Rondo Sound Compositions

The 6th graders have been doing a lot of composing this year. We are currently studying all of the different forms in music: AB, ABA, Rondo, and Theme and Variations. To help study rondo, each of the students composed their own sound composition using the classroom instruments and body percussion. They then performed their composition for the class. The rondo could be either ABACA or ABABA in form, needed to have 4 beats per section, and used pictures and labels to show what instruments or actions were being performed. Here is what a rondo composition could look like.

Here are a few of the students performing their rondos for the class. They loved getting to use the different instruments! The vibraslap, thunder tube, and bass drum were the most popular.