Lummi stick

Lummi sticks, named after the Lummi Native American peoples, are hardwood cylindrical sticks, usually roughly 7 inches long and 0.75 inches in diameter, used as percussive musical instruments. They are generally struck against one another, and used frequently in musical education to teach rhythm.

Another variety, called simply a rhythm stick, is 12 inches long and painted blue. These are generally either cylindrical or fluted, and come in sets containing an equal number of both.

The sticks are used in elementary school education in the US and Canada.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Jack Capon, Successful Movement Challenges: Movement Activities for the Developing Child, p.43. Byron, California: Front Row Experience, 1981, ISBN 978-0-915256-07-5
^ Koo-ee/Lummi Sticks: Record of Instruction, song and instruction by Johnny Pearson. Los Altos, California: Twinson Company, 1961. 10" vinyl recording with instruction sheets

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[1] Jack Capon, Successful Movement Challenges: Movement Activities for the Developing Child, p.43. Byron, California: Front Row Experience, 1981, ISBN 978-0-915256-07-5

[2] Koo-ee/Lummi Sticks: Record of Instruction, song and instruction by Johnny Pearson. Los Altos, California: Twinson Company, 1961. 10" vinyl recording with instruction sheets

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v t e North American Indian musical instruments
Percussion	Clapper stick Footed drum Lummi stick Pow Wow drum Qilaut Water drum
String	Agiarut/Tautirut Apache fiddle Métis fiddle Qelutviaq Yakatat
Wind	Anasazi flute Native American flute

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