The springboard for the song We Love Rock and Roll was the drumbeat to the song We Will Rock You written by Brian May and recorded and performed by Queen for their 1977 album News of the World. It is one of the most recognizable rock and roll drum beats of all time.
The melody for the verse part of We Love Rock and Roll was composed by the 2nd and 3rd graders. Students used rhythms that they created during their Rhythm Unit lessons. They then used their rhythms to create melodic phrases using pitch notes in E major.
We will rock you drum beat notation
We Love Rock and Roll
We Love Rock and Roll
We Love Rock and Roll
We Love Rock and Roll
We Love Rock and Roll
Tell me what you love, Tell me what you love bout rock and roll
Tell me what you love, Tell me what you love bout rock and roll
Tell me what you love, Tell me what you love bout rock and roll
We Love Rock and Roll (Sing Twice)
Verse One:
I have a special guitar to play.
I’m gonna play it in a rock and roll way.
riffing to the beat of the funky sounds.
I’ll be the best guitarist in town.
Instrumental (As guitarist plays for eight measures, children do guitar dance)
Verse Two:
I have a special drum set to play.
I’m gonna play it in a rock and roll way.
Jamming to the beat of the groovy sounds.
I’ll be the best drummer in town.
Instrumental (As drummer plays for eight measures, children do drum dance)
Verse Three:
I have a special keyboard to play
I’m gonna play it in a rock and roll way
Vamping to the beat of the jazzy sounds
I’ll be the best keyboardist in town.
Instrumental (As keyboardist plays for eight measures, children do keyboard dance)
We Love Rock and Roll
We Love Rock and Roll
We Love Rock and Roll
We Love Rock and Roll
Tell me what you love, Tell me what you love bout rock and roll
Tell me what you love, Tell me what you love bout rock and roll
Tell me what you love, Tell me what you love bout rock and roll
We Love Rock and Roll (Sing Twice)
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