The Rondo - Beatin' Path Publications, LLC

• Give the class a question using body percussion; all answer.• Make sure everyone ends at the strong beat of the last measure. “Final Point.”• Make sure the answers are not an exact imitation of the question.• Make sure the answers are related to the question.• Ask who wants to give the teacher a question?• All get a partner, question answer with each other.• Discover:• The cadence point (The Final Point) on the last strong beat of the answer.• The absence of a cadence point (Final Point) in the question (think CHA, CHA,CHA).• The commonality or shared ideas between the question and answer. The answershould have common elements with the question.• The question and answer phrases are the same length.• Play a Rondo!Rondo for Drums (Can be adapted for Unpitched Percussion)6/8 HeartbeatHi Drumw malletsAgogoCabasaShakereBass Drumw stick on side÷÷÷÷68686868œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ ‰jœ . œ . œ œ œ .œ ‰ œ œ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ œ œ ‰œ . ŒJ œ œ . Œ.. œ Œ ‰œ . œ .œ ‰ œ œ œ ‰jœ œ œjœ œ œœ . Œ ‰œjœ œ.œ ‰ œ œ œ ‰jœ œ œarr. by BMHjœ œ œ....• Learn the drum parts, then add the Agogo and Cabasa.• Note the repeat. With a repeat it’s the same length as a Question/AnswerPhrase. Play a total of 4 times to complete the couplet. (8 beats of 6/8 = 4measures = Question or Answer phrase)••••Use this for your Refrain and create a Rondo.Find some different ways to play Questions and Answers using groups, individuals,or combinations of various kinds.Decide on a Form for your rondo.Play it!