https://www.thebucketbook.com/blog/5-mistakes-teachers-make-when-teaching-bucket-drumming 5 Mistakes Teachers Make When Teaching Bucket Drumming 4/28/2015 12 Comments Mistake #1: Focusing on novelty instead of music It is unique and unusual to use a bucket as a musical instrument. Use this novelty to grab the attention of your students but don't over do it. Don’t waste too much time marveling with your students about how unusual it is that a bucket or chair leg can make a great timbre. In other words: I gnore the instruments and focus on the music . FIX: Instead, focus on the timbre each instrument creates. Emphasize the character of the sound, while de-emphasizing how strange the instrument is. Capture the attention of your students by performing different timbres on the same instrument. Mistake #2: Getting students hopes up by showing Stomp at the beginning of the unit Don’t get me wrong: Stomp is great. But it’s a theatrical show performed by adults, so