Rhythm Ruler ^©

The Rhythm Ruler is a tool to teach students about rhythms. It displays inches with sixteenth, eighth, quarter, half, and whole notes. The back has a breakdown of eighth, quarter, and half note triplets.

Teaching rhythms can be a difficult task but by relating note values to measurements - which most students are familiar with - the task is much easier. Students readily relate the two and easily understand note divisions with the Rhythm Ruler.

The Rhythm Ruler is perfect for band, orchestra, chorus and classroom music students. Teaching note values in general music and classroom music classes to students without previous music experience is much easier with the Rhythm Ruler.

The Rhythm Ruler is 8.5 inches long, with 8 inches / 2 measures marked. It is 1.5 inches wide and a millimeter thick. The Rhythm Ruler is made of durable PVC in white with black printing.

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The creator...

Peter Tambroni teaches elementary and middle school strings for Mannheim District 83. He received his Master of Music in Double Bass Performance from the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign and his Bachelor of Music in Music Education from the Crane School of Music. He has taught and conducted at the elementary, middle school, and high school levels and is a former faculty member of the State University of New York at Plattsburgh. Peter performs throughout the Chicago area and has played with numerous orchestras in New York and Illinois. In 2000 he appeared on national television with the Bozo Super Sunday Show, promoting the double bass. In 2003 Peter performed the first movement of the Vanhal Concerto with a local high school orchestra. From 1998 - 2005 he taught and performed at the Crane School of Music's youth camp. As a writer, he has been published several times in the international journal American String Teacher as well as self-publishing his book, “An Introduction to the Double Bass”. He has also collaborated with best-selling author Jon Gordon.

© 2006 Peter Tambroni