Surface Pressure, from "Encanto" - BUCKET DRUMMING!
🥁 Bucket Drumming with Encanto’s “Surface Pressure” 🎶
Want to instantly engage your general music students with a song they already love? This bucket drumming activity uses the hit song “Surface Pressure” from Disney’s Encanto to teach form, rhythm, and ensemble playing in a way that’s fun, interactive, and classroom-ready!
With color-coded slides and clear rhythmic notation, students will practice rhythmic patterns by rote and then apply them to buckets (or drums, floors, or whatever you have available!). The activity also integrates movement and stick clicks for added excitement.
✅ What’s Included
- 🎵 4 color-coded PowerPoint slides with rhythms aligned to the song
- 📝 Form identifiers next to each phrase for easy discussion of musical form
- 🔁 Clear markings of phrase repeats (2x or 4x) for simple teaching and playing
- 🥁 Notation system:
- Regular notation = bucket/drum/ground hits
- “X” notation = stick clicks above the head (or optional tambourine/auxiliary percussion)
🎯 Perfect For
✔️ General Music classes (upper elementary & middle school)
✔️ Bucket drumming ensembles
✔️ Teaching form through a pop culture connection
✔️ Whole-class engagement with no prep
✔️ Sub plans or last-minute music activities
