Play short bursts of steady beats on percussion instruments

Make the patterns short, with silence in between, to give me time to think

Tap a short, regular beat on a drum and the stop – do I react, expecting more to come?
Does it make a difference if you tap at different speeds – slowly or quickly?
Tap the same, simple patterns on different instruments and see if I respond more to some
You could let me see and feel what you are doing, by placing my hand over yours
You could try tapping small percussion instruments very gently on my arms or legs
If you have a resonance board, let me lie on that while you tap a beat, so I can feel the patterns of vibration going through my body
If you have one, you can make beats by tapping a microphone, linked up to an amplifier
Try using Soundabout Music Tracks: Patterns, and gauge my responses