Introducing WAM
Check out our latest video for a preview of the amazing curriculum we’ve developed called WAM || Words Art Music.
Author: Wendolyn Craun
ESL Showcase and Song
Written by Wendolyn Craun Summer will be here soon, so now is the time to think about what content to use for this summer’s ESL camps. If you are teaching kids, you are going to need to decide how your students will show their parents their English language skills. Rhythmic Patterns WAM English songs are […]
ESL Pronunciation and Song Improvement
ESL Pronunciation and Song Improvement Written by Wendolyn Craun Correct pronunciation is the bedrock of language. If you can’t say a word correctly, you have not truly mastered the language. How many of us have smiled when we hear a non-native English speaker speaking English because the pronunciation we hear feels so odd to our […]
Music and Hearing Language
Written By Wendolyn Craun It is said by many that music is a universal language. From an ethnomusicologist perspective; however, this may not be true for musical pieces from different cultures have unique soundscapes and meaning not limited to one form or genre. But it is true that music is a form of communication enjoyed […]
Reflections on Sheep
Written By Wendolyn Craun This summer I had the opportunity to observe a lot of sheep. When I think of sheep, I think of Psalm 23. I think of me as “a sheep” and my heavenly Father as “the Shepherd”. My most recent observation about sheep is that they hardly ever stand alone. They always […]
Beauty Comes In Many Forms
Welcome to Rhythmic Patterns. Know a rhythm. Create the art. Today we are starting something new: our website and this space for blogging about culture and the arts. I hope that you will find these blogs engaging and refreshing to your soul. The vision of Rhythmic Patterns is to provide teachers and students tools needed […]