Play me short bursts of rhythm on percussion instruments

Short, self-contained rhythms may be the first kind of musical structure that I grasp

Go ‘rat-a-tat-tat’, on a drum, wait for a few moments, and then do it again, and then again,making a sequence of short rhythms
With a pair of maracas, go ‘shake-shake-bang’, ‘shake-shake-bang’, then pause before making the pattern again
Go ‘ting-a-ling-a-ling’, ‘ting-a-ling-a-ling’, on a triangle or cymbal
Stop a pattern that you are making in the middle, and notice how I respond
Make chains in sound on different instruments: ‘tap-tap-tap’ on the tambourine and then on the drum, for example
With family members and friends, connect different bursts of rhythm together with a steady underlying beat
Try using Soundabout Music Tracks: Motifs