Pitched Percussion Unit Get excited to play our xylophones, Glockenspiels and metallophones!

Knowing our instrument names 1. Xylophones have wooden bars. Metallophones have metal bars. Glockenspiels have metal bars, and their bars are more shiny.

Mallets (Sticks) are used to play them

Stick Rules When I say “Sticks Down” Immediately place your sticks on the floor beside you When I say “Sticks up” Immediately get your sticks and be in “ready position”

Let’s Get Warmed Up Take one minute to softly “free play” and explore your instrument Copy Me! Let’s play softly Let’s only play “G”s Play 5Gs, 4Gs, 3Gs, 3Gs, 1G, no Gs! Try rolling on one note Take a minute to make up a short rhythmic pattern on your own!

Now let’s move on and learn some more!