Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain is a wonderful book, written as a cumulative story. Each page introduces a new character or thought, and continues to build with each page while repeating the previous pages. It is similar to "There was an Old Lady who swallowed a Fly," where each page/verse adds to the previous. Music is also cumulative. Most songs have more than one layer or texture of sound. Different verses or different sections to song build upon other verses or sections with different instruments or sounds. From Kdg to 2nd grade, we have mostly been playing the same music together at the same time. But now, we are working on playing different layers or different parts at the same time. The students have been learning different instrument parts that represent the different characters/ideas in the book Kapiti Plain. Eventually, we will have 4 layers to build upon and play together. The difficulty here is staying strong on one part when someone else is playing another part! But when it all comes together, the music is awesome! Here are some examples of the kids putting parts together!
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