a sequence of exercises used to prepare the mind, body and voice for singing

the regular, steady heartbeat of the music

an instrument played by striking, scraping or shaking

Explain - Whole body warm-up

Explain - Facial warm-ups

Explain - Breathing warm-up

Explain - Vocal warm-up

Explain - Tongue-twister 

Task A - Warming up my voice with vocal

Feedback - How do you know you are you warmed-up and ready to sing?

Explain - Minibeast party with vocal (excerpt)

Explain - "Minibeasts are feeling great"

Explain - Beetle on my toe with vocal 

Explain / Check - Bee, Bee, Bumblebee actions

Explain - Game 1 - Bee, Bee, Bumblebee

Explain - Game 2 - Bee, Bee, Bumblebee

Explain - triangle

Explain - xylophone

Explain - agogo

Explain - egg shaker

Explain - maraca

Explain - guiro

Explain - guitar (percussion NON example)

Explain - Cello (percussion NON example)

Explain - recorder (percussion NON example)

Check - A - trombone 

Check - B - ukulele 

Check - C - tambour

Feedback - controlling percussion instruments

Singing, moving and playing to a steady pulse

Music

Identifying the timbre of classroom percussion

Echoing simple rhythm patterns

Reading rhythms from pictures

Composing a rhythm sequence using pictures

Playing rhythm patterns to a steady pulse

In this unit, pupils use minibeast names to rehearse and compose simple four beat rhythms by clapping, chanting and performing on untuned percussion. They use minibeast images to order and repeat these rhythms. Backing tracks are used to aid rehearsal and performance of their rhythmic compositions.

Compose and Create: exploring and performing rhythm patterns

a device used to make a musical sound which is played by striking, scraping or shaking

the way an instrument sounds that helps us identify it

Task A - Minibeast party with vocal 

Explain - Beetle on my toe - with vocal

Explain - Beetle on my toe - backing track

egg shakers

glockenspiel

rainstick

tambourine

djembe

claves

triangle

wood block

guiro

ocean drum

drum

maracas

Explain - Exploring classroom percussion

Explain - Lucas - triangle

CfU2 - which instrument can you hear? (2)

Timbre time - learn the game

Explain - Jun - claves

Timbre Time - audio support

CfU1 - which instrument can you hear? (1)

Rubber Chicken

Warming up my voice

Baby One, Two, Three

Warm ups

the pattern of sounds that we play and sing

Check - Bee, Bee, Bumblebee - True or False?

Task A - Minibeast party - vocal track

Task A - Minibeast Party - backing track

Task A - "Minibeasts are feeling great" excerpt

Explain - Beetle on my toe - vocal 

Explain - Bee, Bee, Bumblebee - rhythm actions

Explain - Beetle on my toe for - backing track

Check - spider, spider, spider, ant (Ta-di Ta-di Ta-di Ta)

Explain - body percussion

Check - ant, ant, spider, ant (Ta Ta Ta-di Ta)

Check - ant, spider, spider, ant (Ta Ta-di Ta-di Ta)

Check - ant, spider, ant, spider (Ta Ta-di Ta Ta-di)

Task B -  Rhythm 5 (Ta Ta-di Ta-di Ta echoes with backing track)

Task B - Rhythm 1 (Ta Ta Ta Ta echoes with backing track)

Task B - Rhythm 2 (Ta-di Ta Ta-di Ta echoes with backing track)

Task B - Rhyhm 3 (Ta-di Ta-di Ta-di Ta echoes with backing track)

Task B - Rhythm 4 (Ta-di Ta Ta Ta echoes with backing track)

Boom Chicka Boom (1)

Standing Tall

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

Explain - Minibeast party - vocal track

Explain - Minibeast Party - backing track

Explain - rhythm example

Explain - beat example

Explain - Beetle on my toe - vocal track

Check - video B

Check - video A

Task A - Team Beat and Team Rhythm

Task B - rhythm 5 (Ta Ta-di Ta-di Ta-di echoes with backing track)

Task B - backing track

Task B - rhythm 2 (Ta-di Ta-di Ta Ta echoes with backing track)

Task B - rhythm 3 (Ta-di Ta Ta Ta-di echoes with backing track)

Task B - rhythm 4 (Ta Ta Ta Ta-di echoes with backing track)

Explain - Jacob's rhythm (Ta Ta-di Ta-di Ta)

Explain - ant, spider, ant, spider (Ta Ta-di Ta Ta-di)

Explain - spider, spider, spider, ant (Ta-di Ta-di Ta-di Ta)

Check - rhythm A

Check - rhythm B

Check - rhythm C

Warming up my voice with vocal 

H.E.L.L.O

Task A - Beat - Bee, Bee, Bumblebee

Task A - Rhythm - Bee, Bee, Bumblebee

Task A - Game 3 - Bee, Bee, Bumblebee

Explain - rhythm and syllables - Boom Chicka Boom

Explain - Don't Clap This One Back (minibeasts)

Check - Lucas's rhythm (Ta-di Ta Ta-di Ta)

Check - Laura's rhythm

Explain - Andeep's rhythm (Ta Ta-di Ta-di Ta)

Explain - Alex's rhythm (Ta Ta-di Ta Ta-di)

Warm-ups

Boom Chicka Boom (different voices)

a new piece of music that has been created

Explain - rhythm on claves

Bee, bee, bum-ble bee (ant ant spider ant) - recognising rhythm patterns

stung a man u-pon his knee (spider spider spider ant) - recognising rhythm patte

 Bee, Bee, Bumblebee - Rhythm patterns body percussion

Task A - audio of 'bee, bee, bumblebee' rhythm

Task A - 1. Don't Clap This One Back

stung a pig u-pon his snout(spider spider spider ant)recognising rhythm patterns

I declare that you are out(spider spider spider ant) recognising rhythm patterns

Explain - beat on laps / drum

Task A - audio of 'stung a man upon his knee' rhythm

Task A - 2. Challenge - Don't Clap This One Back 

Jun's Rhythm Composition

Standing Tall 

Warming up my voice 

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