This week we are listening to different meters in music class by bouncing tennis balls to 4/4 and 3/4 time. Thanks to the Claremont Rotary, we have enough for each student to have their own. Last November, the Rotary had a fundraiser called The Running of the Balls where they sold around 500 tennis balls for $20 each. The green spheres were numbered, and they rolled down a soggy street until the first three to cross the finish line won the prize - $1,000 each. Upon my request, the Rotary gave Vista 40 of the balls, while the rest were donated to Casa Colina.
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That is such a cool way to get the sense of the rhythm sort of incorporated into the body by the feel of the beat as each student bounces the ball. Great idea! Great use of some of those leftover balls.
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