Josh Boyd
Band Director
Bowie JH
Odessa, TX
Band Director
Bowie JH
Odessa, TX
Is RhythmBee Effective?
Josh Boyd - Bowie Jr Hi Band, Odessa, Tx
Do not underestimate the dramatic effects that the
Rhythm Bee system will have on your ensemble! Every student
DOES get it!! Combined with the great customer service and
customizable lessons for your unique needs, this is an
indispensable tool.
Heather Brannock - Harpool Middle School, Denton, Tx
I
do love the program. Our private teachers have noticed the
difference and thank us for using it!!
Heather Brannock, Assistant Director
Harpool Middle School Band
Denton, Tx
Jason Brents, Coppell Middle School East
This was my
first year to use RhythmBee in my classroom and I was very pleased
with the results. RhythmBee is great for introducing rhythm,
creating a sense of inner pulse in your students, and introducing
technology into the band hall. It is also very
easy to use. This is a great program that really helped to
create rhythmic security in my band program. I give RhythmBee
high marks!
Jason Brents
Coppell Middle School
East
Roger Myers - Director of Bands, Pampa High School
Pampa used RhythmBee with our junior high bands and beginners. Our beginners locked in on rhythmic reading so much faster than in past years. There was a noticeable improvement in reading skills due to internalization of the beat. The students developed a stronger internal beat, better rhythmic reading, and learned to follow the conductor. Combining homogeneous beginning band classes into one large ensemble was the easiest I have experienced.
Thank you for a wonderful product,
Roger Z. Myers
Band Director, Pampa High
School
Austin Billett, Mackenzie MS, Lubbock, Tx
Rhythm Bee
has greatly improved rhythmic understanding in my band
program. My beginning band students find the lessons fun and
involving. They learn how to understand and count each rhythm
easily and are able to apply it to their music reading
well. I get more aggressive class participation on this
than any other rhythm study I’ve used. My beginning band
students who started off with this program have much better and
faster rhythm reading skills than those in my full band
ensembles.
Austin Billett
Mackenzie Middle School Band
Lubbock TX
Jason Matherly, Tom Bean ISD
I have absolutely
loved having RhythmBee this year. This was our first year
using it, and the results were better than I could have ever
imagined. The students locked on to counting and figuring out
rhythms quicker than I’ve ever had students do in the
past. More importantly the students enjoyed counting with the
RhythmBee. I would recommend RhythmBee to anyone and everyone
who wants their students to count better and enjoy it at the same
time!
Jason Matherly, Tom
Bean ISD
Samantha Jones, Seagraves Junior High School
I just restarted
the RhythmBee program with my 6th graders - we took a brief hiatus
for our Christmas program - and it is amazing how much they
remembered and how well they did.
I think seeing
everything on the screen really helped with retention. I'm loving
this-it's great with all my kids in junior high!
Thanks.
Samantha Jones, Band Director
Seagraves, Tx Junior High School
Seagraves, Tx Junior High School
Jackie Akin, Dallas ISD Middle School Band Director
Our beginning
band classes used the program up through Unit 19. Each day I
witness the improved reading ability of my beginner woodwinds. One
major improvement is the ability to hold out the longer note
values. The students read without hesitation. Because of this, they
read while producing good characteristic tone qualities.
Jackie Akin
Assistant Band Director
Cary Middle School,
Dallas Independent School District
Jackie Akin
Assistant Band Director
Cary Middle School,
Dallas Independent School District
Phil Phyillaier, Highland Park High School (Amarillo, Tx)
Spring 2008
"This program really accelerated the reading ability of all our groups. It raised the HS band from a below average reading ability to above average this year. I cannot complain about straight I’s in sight reading. Thanks for developing an outstanding program. It works!"
Fall 2007
"When I took the job at Highland Park HS in Amarillo, I discovered that the students had not been trained in rhythmical counting and playing. RhythmBee has been a valuable aid for structured rhythmic accountability in my students. This is a daily exercise, and the students, grades 6-12, have bought into the program. I am still emphasizing the counting to playing relationship, and the students have advanced at least one level in sightreading so far. I am very pleased with RhythmBee and will continue to use it in the future."
Phil Phyillaier
Director of Bands
Highland Park High School
Amarillo, Texas
"This program really accelerated the reading ability of all our groups. It raised the HS band from a below average reading ability to above average this year. I cannot complain about straight I’s in sight reading. Thanks for developing an outstanding program. It works!"
Fall 2007
"When I took the job at Highland Park HS in Amarillo, I discovered that the students had not been trained in rhythmical counting and playing. RhythmBee has been a valuable aid for structured rhythmic accountability in my students. This is a daily exercise, and the students, grades 6-12, have bought into the program. I am still emphasizing the counting to playing relationship, and the students have advanced at least one level in sightreading so far. I am very pleased with RhythmBee and will continue to use it in the future."
Phil Phyillaier
Director of Bands
Highland Park High School
Amarillo, Texas
Kathryn Clardy - General Music
What a great tool Rhythmbee is for
teaching so many music skills at the elementary level! My
classes benefit from the repetition and consistency.
Rhythmbee sure helps make lesson planning easier,
too.
Kathryn Clardy
Third - Fifth Grade Music
Teacher
Greg Bulls - Lubbock, Texas
My students readily accepted reading
RhythmBee exercises as the first activity of every class. The
students immediately challenged themselves to read the exercises at
a quicker tempo than they normally could play them. My second
year students particularly enjoy reading the duets, trios, and
quartets like it was a "competition." I particularly like the
"silent" metronome in that it requires the students to develop an
inner sense of beat. In just a couple of weeks, I began
seeing an improvement in their counting and playing skills. I
wish I had heard of RhythmBee sooner!
I recommend RhythmBee to any music director/teacher with elementary or secondary students.
I recommend RhythmBee to any music director/teacher with elementary or secondary students.
Greg Bulls, Ph.D.
Director of Bands
Cavazos Middle School
Lubbock (Tx) Independent Schools
Lubbock (Tx) Independent Schools
A Texas High School Band Director
"Thanks for
developing such a wonderful program. I am really enjoying using it
to teach the students at the high school how to count and not only
am I teaching, I’m learning new things and gaining a better
understanding of counting myself.
Thanks a lot."
Dr. Gary Garner, Director Emeritus - West Texas A&M University
"RhythmBee is a major
step forward in teaching students how to count accurately.
Even better, they actually get to have fun while learning. I recommend it wholeheartedly."
Dr. Larry Archambo, Midwestern State University
"I am very impressed with the quality and presentation of the materials in the RhythmBee program. We introduce the program to all of our music education students in the hopes they will incorporate it into their teaching after they graduate. We feel so strongly about the strengths of RhythmBee that we have hosted RhythmBee workshops for area teachers and directors.
RhythmBee keeps students on task and interested in learning to count. It gives the teacher great control over the pace of teaching/learning.
I highly recommend the RhythmBee program."
Karen Nalley, Belton, Tx
"Using RhythmBee has made rhythm counting top notch in our band program!
The beginning lessons that coordinate the foot pat and verbal counting make a great foundation for beginning band students. That foundation is "priceless" as the rhythms become more advanced for intermediate to advanced players!"
Karen Thomas, Rockwall High School Choir
"In the choir program
at Rockwall High School we have students at reading skill levels
from beginning to advanced and they all love RhythmBee! We use this program
at the beginning of class every day and not only do my
students all participate but they also look forward to seeing
what the next lesson is.
As Rockwall Yellowjackets the students often jokingly ask me if RhythmBee will become RhythmHornet at the advanced level.
I just wish there were a program like this for solfege practice!"
As Rockwall Yellowjackets the students often jokingly ask me if RhythmBee will become RhythmHornet at the advanced level.
I just wish there were a program like this for solfege practice!"
Editorial note: We are already working on a solfege
instructional program.
Phil LaRocque, Lewisville, TX
"Wow-----FINALLY - I know that all my students
are engaged and on task. Even if a student does not know how to
count, they learn by hearing and observing. They are focused on
exactly what everyone else is counting.
The bell ringer is a great tool to make sure everyone is in a chair ready to go. This is definitely a wining situation; better counters, administration loves the music technology, daily lessons ready to go, and now my students enjoy counting. I would be happy to discuss this great product."
The bell ringer is a great tool to make sure everyone is in a chair ready to go. This is definitely a wining situation; better counters, administration loves the music technology, daily lessons ready to go, and now my students enjoy counting. I would be happy to discuss this great product."
Eric Gilley, Colleyville, Tx
"RhythmBee is out of this
world! The program introduces rhythm in sequential units that are
logical and engaging. The students are learning rhythms while
the program presents, and I can offer feedback to individual
students.
The big plus is the RhythmBee commitment to customer satisfaction. Dr. Green invented customer service! If you dream it (rhythmically), he can make it. What a great way to learn rhythm!!!!!"
The big plus is the RhythmBee commitment to customer satisfaction. Dr. Green invented customer service! If you dream it (rhythmically), he can make it. What a great way to learn rhythm!!!!!"
Tom Tapscott, Clarksville Tennessee
"The program is so well thought-out and crafted to reinforce the concepts and the length of each unit is perfect! RhythmBee will definitely make a difference for my students. Even the "timer" at the beginning of the units captures the students' attention!"
Jason Wallace, Rockwall ISD
"Because of scheduling, we found we used the program more in one beginner class than another. What a difference we found when it came time to combine them together into a band!
This program helps kids become confident rhythmic readers and performers in an active, visual way.
It is a great investment and a wonderful way to integrate technology into our curriculum."
Scott Myers, Dumas High School (Texas)
"I was initially skeptical about how well this would work with high school aged students, but they took to it with a minimum of grumbling.
I'm simply knocked out by how well this program works! We use Rhythm Bee with our junior high and high school students and both groups really have a ball with it.
Now we've started summer band and I'm very pleased with how much more rhythmically secure my students are after only one year. This is a terrific product and very simple to use."
Marcia Zoffuto, Garland ISD (Texas)
"I am thrilled with the results of RhythmBee in my band program. I can't wait to expand its usage in the years to come!"
Marcia Zoffuto, Director of Bands Emeritus, Coyle Middle
School
Texas Middle School
Honor Band - CC in 2003
Midwest Performance in
2003
Texas Middle School
Honor Band - CCC in 2006
Jennifer Mendez, Texas A&M at Commerce
"RhythmBee speaks for itself! It is the best
rhythm program I have seen. My 6th
graders who started on this program read rhythms more accurately
than my 7th and 8th graders.
You will be
AMAZED!"
Sheng Tao, Garland ISD (Texas)
"I think one of
the hardest things to grasp is rhythm, and many beginner books do not stress rhythmic skills
enough. The RhythmBee exercises
are a wonderful supplemental resource. Every kid in our program can do
it, and it helps their self-esteem when they get to the end of the exercise
and they know they were
successful."
