This Health Beat Video demonstrates how I use the Seashell Castanets for Wellness with active older adults and veterans on the beautiful Ocean View Beach in Norfolk, VA. I’m using a Seashell Castanets purchased through Kindermusik. I also sing a song called “I Got the Seashell Blues” and demonstrate how to move in rhythm to the song with the castanets.
You make your own pair of clam shell castanets by carving two pieces of wood into the shapes of clam shells and tied together with cotton strings. These instruments are held in the hands and played by Flamenco dancers to add more rhythm to the music. Read more : http://www.ehow.com/how_8544269_make-castanets-seashells.html
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