The free Music Progressions rhythms are below, but if you are searching for a reliable way of improving your students’ rhythm, please take a look at Rhythm Menagerie® and Rhythm Manipulations® today! Rhythm Menagerie® is an exciting, reproducible resource that features fun activities to explore new rhythmic concepts. Rhythm Menagerie® is much more than just a set of your typical clapping exercises! Each unit showcases a unique animal and often incorporates some of the fun antics of that animal in the student’s activities. Students will learn about the crazy looking Tarsier, the beautiful Wingtipped Nightjar, the Jerboa Jumping Mouse, the Javan Flying Frog and much more! This 92 page resource is guaranteed to be much more exciting than these select exercises!
Here is Rhythm Manipulations® (the 2nd book in the series) in action:
Worksheets for Music Progressions Rhythms
Music Progressions is a comprehensive rhythm examination program developed by Kansas Music Teachers Association. You can find and even follow their curriculum on the Music Progressions page. Here are sample rhythms similar to the Music Progressions evaluation rhythms. These can help do a spot check close to examination time to help evaluate their readiness:
