Silent Keyboard
If you're happy and you know it, touch black keys
If you're happy and you know it, touch white keys
If you're happy touch the black keys,
if you're happy touch the white keys,
If you're happy and you know it, touch black keys.
Sound on Keyboards
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3. (Continued)
Ask students to:
• find hand symbol on their keyboard.
• practice playing hand clap sound
• sing/play percussion hand clap with this verse:
Play Song If You're Happy
If you're happy and you know it clap your hands
(x x)
If you're happy and you know it clap your hands
(x x)
If you're happy and you know it,
then your face will surely show it
If you're happy and you know it clap your hands
(x x)
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Activity Completed
4. Chiapañecas: listen and play keyboard percussion handclap
Play Song Chiapañecas Have students:
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• Play percussion handclaps twice at the end of each phrase.
• Now add the other hand on bassdrum, playing the rhythm of phrase.
OPTIONAL: Substitute other percussion for bass drum.
NOTE: Student Part 2 (see Song Orchestrator) is the rhythm of the handclap.
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Activity Completed
5. Clap Your Hands: sing and play keyboard percussion handclap
Play Song Clap, Clap, Clap
Have students:
• sing and move to verses of this song
• practice percussion hand clap on silent keyboards with this verse (encourage steady
beat)
Kbd Perc On Silent Keyboard
Clap, clap, clap your hands,
clap your hands together
Clap, clap, clap your hands,
clap your hands together
• Sound on Keyboards play percussion hand clap with song
Other verses: (pat, pat, pat your head)
(stomp, stomp, stomp your feet)
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Activity Completed
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