Song and dance are two major parts of Hebrew life and culture. This week we took a look at some examples of some Celebration and Victory dances by some pretty famous biblical characters-Miriam and David. We looked at some Hebrew words for dancing movements - sahek-to dance; karker-turn with all your might; pazez-jump; rakad-skip, leap; kafotz-jump with both feet; savav-go around; hagag-dance in a circle.
Students practiced their rhythm skills with a simple verse-Genesis 1:1. They were divided into teams, and came up with their own 4 beat rhythm as they said the verse.
We also started talking about Egyptian instruments belonging to 3 categories- wind, string, and percussion. This week we created one of the percussion instruments called a Sistrum. Students will be using the Sistrum to accompany the younger students in their song.
Manchester, NH based fine arts program for homeschool students
