://youtu.be/Dud2Ukxj7xk
INTERMEDIATETrepakCan-CanMountain King
INTERMEDIATEComedians’ GalopSabre DanceRadetzky March
PERFORMANCEhttps://youtu.be/5guXbh0wGC8https://youtu.be/cQoMoQVExc8https://youtu.be/znzHEEn9Gk8
PERFORMANCEhttps://youtu.be/KqW7x_IkAlYhttps://youtu.be/GWE_o3zWPdshttps://youtu.be/Ks5iZTbIZ7M
TUTORIALhttps://youtu.be/vsswEJrDLJchttps://youtu.be/qruRS0jdayghttps://youtu.be/kTEo8v4Xvlo
TUTORIALhttps://youtu.be/qycyd1LeYY8https://youtu.be/nVV_hYF9_8Uhttps://youtu.be/SPv91Kn-9yM
ADVANCEDNutcracker MarchTritsch-TratschWilliam Tell
ADVANCEDWaltz No. 2Radetzky MarchMoonlight Sonata
PERFORMANCEhttps://youtu.be/pVWV7EUR1aEhttps://youtu.be/L6Q76dbhhpghttps://youtu.be/FOBJcFs3ua8
PERFORMANCEhttps://youtu.be/MTb6ixeaaJIhttps://youtu.be/TqYHiY0mS4khttps://youtu.be/y61WKtBZGwc
TUTORIALhttps://youtu.be/e0rQFtMX61Yhttps://youtu.be/fczGmqyVtbUhttps://youtu.be/SgB9_K1BP1A
TUTORIALhttps://youtu.be/F1mhPAAVo7shttps://youtu.be/j6MVqEsborchttps://youtu.be/w0WCJIPEyHw
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YOUTUBE LINKSBUCKETS
STICKS PLATES PENS TABLES
BEGINNEREntry of the GladiatorsRadetzky MarchTrepak
BEGINNERMountain KingCan-CanSugar Plum Fairy
PERFORMANCEhttps://youtu.be/I1NcCif6rEshttps://youtu.be/gtNNKfwrkhohttps://youtu.be/6dIvhng5dag
PERFORMANCEhttps://youtu.be/MqyJXRfufo8https://youtu.be/ZlvLwQ5WGSIhttps://youtu.be/m1KSuMDk6vk
TUTORIALhttps://youtu.be/Gu4C594fRI4https://youtu.be/gmwUNqwI8rohttps://youtu.be/pw7F0XInroI
TUTORIALhttps://youtu.be/S9dY9rWO3JIhttps://youtu.be/NU-1kUX5Dcwhttps://youtu.be/h2G6OBnvtPQ
INTERMEDIATEWaltz No. 2William TellHabanera
INTERMEDIATENutcracker MarchHungarian DanceO Fortuna
PERFORMANCEhttps://youtu.be/4NFDPVjeFVAhttps://youtu.be/ueMNiBQASTshttps://youtu.be/b9j37_fpT3g
PERFORMANCEhttps://youtu.be/xziIJImuAAohttps://youtu.be/3J4r0-jiy9khttps://youtu.be/o_7N-2i7yLY
TUTORIALhttps://youtu.be/yHmvMo5Tyl0https://youtu.be/EYIyWSYqhHAhttps://youtu.be/lqK_si7Qmoc
TUTORIALhttps://youtu.be/mXaB3TIbB8ghttps://youtu.be/Mt-RHca30Vghttps://youtu.be/9eK49bpME0E
ADVANCEDCan-CanHungarian DanceO Fortuna
ADVANCEDMarch of the ToreadorsBoleroSabre Dance
PERFORMANCEhttps://youtu.be/hHYBn8_XElUhttps://youtu.be/iwFiAlbAhVQhttps://youtu.be/peQQr-K3DBc
PERFORMANCEhttps://youtu.be/UEo3fZLk4EIhttps://youtu.be/8vjkX-LOO8Ahttps://youtu.be/w_ESoO8eDNk
TUTORIALhttps://youtu.be/0FiXoXv3xUAhttps://youtu.be/RkOHnNXIEV0https://youtu.be/II292A8L9aw
TUTORIALhttps://youtu.be/KzaTzrLxnCshttps://youtu.be/wJPj2mAfCQUhttps://youtu.be/R0SRgwtUP3g