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Hello again, everyone, it's me, Mrs. Steele, and I'm back again with another music lesson for us.

Today, we're going to be learning all about playing the pulse to keep in time, and we're going to have so much fun together.

Here we go.

By the end of today's lesson, you will be able to play a strong beat to help us sing in time together.

Here are the keywords that will be important in our learning together today.

See shanty, a traditional folk song sung by sailors to help them work together in time.

Pulse, the regular steady heartbeat of the music.

Beat, the playing or showing of the steady pulse, like the ticking of a clock.

And 2-time, the organization and feel of the beats as strong-weak.

We know how important it is to warm up at the start of every music lesson.

The movement in this chant will help us to feel the pulse and warm up our bodies and our voices.

Watch the video to see how it works.

♪ Ready, steady off we you go ♪ ♪ Do as I'm doing, follow me ♪ ♪ Do as I'm doing, follow me ♪ ♪ If I do it high or low ♪ ♪ If I do it fast or slow ♪ ♪ Do as I'm doing, follow me ♪ ♪ Do as I'm doing, follow me ♪ ♪ Ready, steady off we you go ♪ ♪ Do as I'm doing, follow me ♪ ♪ Do as I'm doing, follow me ♪ ♪ If I do it high or low ♪ ♪ If I do it fast or slow ♪ ♪ Do as I'm doing, follow me ♪ ♪ Do as I'm doing, follow me ♪ ♪ Ready, steady off we you go ♪ ♪ Do as I'm doing, follow me ♪ ♪ Do as I'm doing, follow me ♪ ♪ If I do it high or low ♪ ♪ If I do it fast or slow ♪ ♪ Do as I'm doing, follow me ♪ ♪ Do as I'm doing, follow me ♪ ♪ Ready, steady off we you go ♪ ♪ Do as I'm doing, follow me ♪ ♪ Do as I'm doing, follow me ♪ ♪ If I do it high or low ♪ ♪ If I do it fast or slow ♪ ♪ Do as I'm doing, follow me ♪ ♪ Do as I'm doing, follow me ♪ <v ->Now, it's your turn to try "Do As I'm Doing.

"</v> Choose an actions leader and copy their actions to the steady pulse.

Press pause to play it where you are.

Let's warm up further with these songs and chants.

They help us to use our bodies and our voices in lots of different ways.

First up, watch the video to learn how to play "A Sailor Went to Sea, Sea, Sea," then press pause to try it where you are.

Here's the video.

♪ Ready, steady off we you go ♪ ♪ A sailor went to sea, sea, sea ♪ ♪ To see what he could see, see, see ♪ ♪ But all that she could see, see, see ♪ ♪ Was the bottom of the deep blue sea, sea, sea ♪ ♪ A sailor went to chop, chop, chop ♪ ♪ To see what she could chop, chop, chop ♪ ♪ But all that she could chop, chop, chop ♪ ♪ Was the bottom of the deep blue chop, chop, chop ♪ ♪ A sailor went to knee, knee, knee ♪ ♪ To see what she could knee, knee, knee ♪ ♪ But all that she could knee, knee, knee ♪ ♪ Was the bottom of the deep blue knee, knee, knee ♪ ♪ A sailor went to sea, chop, knee ♪ ♪ To see what she could see, chop, knee ♪ ♪ But all that she could see, chop, knee ♪ ♪ Was the bottom of the deep blue sea, chop, knee ♪ <v ->Now, join in with "H.

" Here it comes.

</v> Copy me.

♪ H-E-L-L-O ♪ ♪ This is how we say hello ♪ ♪ March your feet to the beat ♪ ♪ Can you feel your heart beat ♪ ♪ H-E-L-L-O ♪ ♪ This is how we say hello ♪ ♪ March your feet to the beat ♪ ♪ Can you feel your heart beat ♪ <v ->And finally, are you alive, alert,</v> awake, and enthusiastic?

Let's see.

<v ->Join in with me on this warmup.

</v> The tempo gets faster, so follow carefully.

♪ I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake ♪ ♪ I'm awake, alert, alive ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake ♪ ♪ I'm awake, alert, alive ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake ♪ ♪ I'm awake, alert, alive ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake ♪ ♪ I'm awake, alert, alive ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic ♪ <v ->Are you ready to make music together?

</v> Check that you're watching closely, that you feel energized and ready, and that your voice feels warm.

Here we go.

Let's start by learning about moving in time to a strong beat.

We know all about sea shanties now.

We know that they're working songs to help sailors to work together in time, and that sea shanties have a steady pulse that's often sounded as a strong beat.

This helped sailors to move and sing together in time with the pulse.

Sometimes, when we feel the pulse, our bodies want to move or clap in time.

When we do this, we're sounding the pulse as a beat.

And Jacob's reminding us that, "When we play the beat, we are playing or showing the steady pulse, like the ticking of a clock.

" Let's practice moving in time to the beat with the chant "Marching Feet.

" Watch this video to see how it goes.

(sticks tapping rhythmically) ♪ Ready, steady, off you go ♪ ♪ Marching feet, marching feet ♪ ♪ Moving up and down the street ♪ ♪ Walking here, walking there ♪ ♪ On the beat, everywhere ♪ (sticks tapping rhythmically) ♪ Ready, steady, off you go ♪ ♪ Marching feet, marching feet ♪ ♪ Moving up and down the street ♪ ♪ Walking here, walking there ♪ ♪ On the beat, everywhere ♪ (sticks tapping rhythmically) ♪ Ready, steady, off you go ♪ ♪ Marching feet, marching feet ♪ ♪ Moving up and down the street ♪ ♪ Walking here, walking there ♪ ♪ On the beat, everywhere ♪ (sticks tapping rhythmically) ♪ Ready, steady, off you go ♪ ♪ Marching feet, marching feet ♪ ♪ Moving up and down the street ♪ ♪ Walking here, walking there ♪ ♪ On the beat, everywhere ♪ <v ->Now, it's your turn to give it a try.

</v> Feel the pulse and march to the beat as you chant.

Change direction when you say the word where.

Press pause to try that challenge where you are.

Let's play again.

This time, add a drum beat.

Your teacher could do this, one person can do it, or a little team.

I wonder if adding a drumbeat changes how easy or tricky it is to move together in time.

Press pause to try "Marching Feet" again, this time with a drumbeat.

It's time for a check-in with our learning so far.

Who do you think will be successful this time in chanting and marching in time to a strong beat?

Will it be Izzy or Lucas?

Let's see what they think.

Izzy says, "During "Marching Feet," I concentrate on chanting my words loudly.

My marching got faster and slower.

" And Lucas says, "During "Marching feet," listening to the drumbeat helped me to feel the pulse.

My marching feet were steady.

" Press pause to decide, who do you think will be successful this time?

Hi again.

What did you think?

Here comes the answer.

Yes, I think Lucas will be successful this time.

He listened to the drumbeat to feel the pulse, so his marching feet were steady.

We have a new song to listen to together now.

This one's called "I Had a Little Sailboat.

" This song has a steady pulse that we can hear played as a beat on claves.

"I Had a Little Sailboat" is in 2-time.

This means the beats are organized as one, two, one, two, one, two.

Tap your shoulders gently as you listen, feeling the pulse.

Here comes the music.

(sticks tapping rhythmically) ♪ I had a little sailboat ♪ ♪ Her decks were new and all painted blue ♪ ♪ I had a little sailboat ♪ ♪ And sailed it on the brook, tra la ♪ ♪ And sailed it on the brook ♪ ♪ I had a little sailboat ♪ ♪ Her decks were new and all painted blue ♪ ♪ I had a little sailboat ♪ ♪ And sailed it on the brook, tra la ♪ ♪ And sailed it on the brook ♪ <v ->Hello again.

</v> Could you feel the strong-weak feel of the beats in 2-time?

Great listening, everyone.

Here comes a tricky and fun challenge that we can do with a partner by "I Had a Little Sailboat.

" Let's feel the pulse and move in time to the beat as we listen.

To do this, you're going to sit opposite a partner, facing one another, and each pair needs one ball.

As you listen to the song, feel the pulse and roll the ball back and forth between you in time to the beat.

Let's have a look at what this will be like.

So you're going to sit opposite your partner, not too far apart, with one ball between you, and on the purple words, your partner is going to roll the ball, and on the turquoise words, the other partner will roll it back.

♪ I had a little sailboat ♪ ♪ Her decks were new and all painted blue ♪ ♪ I had a little sailboat ♪ ♪ And sailed it on the brook, tra la ♪ ♪ And sailed it on the brook ♪ <v ->This challenge is tricky and may take lots of practice,</v> and you're going to want to do it at your own pace where you are.

So have a practice with your partner and use the audio button when you're ready to try it with the music.

Have fun and I'll see you soon.

How did you get on with that tricky challenge?

How do you know you and your partner were successful?

Here are some of our Oak friends ideas.

Alex says, "We focused on feeling the pulse and listened to the claves playing the strong beat.

" That's a good strategy.

And Aisha and her partner looked at each other so they could roll the ball gently in time to the beat.

That's a great strategy to be successful too.

Well done, everyone.

A challenge like that takes a lot of practice.

Great work.

Now, let's move on to playing the pulse to help us sing in time.

Our song, "Charlie Over the Ocean," is an echo song with a steady pulse, and we can turn "Charlie Over the Ocean" into a game.

Watch this video of a teacher and some pupils playing the game.

Watch carefully.

How is the teacher helping pupils to sing and move in time?

Here comes the video.

♪ Ready, steady, off you go ♪ ♪ Charlie over the ocean ♪ ♪ Charlie over the ocean ♪ ♪ Charlie over the sea ♪ ♪ Charlie over the sea ♪ ♪ Charlie caught a big fish ♪ ♪ Charlie caught a big fish ♪ ♪ Can't catch me ♪ ♪ Can't catch me ♪ ♪ Ready, steady, off you go ♪ ♪ Charlie over the ocean ♪ ♪ Charlie over the ocean ♪ ♪ Charlie over the sea ♪ ♪ Charlie over the sea ♪ ♪ Charlie caught a big fish ♪ ♪ Charlie caught a big fish ♪ ♪ Can't catch me ♪ ♪ Can't catch me ♪ <v ->Did you spot that the teacher is playing the steady pulse</v> as a beat using claves?

This helps the pupils to sing and move in time together, "Charlie Over the Ocean" is in 2-time.

Let's listen to it again and try this challenge.

Can you sit in a circle and play the pulse as a beat on your claves?

Try counting one, two, one, two, one, two in your thinking voice as you play.

It's time to press pause and try that challenge now, and you can use the audio button if you'd like to.

See you soon.

Now, it's your turn to play the game "Charlie Over the Ocean.

" Choose a leader to move around the circle and sing the call.

Everybody else in the circle then sings the responses, and remember to feel the pulse and play the beat on your claves too.

Remember, playing the pulse as a beat will help us to sing together in time.

To help you do this, you have a track with just the claves, which you might want to use, or with claves and the singing if you'd rather use that, and you can also watch the video of the game if you want a reminder of how to play.

Press pause and use the video and audio buttons if you need them to play the game "Charlie Over the Ocean.

" It's time for a check-in with our learning.

We play the pulse as a strong beat to, A, make a song sound more interesting, B, help us to sing quietly, or C, help us to sing in time together.

Which one do you think is the right answer?

Here comes the answer to see if you're right.

We play the pulse as a strong beat to help us to sing in time together.

Well done if you got that right.

Great understanding.

Here's another working song with a steady pulse that we can hear as a beat.

It's called "Yangtze Boatman," and it's a folk song from China.

We think it may have been sung by people rowing boats along the Yangtze River, and the words don't have any specific meaning.

Let's listen to the song together.

Can you hear the beat?

Feel the pulse and tap your knees in time.

Here's the music.

(gentle percussion music) ♪ Ya hoo, ya hoo, hey ♪ ♪ Ya hoo, ya hoo, hey ♪ ♪ Yai, yai, yai, ♪ ♪ Hai, yai, yai ♪ ♪ Ya hoo, ya hoo, hey ♪ ♪ Ya hoo, ya hoo, hey ♪ ♪ Ya hoo, ya hoo, hey ♪ ♪ Yai, yai, yai, ♪ ♪ Hai, yai, yai ♪ ♪ Ya hoo, ya hoo, hey ♪ <v ->Let's listen again.

</v> This time, join in softly with the singing.

Tapping the pulse as a beat on our knees will help us to sing in time.

Here's the music again.

Get ready to tap and sing.

Let's try that now with "Yangtze Boatmen.

" Play the pulse by clapping and touching hands with a partner as you listen, like this.

♪ Ya hoo, ya hoo, hey ♪ ♪ Ya hoo, ya hoo, hey ♪ <v ->And so on.

</v> When you've mastered the body percussion, you and your partner could try singing at the same time.

Get ready to do the body percussion with your partner.

</v> Our body percussion can help us to show and sound the stronger feel of beat one in 2-time.

Let's try that challenge with our partners again in this version of "Yangtze Boatmen.

" Use your partner body percussion to play the beat, but listen carefully, can you spot what has changed?

Here comes the music.

Get ready to do your body percussion with your partner.

What's changed?

</v> Did you notice something different that second time around?

Jun and Izzy did.

They said, "This time, we noticed that the song was a bit faster.

It had a faster tempo.

" Well done if you spotted that.

And Sam and Jacob say, "We could feel the pulse.

Playing the beat with the body percussion helped us to sing in time.

" I hope it helped you to sing in time too, even when it was a bit faster.

We've come to the end of our lesson.

I really enjoyed this one.

Before we go, let's take a moment to think about everything we've been learning.

We know that when we feel the pulse, our bodies can want to move or clap in time.

When we do this, we're sounding the pulse as a beat.

And we know that playing the pulse as a strong beat can help us to sing in time together.

We know that we can play the pulse using instruments, like we did with our claves, body percussion, like in "Yangtze Boatmen," or show the pulse by moving our bodies.

And we know that many sea shanties and other working songs have a steady pulse that sounded as a strong beat to help workers sing together in time.

What great musical learning today, everyone.

I'm looking forward to seeing you again sometime soon for another music lesson.

Bye, everybody.

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