Aim: How can we identify, create, and perform rhythms from around the world?
Summary: Students explore a variety of rhythms from around the world.
Standards: US 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10; NYC 1, 2, 3, 4
Modality: performing, responding, creating
Materials: audio excerpts of various world rhythms, Student Worksheet
Time Required: 20 minutes
Please note that the resources below link to content outside of Carnegie Hall's Music Educators Toolbox.
Explore the music of India, Mexico, and Turkey through Carnegie Hall’s Global Encounters.
Explore Caribbean Rhythms from the San Andrés:
Smithsonian Folkways’ Caribbean Rhythms
Explore the rhythms of African countries through the BBC:
BBC’s Rhythms of the (African) Continent