Every student makes their own, Latin-style "ganza" , a musical shaker instrument. Bob provides brand new, unused, shaker containers, "fill" material, and age-appropriate tools. Stud...
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Every student makes their own, Latin-style "ganza" , a musical shaker instrument.
Bob provides brand new, unused, shaker containers, "fill" material, and age-appropriate tools.
Students collaborate in pairs for a process that demonstrates values of self-regulation, following directions, patience, and empathy. Working with the simple tools, and by playing the ganzas, they build fine and gross motor skills. They learn STEAM terms and concepts
such as: Volume, vibration, measurement, tempo, counting.
Bob leads the entire classrooms with phonetic patterns that he speaks and displays with large-print signs. Students mirror the phonetics as rhythms to play on their ganzas. The rhythms increase in complexity grade-to-grade.
The students join with Bob as he launches songs with energetic beats and great lyrics in Spanish and English.
As a follow-up to the presentation, educators can lead an activity for the students to decorate their new instruments. Ganzas can be integrated with units on geography and culture.
Students take away ideas and skills to make ganzas with found items at home to play music
with their families, caregivers, and friends.
