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The Rhythm Ruler

A Product Design project in Oak Park, IL by Peter Tambroni · send message

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In 2004 a colleague and I were discussing methods to teach rhythms.We both said we had tried many ways including money examples, fractions, blocks, mobiles, walking, / physical actions, etc with limited success.Both us looked for a better way.Flash forward two years… On November 20, 2006 I was teaching note values to several 4th graders.I told them to imagine that a beat or quarter note was worth one inch.

I wrote 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & on the chalkboard and told them 1 & was an inch.

They immediately grasped the concept and were able to place combinations of half, quarter, and eighth notes in measures with ease. I continued this with more classes – as did my colleague.

Our success rate stunned us! And thus the Rhythm Ruler was born!

After investing capital out of my own pocket I had the initial prototype of the Rhythm Ruler fabricated. After showing to many educators and distributors I have learned quite a bit!

Now it's time to have a quantity fabricated and in the hands of distributors!!

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Peter Tambroni

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Peter Tambroni 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 elementary, middle school, and high school strings and is a former faculty member of the State University of New York at Plattsburgh. Peter is an active double bassist performing throughout the Chicago area. He has performed with professional orchestras in New York and Illinois and in 2000 appeared on national television with the Bozo Super Sunday Show.

As a writer, he has been published several times in the international journal American String Teacher and on EnergyAddict.com, the website of best-selling author, Jon Gordon. His textbook, An Introduction to Double Bass Playing, is available at www.lulu.com/tambroni.

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