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Percussion instruments create a rhythmic patterns in music. Body percussion is when you use your body to create rhythmic sounds. Claps, clicks, stomps, patsch (knees) and many more sounds can be created using your body as your instrument. Try creating a body percussion piece using the notes below. Have fun! 1.Tap to begin 2. Click on a rhythm and drag and drop it to a PINK box 3. Click on a body percussion image and drag and drop into a GRAY box 4. Practice your body percussion song! 5. When you are happy with it, teach your body percussion piece to someone else today. (you may need to change or tweak it until you are happy with it) DON'T FORGET TO CLICK ON THE TO SUBMIT YOUR WORK! Success looks like, I can: * Use my understanding of note values to create rhythm pattern * Match an action to an appropriate rhythm * Explore and refine my body percussion piece until it is ready to be performed * Perform and share my learning with someone else EXTENSION ACTIVITY Research a body percussion performance and write a critique suggesting why others should watch it.