Rhythm Bee is a concept created by the Fine Arts Director, Dr. Alfred Green, aka Buzzy. Buzzy wanted students across the district to learn the same system when counting rhythm, so he introduced a learning system which focuses on the 5th graders. Rhythms in the Rhythm Bee includes the basic quarter notes, eighth notes, half notes, dotted half notes, whole notes, syncopations, and dotted quarter notes. After working on the counting system throughout the year, each elementary school in Irving selects 2-3 5th graders to compete at the Adminstration Building. Here, the students are given a measure of rhythm to read, individually, and are given the opportunity to receive a bronze medal at 80 beats per minute, a silver medal at 100 beats per minute, and finally, a gold medal at 120 beats per minute. Every child has the opporunity to leave the Administration Buiding with 3 medals each.

This year three 5th graders were selected to attend the Rhythm Bee. These students were Joseph Abraham, Mariah Anderson, and Marissa Broome. All three students were successful at the Rhythm Bee and brought home 3 medals each! We are very proud of them!