Kate DeMonica: “Rap A Tap Tap: Here’s Bojangles-Think of That!”

“Rap A Tap Tap: Here’s Bojangles-Think of That!” by Leo and Diane Dillon is the story of a man named Bojangles who is a tap dancer. He uses his feet to create an art that combines dance and rhythm. This story is his journey to stardom and the experiences that are happening around him as he dances. I think that this story would be useful in a music classroom because the rhyme pattern used throughout has a lot of rhythm and beat. I think this connection of words to pulse is crucial when understanding how lyrics in music work. Also this book reveals how dance and rhythm relate, which is could be used in activity in a music classroom to solidify the concept of rhythm.