Give Me a Groove: 18 Grooves for Percussion with Suggested Melodies for Recorder

Give Me a Groove presents 18 grooves, from the waltz to rock 'n roll, along with advice on how to make them groove in your music classroom. Percussionist Mark Shelton has broken down and reconfigured basic drum set patterns for classroom instruments, so you can teach the groove and then students can eventually create their own arrangements. Each groove includes teaching instructions, substitution instrument options, and a suggested melody written specifically with the abilities of elementary recorder players in mind. Permission is given to photocopy the student activities.

A link to downloadble performance/accompaniment tracks and Printable Resources is included.

Contents:

• Introduction
• Benefits and Uses
• Instrumentation
• Suggested Melodies
• Drum Set
• Rock (Basic)
• Swing (Basic)
• March 2/4 or Cut Time
• Waltz
• Funky quarter
• Cajun Two-Beat
• Conga Swing
• March 6/8
• Ballad
• Celtic Jig
• Four on the Floor Rock
• Half Time
• Polka
• Shuffle
• Sixteenth Rock
• Zydeco Two-Beat
• A Few Words About Clave
• Salsa 3-2
• Salsa 2-3
• Online Resources