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Performing 5 Activity
Student Worksheet

Name: Melting Pot RhythmsClass:

Date:

Rhythms from Around the World

Middle Eastern ° °™™4 œ j

Middle Eastern
/ 4 œ œ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ ™™ ü
Ciftetelli
Ciftitelli

Bass Drum 4
Caribbean
Bass Drum
Reggaeton
Carribbean Reggaeton / ™™4 œ ™ œ œ œ œ ™ œ œ œ œ ™ œ œ œ œ Œ ™™

Claves
Claves 4 jŒ Œ
South American
South American ¢ / ¢™™4 œ ™ œ œ œ œ Œ ™™ †

Make up a name for a new region of the world that doesn’t exist yet:

Describe some characteristics of this new place:

# 4 # 4 .. .. ..
&
prano 4 & 4 ∑∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
Create a two-measure rhythm for your new location.

44 ã 44 .. .. ..
Drum ∑∑ ∑ ∑ ∑

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