Ba-Da-Da (Rhythm) - 8-10 minutes

Short Summary / Reminder

[A] (clap) [B] (clap)
[A] [B] ba-dada

Example

In a circle:

• Turn 1
  • P1 to P2 “Pizza”
  • P2 to P1 “Delivery”
  • Whole circle “Pizza delivery ba da da.”
• Turn 2
  • P2 to P3 “Rain”
  • P3 to P2 “Bow”
  • Whole circle “Rain-bow ba da da.”
• Turn 3
  • P3 to P4 “Rock”
  • P4 to P3 “Guitar”
  • Whole circle “Rock guitar ba da da.”
• Repeat, until everyone has gone

Verbal Instructions

• Turn 1
  • Point to P1: You’ll say a word or short phrase
  • Point to P2: You’ll respond with whatever word/phrase you think of.
    • It might make sense or it might not!
  • Gesture to everyone: We’ll all say the first word, the second word, and then “Ba Da Da.”
• Turn 2
  • Point to P2: Now YOU will come up with a new word, say it to [point to P3]
  • Point to P3: And you’ll respond with whatever word/phrase you think of.
• Turn 3+
  • Continue the game until everyone in the circle has had a turn

Rounds

1. No rhythm (yet)
   1. Try to say something quickly, but timing doesn’t matter
   2. Probably don’t skip this step - it makes the next rounds go much smoother!
2. Rhythmically (slow)
   1. Clap rhythmically - hands to thighs, hands together to clap
   2. It’s natural to speed up - try to keep it slow for this round
   3. Much more important to stay on beat! You don’t have to make sense.
3. Rhythmically (faster!)
   1. Do it faster!
   2. Go off the rails, be silly!

Skills Developed

Round one (no rhythm) - saying anything
Round two (rhythm) - staying on rhythm